BUDGET ANALYSIS 2016
CASE LAW
2016-TII-14-HC-DEL-INTL
ANZ GRINDLAYS BANK Vs DCIT : DELHI HIGH COURT (Dated: March 1, 2016)
Income tax - Sections 40(a)(iii), 192, 221, 271C, 276B & Circular No 685 of 1994.
Keywords - expat employees - head office expenses - secondment of employees - TDS - perquisites - penalty.
Whether even if the assessee has complied with the conditions of Sec 40 and deposited tax with interest, an absence of a provision similar to the proviso to sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of Sec 40 disentitles the assessee from claiming deduction - NO: HC
Whether in cases where the assessments stand concluded, the assessee would lose the right to claim deduction of the expenses incurred on account of its failure to have deposited TDS - YES: HC
Assessee's appeal allowed