Employee Contribution To PF/ESI Before ITR Filing Eligible For Income Tax Deduction: ITAT

The Banglore Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that an Employee contribution to Provident Fund (PF)/ Employee State Insurance (ESI) before ITR filing is eligible for income tax deduction. The single member bench of Vice President, N.V.Vasudevan in the light of the decision of the Karnataka High Court in the case of M/s Essae Teraoka (P.) Ltd vs DCIT observed...