Court :
HC
Brief :
Held by the Hon`ble Court that, whole amount of custom and excise duty paid by the assessee in a particular year is allowable under section 43 B of the income tax Act, 1961 as a deduction in respect of that year, irrespective of the amount included in closing stock as custom/ excise duty.
Citation :
C.I.T. Vs. Ashok Layland Ltd.
Section 43 B
C.I.T. Vs. Ashok Layland Ltd. 02/26/2007 [2007] 294 ITR 380 (Mad)
Case Fact:
Whether, disallowed the claim and added the custom and excise duty component in the value of closing stock is justified in law?
Decision:
Held by the Hon`ble Court that, whole amount of custom and excise duty paid by the assessee in a particular year is allowable under section 43 B of the income tax Act, 1961 as a deduction in respect of that year, irrespective of the amount included in closing stock as custom/ excise duty.