The assessee was a partnership firm engaged in the business of trading and exports of marble. The assessee filed e-return for the assessment year 2009-10 declaring total income of certain amount. Such return was taken up for scrutiny and assessment order was passed under section 143(3). A notice under section 148 was issued against the assessee on ground that the assessee had escaped income due to non-deduction of tax at source under section 195 on commission paid by it to a non-resident for services rendered outside India. Allowing the petition the Court held that commission if any paid for the services rendered by a person outside India is not chargeable under the IT Act; further, during the process of scrutiny, the assessee submitted all the books of accounts, payment details to the assessment officer and the assessment officer considered the same and passed order; reopening was not therefore sustainable. (AY. 2009-10)
Sumati Exports v. UOI (2025) 170 taxmann.com 125 / 342 CTR 492 / 245 DTR 385 (Raj)(HC)
S. 147 : Reassessment-Commission-Non-Resident-Commission paid to services rendered out side India-Commission for the services rendered outside India, were not chargeable and consequently, the returns were accepted— The contention of the Department that they sought to invoke the proceedings to rectify the mistake, has no merit-Writ petition is allowed. [S. 9(1)(i), 143(3), 148, 195, Art. 226]
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