Question raised before the High Court, whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law the Tribunal was justified in restoring the issue of addition on account of disallowance of collection charges retained by the airlines under Section 40(a)(ia) with respect to PSF(SC) when the said amount was not claimed by the appellant and when all the facts were already on record?. Court held that passenger service fees (PSF) charges were withheld by Airlines Operators to extent of 2.5 per cent as per clause 1.4 of SOP issued by Ministry of Civil Aviation, no disallowance under section 40(a)(ia) could be made by department, in event, Airlines Operators had offered said 2.5 per cent in nature of payment made by way of commission, which was nothing but income to tax. Verify factual aspect, matter had to be restored to file of Assessing Officer. (AY. 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14)
Delhi International Airport (P.) Ltd. v. PCIT (2022) 138 taxmann.com 541 (Karn.)(HC) Editorial: Notice issued in SLP filed by Revenue, PCIT v. Delhi International Airport (P.) Ltd. (2022) 289 Taxman 78 (SC)
S. 40(a)(ia) : Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Commission, brokerage, etc.-Passenger service fee-Withheld by Airlines-Not liable to deduct tax at source-Verify factual aspect, matter was restored to the file of the Assessing Officer. [S. 194H]