Is this prior period expense to be disallowed

Dear Professionals

On leaving of an employee the salary liability on final settlement was booked in accounts in April 2011. Around six months have since passed -- the employee have not demanded the dues -- the company has also not shown any interest to communicate with the ex employee or to locate him.

Now the Thinktank has decided to write back the liability and taken a stand that it will be paid when the employee demands in future.

The question is if the demand is in next Fy 12-13 and it has booked in accounts again and paid will this be treated as Prior period expenditure as per AS 5 so as to suffer disallowance in income tax assessment.

Regards,

Dipjyoti

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The prior period item expense definitino as pre AS-2 Valuation of INventories statest hat prior period itmes are those that areise in the currnet period as a result of ommission or erros in  one or more prior periods.

In yur case if the company writes back the salary liability & provides it agains in the subsequet period in whihc eyar the employee demands the salary, then it would not be an prior period expense.

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