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Discounts Not Capital Outlay: Tribunal Rejects Intangible Asset Theory
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- DCIT Vs Flipkart India Pvt Ltd (ITAT Bangalore)
- Appeal Number
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- Related Assessment Year
- 2020-21
- Courts
- All ITAT, ITAT Bangalore
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