Supreme Court of India

Burma Oil Co. (i) Trading.ltd. Calcutta v. Commissioner of Wealth Tax (central) Calcutta

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Bench H. R. Khanna and V.R. Krishna Iyer JJ.
Decided 1 December 1976

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the answer to the question re­ ferred by the Tribunal to the High Court should be in lthe affirmative in favour of the assessee-appellant and against the revenue.

Judgment, page 2

From the headnote

Wealth Tax Act 1957-Sec. 2(m )-Whether provision for tax liability is u · ·debt deductible in computing wealth. · The appellant made a provision for a sum of Rs. 49,19,520/- in his books of account for the discharge of its tax liabilities. The appellant claimed deduc­ tion of the said amount for computation of his net wealth on the ground that it was a debt owed by the assessee within the meaning of s. 2(m) of the Wealth Tax Act.…

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