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ITAT Allows Final Section 35D Deduction and ESOP Recharge Expense

Income Tax : Bangalore ITAT held that the Revenue cannot deny the fifth-year deduction under Section 35D after consistently allowing the claim ...

June 12, 2026 381 Views 1 comment Print

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 1689 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 2208 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 4410 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 55620 Views 0 comment Print


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REIT Not Eligible for Deduction u/s 35D on IPO & Listing Expenses: Bangalore ITAT

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that a REIT, being a trust and not a company, is not eligible for deduction under Section 35D(2)(c) on IPO and...

July 9, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT Allows Mine Development Expenditure as Revenue Expense; Deletes Double Addition

Income Tax : Bangalore ITAT held that mine development expenditure incurred by a mining contractor was allowable as a revenue deduction under S...

June 24, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes MAT Addition Because Convertible Debentures Were Not Compound Financial Instruments

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that the assessee's convertible debentures lacked the liability component required for classification as Comp...

June 20, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Section 35D & ESOP Claims, But Upholds Disallowance of Share Issue Expenses

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that once a Section 35D claim was accepted in earlier years, it could not be disallowed in the final amortizatio...

June 5, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

No 14A Disallowance Without Satisfaction, No Penalty on Debatable Issues

Income Tax : The Bangalore ITAT held that a disallowance under Section 14A read with Rule 8D cannot survive without the Assessing Officer recor...

June 4, 2026 354 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 18762 Views 0 comment Print


Expense on feasibility study for improving day to day working is allowable as revenue expenditure

January 31, 2020 2832 Views 0 comment Print

JCIT (OSD) Vs Adani Logistics Ltd. (ITAT Ahmedabad) During the course of assessment proceedings the AO observed that the appellant has incurred an amount of Rs. 6,00,00,000/- on account of legal and professional fees paid to one M/s. Emerging India Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd. It was further found by the Ld. AO that such expenditure […]

Section 35D of Income Tax Act

November 10, 2019 95265 Views 0 comment Print

Section 35D of Income Tax Act provides for Amortisation of preliminary expenses. As per Section 35D, any capital expenditure did before the commencement of operation of specified business then such expenditure is allowable as a deduction under the income tax in 5 equal annual installments subject to the fulfilment of different conditions given under the […]

Section 35D of Income Tax Act 1961

October 18, 2019 40233 Views 0 comment Print

Section 35D of the Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with the Amortization of Expenditure incurred in respect of Preliminary Expenses. Preliminary Expenses: These are those expenses which are incurred for setting up of new business i.e., before commencement,  or for extension of existing undertaking or in connection with setting up of a new unit. These […]

Preliminary steps for fulfillment of purpose of business| set up of business | Section 35D

July 20, 2019 1239 Views 0 comment Print

Where in service sector, the entity has involved itself in various kinds of steps, some of which are preliminary to setting up the main substantial commercial venture such as appointment of key personnel, preparation of draft model development agreement and initiation of process to tender financial and advisory services, then, claim for deduction of depreciation, preliminary expenses and employee’s remuneration was to be allowed.

Section 35D-Preliminary expenses – Untying the knots

July 17, 2019 117414 Views 1 comment Print

There is a primary difference between the preliminary and preoperative expenses. Preliminary Expenses / Pre-incorporation expenses are those expenses incurred prior to incorporation of the LLP. Pre-operative expenses are incurred after incorporation of business but before commencement of business operations.

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