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Your goodself will appreciate that, the expenses reimbursed by
the Company were reasonable to the turnover of the Company
and decreased over the period of time. -The statement of shared
service expense ratio to turnover pf the Company is enclosed at
page__ to _. Further, we wish your goodself kind attention to
I.T.A. No. 957/Mum/2018
M/s Cole Parmer India Pvt. Ltd.
the fact that employee cost of the Company has increased over
the years with the decrease in , shared service cost. We have
enclosed herewith (at page __, to ) a summary of the shared
service ...,„„.,, expenses based on the nature of the expenses
reimbursed therein. It is respectfully submitted that largely
(75% of total expenses) the shared service expenses incurred by
the Company comprises of salary cost, depreciation and
occupancy rent. As mentioned in our submission dated 10
November 2016, TFS India has already applied due
withholding tax on the salary paid to employees and the rent
paid for the common premises. Based on the judicial precedents
mentioned in our submission dated10 November 2016, including
that of the jurisdictional Bombay High Court and.Mumbai
Tribunal which squarely apply to the facts of the case, it is
submitted that reimbursement of salary and rent cost is not
subject to withholding tax. Similarly, the other expenses
reimbursed at cost have also been subject to due withholding
tax compliance by TFS India. Considering this fact, a
further withholding tax on the shared service cost borne by the
Company is not applicable : under the withholding tax
obligations of the IT Act,
In case your goodself require any further details about
underlying transactions, the same may. be obtained from the
erstwhile group company in accordance with applicable
provisions. Service tax on shared service expenses
The service tax charged by Thermo India on shared service
expense was debited to profit and loss account(included in the
amount of shared service expenses) in the books of Cole India
and represents revenue expenditure. The Company has not
claimed MODVAT credit/input service tax credit of the shared
service expenses incurred.
Your good self will appreciate that, the expenses reimbursed by
the Company were reasonable to the turnover of the Company
and decreased over the period of time. The statement of shared
service expense ratio to turnover of the Company is enclosed at
page 186 to 186. Further, we wish your goodself kind attention
to the fact that employee cost of the Company has increased
over the years with the decrease in shared service cost.
We have enclosed herewith (at page 187 to 187) a summary of
the shared service expenses based on the nature of the expenses
reimbursed therein. It is respectfully submitted that largely
(75% of total expenses) the shared service expenses incurred by
the Company comprises of salary cost, depreciation and
occupancy rent. As mentioned in our submission dated 10
November 2016, TFS India has already applied due withholding
tax on the salary paid to employees and the rent paid for the
common premises. Based on the judicial precedents mentioned
in our submission dated 10 November 2016, including that of
the jurisdictional Bombay High Court and Mumbai Tribunal
which squarely apply to the facts of the case, it is submitted that
reimbursement of salary and rent cost is not subject to
withholding tax. Similarly, the other expenses reimbursed at
cost have also been subject to due withholding tax compliance
by TFS India. Considering this fact, a further withholding tax on
the shared service cost borne by the Company is not applicable
under the withholding tax obligations of the IT Act.