Assessee is engaged in business of purchase and sale of used vehicles. It purchased old vehicles from five persons through an agent and made payment in cash exceeding prescribed limits to agent, who in turn paid to sellers of vehicles. Assessing Officer made disallowance. Tribunal held as situation envisaged in clause (K) of rule 6DD was clearly satisfied, assessee is entitled to exemption. Addition is deleted. (AY. 2015-16)
Piprani Equipment (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2023) 199 ITD 218 (Ahd) (Trib.)
S. 40A(3) :Expenses or payments not deductible-Cash payments exceeding prescribed limits-Purchase of old vehicles through agent-Disallowance is deleted.[R.6DD(k)]