25 Arvind Gupta v. ITO
ITAT ‘B’ Bench, Jaipur
Before I. C. Sudhir (JM) and
B. P. Jain (AM)
ITA No. 799/JP/07
A.Y. : 2003-04. Decided on : 31-3-2008
Counsel for assessee/revenue : Mahendra Gargieya & Sharvan Gupta/D. P. Gupta
S. 80JJA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 –– Whether subsidy amount received from the State Government qualifies for deduction u/s.80JJA — Held, Yes.
Facts :
During the previous year relevant to A.Y. 2003-04, the assessee was granted subsidy aggregating to Rs.26.16 lacs by the Government of Rajasthan. The assessee’s claim for deduction u/s.80JJA of the Act, included the said amount of subsidy. The AO was of the view that the subsidy is not derived from the specified business and therefore he disallowed the claim of deduction u/s.80JJA. The CIT(A) upheld the action of the AO.
Held :
The Tribunal noted that the certificate of the Additional Director of Agriculture made it evident that subsidy was not given to the manufacturer, but it was a subsidy to the cultivators. As per the procedure laid down by the Government, the assessee had to receive a part of the sale price from the Government. Thus, the subsidy was only a part of the selling price and hence was a trading receipts. The Tribunal agreed with the contentions of the assessee that the subsidy granted was nothing but a part of the sale price of the product, which was realised. The Tribunal further observed that u/s.80JJA, the subjected profit is not confined merely to the undertaking, but profit and gains should be derived from any business of an undertaking, thus giving it a wider meaning.