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How Small Businesses can Optimize Tax Benefits under Income Tax Act 1961

Income Tax : Learn how small businesses in India can optimize tax benefits through strategic structuring, presumptive taxation, deductions, MSM...

May 5, 2025 1575 Views 0 comment Print

Why amortizing preliminary expenses over 5 years is unjust for businesses?

Income Tax : Explore why amortizing preliminary expenses over 5 years is unjust for businesses. Urgent appeal to lawmakers for immediate tax re...

August 16, 2023 2094 Views 0 comment Print

Section 35 – Preliminary expenses – Removal of condition of activity

Income Tax : Income Tax Section 35D amended to remove condition of activity in connection with preliminary expenses of a concern approved by CB...

February 3, 2023 4278 Views 0 comment Print

Applicability of provisions of section 35AD of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Section 35AD provides for investment -linked tax incentive for Specified Business. One such specified business of laying and opera...

January 14, 2022 55491 Views 0 comment Print

Allowability of MCA / ROC Fee for Increase in Capital

Income Tax : Section 37(1) of the Income Tax  provides for a general deduction for all expenditure laid out wholly and exclusively for the pur...

June 7, 2021 56298 Views 1 comment Print


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ITAT Deletes TP Addition as Nokia Shutdown Led to Distress Sale of Finished Goods

Income Tax : The Chennai ITAT held that transfer pricing benchmarking cannot ignore extraordinary business circumstances arising from the shutd...

May 7, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

Interest on deposits linked to business setup was capital receipt and not taxable as ‘Income From Other Sources’

Income Tax : Interest earned on funds kept in bank during business setup, when those funds were directly linked to the project, was a capital r...

April 20, 2026 651 Views 0 comment Print

Recourse to residuary provision 37(1) not justified as provision u/s. 35D for amortization of preliminary expense exists

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that professional fees for works related to acquisition of new unit or expansion of existing undertaking is gove...

March 18, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty U/s 271(1)(c) Deleted Due to Defective Notice – No Specific Charge Mentioned

Income Tax : Dazzler Confectionery Company Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) Deleted Due to Defective Notice – No Specific Charge Me...

March 18, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

Section 68 Addition Fails Once Identity and Source Are Proved: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that unexplained cash credit addition cannot survive once identity, genuineness, and creditworthiness are establ...

January 12, 2026 1002 Views 0 comment Print


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Income Tax Amendment 2023: New Rules for Preliminary Expenses

Income Tax : Find out the latest Income Tax amendment in 2023, introducing new rules for preliminary expenses under section 35D. The Ministry o...

August 1, 2023 18579 Views 0 comment Print


Stamp duty expenditure for public subscription of share/ debenture is allowable u/s 35D

December 2, 2022 3045 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that the expenses incurred towards stamp duty in connection with issue for public subscription of shares or debentures of the company is an allowable expenditure under section 35D of the Income Tax Act.

Business deems to be commenced once activity essential to carrying on business is started

October 17, 2022 795 Views 0 comment Print

It was held that once business is set up, expenditure incurred relating to such business have to be treated as revenue expenditure and allowed as deduction. As soon as an activity which is essential to carrying on the business is started the business must be said to have commenced.

Amortization & allowability of Expenses under section 35D & 37- ITAT remands matter back to AO

October 14, 2022 1590 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs L & T Access Distribution Services Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) On the one hand, it is argued by the Ld. A.R. for the assessee before the Ld. CIT(A) that the expenditure of Rs.13.30 crores is for the purpose of setting up of the business of the assessee, but at the same time argued that […]

Applicability of provisions of section 35AD of Income Tax Act, 1961

January 14, 2022 55491 Views 0 comment Print

Section 35AD provides for investment -linked tax incentive for Specified Business. One such specified business of laying and operating a cross-country natural gas or cured or petroleum oil pipeline network for distribution, including storage facilities benign an integral part of such network.

ROC expense for enhancement of share capital not allowable

July 2, 2021 2409 Views 0 comment Print

AO was justified in treating the payment to ROC for increase in capital as capital expenditure as ROC expenses was fees for enhancement of capital.

Allowability of MCA / ROC Fee for Increase in Capital

June 7, 2021 56298 Views 1 comment Print

Section 37(1) of the Income Tax  provides for a general deduction for all expenditure laid out wholly and exclusively for the purpose of the business or profession. The relevant exclusions made by the section along with the Explanation 1 are the following: (i) Expenses of capital nature, (ii) Expenses which are personal in nature, (iii) Expenses incurred […]

Section 35D: ROC expense for increase of share capital allowable

May 5, 2021 19611 Views 0 comment Print

Ocimum Bio Solutions India Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad) On perusal of the financial statements submitted by the assessee, we find that there is no doubt that the assessee has increased share capital. On perusal of the provisions of section 35D, we find substance in the written synopsis submitted by the ld. AR of the […]

Section 35D Amortization of preliminary expenditure

January 25, 2021 27939 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains Category of the person eligible for claiming deduction under section 35D, The extent of deduction allowable under section 35D, List of preliminary expenditure allowable as a deduction under section 35D and Some noteworthy points related to deduction under section 35D. Amortization of preliminary expenditure is allowed as deduction under section 35D of the […]

Stamp duty expense on IPO allowable under section 35D

January 18, 2021 5643 Views 0 comment Print

Whether, the Tribunal was justified in law in holding that the expenditure incurred in connection with the issue of IPO inter alia stamp duty is an allowable expenditure under section 35D of the I.T. Act

Section 35D applies to expenses incurred wholly & exclusively for amalgamation or demerger of an undertaking

December 4, 2020 2625 Views 0 comment Print

Menarini india P.Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) In the assessment proceedings, it was noticed by the AO that the assessee has claimed expenses of Rs.1,96,630/- and Rs.3,37,080/- against Tax Consultancy with Transaction Tax as “preparation of Amalgamation of MRPL with MIP” and “Lawyer fees for Merger” respectively as revenue expenses. The ld.AO sought details of […]

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