Statutory impost paid as damages, penalty or interest, if compensatory in nature, is allowable as business expenditure

CA Prarthana Jalan Hon’ble Mumbai ITAT has in the case of M/s M.P.Gupta, through LR. Shri Sushil Gupta v/s ITO has held that Statutory impost paid as damages, penalty or interest, if compensatory in nature, is allowable as business expenditure.The brief synopsis of the case is as under;- The assessee entered into an agreement with an Export House M/s Rajnikant & Bros. As per the terms of the agreement M/s Rajnikan & Bros imported consignment of “Almonds in Shell” at Madras Port. This import was actually for one of the nominee of the assessee M/s Peanut Products of India ha...