Interest on late payment of service tax is compensatory in nature and shall be treated as a permissible deduction


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The Delhi ITAT has ruled that interest paid on the late payment of service tax is a compensatory expense and therefore a permissible deduction for businesses. This decision upholds previous rulings and clarifies that such interest should not be added back to a company's total income during tax assessments. The ruling follows consistent precedent from various ITAT benches and has been supported by the Delhi High Court.

Court :
ITAT New Delhi

Brief :
The Hon’ble ITAT, New Delhi in DCIT v. Planman HR Pvt. Ltd. (ITA No.5152/Del/2017, dated July 15, 2021) disposed of the appeal filed by the Revenue Department ('the Respondent') and upheld the order passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) ('CIT Appeals'), deleting the disallowance of INR 54,31,041/- being interest on late payment of service tax and held that, the same is compensatory in nature.

Citation :
ITA No.5152/Del/2017, dated July 15, 2021

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Bimal Jain
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