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TMI Blog2020 (1) TMI 119X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... it is observed that interest income was recognized on accrual basis and thereafter claimed as a bad debt of its non-realization, this has been allowed by ld. CIT(A). If we remit the issue to the file to assessing officer in subsequent years by holding that income is to be recognized on accrual basis and thereafter, it is to be claimed as bad debt whether allowable or not, then, to our mind, it will be an academic and futile exercise because in reality asssessee has not received any interest income from its sister concern. It is to be recognized that in all the aforesaid three years the income from interest on accrual basis remained unrecoverable which was allowed as a bad debt. Thus, in order to avoid multiplicity of the proceedings, we all ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ears by erroneously invoking the provisions of section 43B of the I T Act, 1961. 3.0 The learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) has erred in law and on facts has dismissed the ground relating to initiation of penalty proceedings under section 271(l)(c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the alleged concealment and/or furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income. 4.0 The learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) has erred in law and on facts in confirming the charging of interest under section 234B and 234C of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 5.0 The appellant craves leave to add to, alter, delete or modify the above ground of appeal either before or at the time of hearing of this appeal ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... have been given in the ordinary course of the business and sister concerns to whom the loan has been advanced are also tax paying assessees which have not shown any expenditure on account of interest. It is submitted that section 36(i)(iii) of the Act provides for deduction of interest on monies borrowed for computing business income. The conditions that need to be satisfied for allowance of deduction under section 3During the course of scrutiny, it was observed that service tax payable as on 31/03/2013 was ₹ 5,77,24V- . Out of this liability, the assessee has paid ₹ 5,45,6i9/-only before filling of I.T. return. Further, it was observed that the assessee has nod disallowed balance of ₹ 31,6227- in its computation of incom ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n the balance of outstanding loan on the ground that interest bearing funds were advanced to its sister concerns. 7. Aggrieved assessee preferred appeal before the ld. CIT(A). The ld. CIT(A) has sustained the addition to the extent of ₹ 12,04,742/- after excluding the interest charged of ₹ 1,56,262 on the customer balance representing sale made earlier year of ₹ 13,02,182/-.The ld. CIT(A) has sustained the part of the addition on the ground that assessee had given interest bearing funds to its sister concerns on which it was paying interest to the bank. 8. We have heard rival contentions and perused the material on record carefully. We observed that assessee has provided a loan to its si ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... essment year and subsequent years, assessee has stopped charging interest and accounting it in the income on accrual basis. This is not a sound accounting policy as at outset it should have been recognized the same as income on accrual basis and thereafter would have given the deduction of claim of bad debt which the assessee failed in these years. Further, when we visualize this situation as a whole traveling from three assessment years, then, it is observed that interest income was recognized on accrual basis and thereafter claimed as a bad debt of its non-realization, this has been allowed by ld. CIT(A). If we remit the issue to the file to assessing officer in subsequent years by holding that income is to be recognized on accrual basis ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sheet dated 22/03/2016. In response, the assessee submitted its reply vide letter dated 29/03/2016, in which it did not object to the above addition. 11. As such, unpaid service tax liability of ₹ 31,622/- is added back to the income of assessee. 12. Thereafter appeal was filed before the ld. CIT(A) who confirmed the action of the ld. A.O. as no details were furnished before the lower authorities. 13. We have gone through the relevant record and impugned order and heard both the parties. Before ld. A.O. in response to the notice, assessee submitted in its reply letter dated 29th October, 2016 in which it did not object to the addition of ₹ 31,622/- and even before ld.CIT(A) and as ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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