25 June 2010
whether interest on delay payment of service tax is allowed as business expenses or not..? kindly justify the answer with the helf of sections or case laws...
Interest paid on sales tax arrears is deductible - Interest paid by the assessee to the Sales-tax Department on arrears of sales tax is an admissible deduction under section 37(1) - Lachmandas Mathuradas v. CIT [2002] 254 ITR 799/122 Taxman 828(SC)/CIT v. Western India State Motors [1987] 167 ITR 395 (Raj.)/CIT v. Western Indian State Motors [1988] 174 ITR 116 (Raj.).