Addition of Provisions for trade receivable as debited to P&L ...

Court Rules Trade Receivables as Bad Debt Write-Off, Not Provision; Substance Over Form Prevails in Assessment.

February 23, 2022

Case Laws Income Tax AT

Addition of Provisions for trade receivable as debited to P&L account under the head "other expenses" - we have to consider substance over the form and the intention of the assessee has to be appreciated and not the nomenclature noted to claim the expenses, it has merely mentioned the term ‘provision’ it does not mean that it becomes provision. Therefore, we direct the assessing officer to delete the addition as it actually pertains to bad debts written off in the books of account. - AT

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Addition of Provisions for trade receivable as debited to P&L ...

Court Rules Trade Receivables as Bad Debt Write-Off, Not Provision; Substance Over Form Prevails in Assessment.

February 23, 2022

Case Laws Income Tax AT

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