Party-"A" is a rental service provider,
Party-"B" is a service receiver,
On 2012, "A" raised invoice without service tax for the rent. "A" had a issue with service tax department on service tax for rental income from 2012-2015 and the department raised a demand of Rs.xxxx. "A" paid the demand. and claimed the same from B on 2015.
After the payment of service tax to "A", "B" accounted the same in the head "Service tax expenses" and treated as a indirect expenses. Whether the expenses is allowed under the income tax act?