Interest Paid on Vat allowable ?

Whether interest paid on late payment of VAT is an allowable expense for the purpose of Income Tax ?

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not allowed

interest is nothing but a fine ,any kind of fine or penalty is not allowable as deduction

Originally posted by :Gowrish Baliga B.
" Whether interest paid on late payment of VAT is an allowable expense for the purpose of Income Tax ?
Please reply..
"

Interest on late payment was like a penality so not allowed as expenditure

Interest on the arrears of Sales tax is compensatory in nature and is allowable as deduction. Lachmandas Mathurdas Vs CIT, 254 ITR 799 (SC)

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