Deduction u/s 43B of Income Tax Act on Timely Payment to MSMEs - Advantages / Disadvantages
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| Budget Proposal - Clause (h) of Section 43B of Income Tax Act, 1961 | Deduction u/s 43B of Income Tax Act on Timely Payment to MSMEs - Advantages / Disadvantages. Section 43B of the Act provides for certain deductions to be allowed only on actual payment. Further, the proviso of this section allows deduction on accrual basis, if the amount is paid by due date of furnishing of the return of income. Proposal in Finance Bill 2023. In order to promote timely payments to micro and small enterprises, it is proposed to include payments made to such enterprises within the ambit of section 43B of the Act. Accordingly, it is proposed to insert a new clause (h) in section 43B of the Act to provide that any sum payable by the assessee to a micro or small enterprise beyond the time limit specified in section 15 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act 2006 shall be allowed as deduction only on actual payment. However, it is also proposed that the proviso to section 43B of the Act shall not apply to such payments. Section 15 of the MSMED Act mandates payments to micro and small enterprises within the time as per the written agreement, which cannot be more than 45 days. If there is no such written agreement, the section mandates that the payment shall be made within 15 days. Thus, the proposed amendment to section 43B of the Act will allow the payment as deduction only on payment basis. It can be allowed on accrual basis only if the payment is within the time mandated under section 15 of the MSMED Act. CLICK ON THE LINK TO WATCH THE COMPLETE VIDEO, https://youtube.com/live/AkX0qtS7mqs |
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