S. 115JB : Book profit –Provision for bad and doubtful debts – Assessee made a provision for bad and doubtful debts – It was maintaining a separate provision account – Certain bad debts were written off in such account – Provision amount lesser than the bad debts written off – Held, assessee eligible for higher deduction – Held, therefore, provision amount cannot be termed as unascertained liability and has to be allowed – Held, tribunal cannot direct AO to allow greater deduction-Prior period expose cannot be added while computing book profits-Provision for leave encashment ascertained liability and therefore, cannot be added to book profit-Provision for non-moving and obsolete stock not a provision and also not debited to P&L account and therefore, cannot be added to book profit- Provision for fringe benefit tax not similar to provision for income tax and that fringe benefit was a liability of the employer therefore, cannot be added to book profit.[S. 36(1)(vii), 36(1)(viia)]
Dy. CIT v. Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Ltd. (2018) 170 ITD 1/ 166 DTR 1 / 64 ITR 257 / 193 TTJ 657 (TM) (Hyd.)(Trib.)