royalty fees

Section 40(a)(ia) cannot be read in isolation but must be read along with its proviso and when it is read in that manner, there would be no scope to hold that there will be any harsh treatment meted out to any assessee in the matter of dis-allowance of any expenditure validly made by them. Full Article

It will also be relevant to mention that in the Memorandum explaining the provisions relating to direct taxes in the Finance Act, the above clause has been described under the head `Measures to plug revenue leakages' and the relevant portion of Memorandum Explaining the Provisions Relating to Direct Taxes is reproduced below:- Full Article

The fact that even Capital expenditure is allowable as deduction under section 42 itself shows that it overrides the provisions of section 37 of the Act. Thus, the scheme of the Act makes it clear that the provisions of section 42 would prevail over general provisions of computing the income contained in sections 30 to 38. Hence, in our opinion, the provisions of section 40 cannot be invoked where the income is to be computed under section 42 of the Act. Full Article