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April 2008

Disallowance : u/s.43B : Contribution to P.F. and ESI within two to four days after grace period, before filing of return — Amount deductible.

By K. B. Bhujle, Advocate
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1 Business expenditure : Disallowance u/s. 43B of Income-tax
Act, 1961 : A.Y. 2001-02 : Contributions to Provident Fund and Employees’ State
Insurance within two to four days after grace period but before filing return :
Amount deductible.


[CIT v. Dharmendra Sharma, 297 ITR 320 (Del.)]

Dealing with the scope of S. 43B of the Income-tax Act, 1961
for the A.Y. 2001-02, the Delhi High Court held as under :

“Contributions made towards Provident Fund and Employees’
State Insurance within 2 to 4 days after the grace period, but before filing
the return are entitled to the benefit provided u/s. 43B.”


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