the act says any sum paid on account of Fringe Benefit Tax shall be disallowed. Interest on FBT is a sum paid on account of FBT. So such interest in not a deductible expense
No. Interest for late or non payment of Fringe Benefit Tax will not be allowed as a deduction. But Interest for late payment of Sales Tax, Customs and Excise duty will however be allowed as a deduction.
In a contract, when the service provider is not from India and the service recipient is a person from India, then the service recipient is liable to pay service tax on the amount of bill.