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Understanding Section 43B(h) | Impact on MSME Payments

Income Tax : Understand the impact of Section 43B(h) on businesses: Learn about deductions for MSME payments and the importance of timely payme...

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Transfer or Assignment of Trademark

Corporate Law : Discover the process and types of trademark assignment. Learn about procedures, required documents, and benefits for a smooth tran...

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Section 16(4): Will Delayed filing of return cost availability of ITC to Defaulters?

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the critical implications of Section 16(4) of the CGST Act, 2017 on taxpayers' Input Tax Credit (ITC) eligibility and the ...

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Business Expenditure Allowability under Section 37 of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Explore statutory interpretation of Section 37 under Income Tax Act, the meaning of expenditure, and the difference between busine...

October 14, 2023 2802 Views 1 comment Print

Allowability of write off of CWIP expenses

Income Tax : Explore the landmark ITAT Chennai 2016 ruling on CWIP expense write-off in Faurecia Emissions vs. DCIT, highlighting evolving lega...

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Draft Competition Commission of India (General) Amendment Regulations, 2024

Corporate Law : Explore the proposed amendments to Regulations 35, 37, and 50 of the Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations 2009. L...

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Allow deduction of Interest Paid to Government under Income Tax Act – ICAI

Income Tax : Allowability of Interest paid under Incometax Act, 1961: Presently, interest paid by the Government to an assessee is chargeable t...

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Historical and empirical data must be examined prior to approving provision of expenditure: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad held that CIT(A) without examining the historical/ empirical data of expenditure incurred by the assessee for recti...

August 13, 2024 69 Views 0 comment Print

Disallowance u/s. 14A unjustified as own funds are in excess of investments made in funds yielding excempt income: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that disallowance of interest under section 14A unjustified as assessee’s own funds are far in excess of the...

August 9, 2024 330 Views 0 comment Print

TPO has no jurisdiction to question commercial expediency or genuineness of need

Income Tax : The payments, totaling INR 15,59,64,867 for technical assistance and INR 1,99,57,161 as royalty on sales to associated enterprises...

July 22, 2024 327 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80C Deductions Should Not Be Disallowed Without Justification

Income Tax : Detailed analysis of Ramanlal Jivrajbhai Patel vs ITO case from ITAT Ahmedabad. Learn about judgments on business expenditure unde...

July 22, 2024 1131 Views 0 comment Print

Subsidiary Cannot claim Expenses Related to Holding Company’s Project

Income Tax : Explore the case of Pipelic Energy Software India Pvt Ltd Vs DCIT at Telangana High Court. Detailed analysis on why subsidiary exp...

July 15, 2024 171 Views 0 comment Print


Foreign Exchange fluctuation loss allowable under section 37: SC

April 23, 2022 2310 Views 0 comment Print

Wipro Finance Ltd. Vs CIT (Supreme court of India) Facts- The appellant submitted ROI on 29.11.1997 for the A.Y. 1997-­1998, mentioning loss of income, amongst others, owing to exchange fluctuation of Rs. 1,10,53,909/­. After processing the return u/s. 143(1)(a), the assessment was completed on 16.3.2000. As against the loss declared by the appellant due to exchange […]

Expenditure for any purpose which is an offence or which is prohibited by law not allowable

February 1, 2022 3531 Views 0 comment Print

Clarifications on allowability of expenditure under section 37 Section 37 of the Act provides for allowability of revenue and non-personal expenditure (other than those failing under sections 30 to 36) laid out or expended wholly and exclusively for the purposes of business or profession. Explanation 1 of sub-section (1) of section 37 of the Act […]

Education Cess is mandatory expenditure allowable as deduction u/s. 37

December 10, 2021 6390 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs PC Jewellers Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) Facts- AO disallowed the bank guarantee commission and credit card commission u/s 40(a)(ia) on the grounds that TDS is not deducted. AO rejected the diamond purchase from commission agent and added income @12.5% on the purchase alleging purchase as inflation of purchase price on purchases from accommodation entry […]

Sponsorship fees for Lifetime Achievement Awards not treated as Business Expenditure

September 27, 2021 2151 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant contended that such contribution is made for empowerment of women however, the CIT(A) in its order observed that although the expenditure was for a noble cause, it has no nexus contribution made and the income generated for the business of the Appellant company under Section 37 of the IT Ac

HC allows expense on Foreign Education & Training of Partner related to Business who continued after education

August 21, 2021 4149 Views 0 comment Print

Aswathanarayana & Eswara Vs DCIT (Madras High Court) Expenditure incurred by assessee-firm on partner’s foreign education was to be allowed as deduction when such education was directly related to profession carried on by firm – Madras HC Legal Provisions involved Any expenditure not being in the nature of personal expenses of the assessee laid out […]

Public Issue expenses is capital expenditure & not allowable as revenue expense

April 24, 2021 6600 Views 0 comment Print

Tatia Sky Line & Health Farms Ltd. Vs ACIT (Madras High Court) Conclusion: Expenses incurred by assessee for Public Issue was not allowable as revenue expenditure as assessee miserably failed to establish the tenability and truthfulness of its claim that the expenditure was revenue in nature. Held:  Assessee, a public limited company, was in the […]

Staff Recruitment Expenses exclusively for the business are allowable

March 15, 2021 5808 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs EIH Associated Hotels Ltd. (ITAT Kolkata) It is noted that the staff recruitment expenses were incurred only exclusive for the purpose of business and hence allowable expenditure. We note that the expenses on account of employees’ relation expenses to the tune of Rs. 3,78,242/- was incurred for efficient functioning of the business which […]

No section 37 addition for expenses not claimed by Assessee

March 12, 2021 2607 Views 0 comment Print

USG Buildwell Pvt. Ltd. Vs Additional CIT (ITAT Delhi) The Ld. DR submitted that the disallowance u/s 37 on account of additional payment for purchase of land was righty made as the assessee could not establish his case as the expenditure was incurred without any substantial evidence produced before the Assessing Officer to that effect […]

Deduction from sale proceeds by monetary committee from e-auction sale of mineral stock is allowable U/s. 37(1)

February 25, 2021 1545 Views 0 comment Print

Addition of amount representing 15% of sale proceeds deducted by the Monetary committee from e-auction sale of mineral stock belonging to assessee and which was contributed to Special Purpose Vehicle, as per the direction given by Hon’ble Supreme Court was justified as the same constituted trading receipts in the hands of assessee, but at the same time it was allowable as deduction u/s 37(1).

Section 37 General Deductions allowed for Business & Profession

January 20, 2021 91296 Views 2 comments Print

According to Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, any expenditure not being the expenditure allowed under Sections 30 to 36 and not of capital or personal nature and which are expended exclusively for the purposes of the business or profession are allowed while computing the income from business or profession. Conditions laid out […]

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