Advertising Expenses incurred wholly & exclusively for business allowable

CIT Vs Miele India Pvt. Ltd. (Delhi High Court) Mr. Chandra, did draw our attention to the AO’s view qua the issue, which was, that the advertising expenditure had been incurred to build a brand, i.e., goodwill and therefore, should not be allowed as a deduction, it does not impress us. There is nothing on record to show that the expenditure incurred by the assessee, towards advertising, was not laid out or expended, wholly and exclusively, for the purposes of business. The expenditure incurred, in our view, being a business expenditure, which was incurred wholly and exclusively for the purp...