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Transfer or Assignment of Trademark

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

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

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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...

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

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Section 80C Deductions Should Not Be Disallowed Without Justification

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Subsidiary Cannot claim Expenses Related to Holding Company’s Project

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Deduction can be claimed in respect of a crystallized liability

July 20, 2013 7331 Views 0 comment Print

Though the questions are multiple, issue is single, namely, the deduction of Rs.61,08,500/- claimed by the assessee towards expenditure being part of development charges. The assessee had paid such sum to Surat Municipal Corporation towards water connection charges.

S. 37 Expenses on gifts distributed among members & staff in the course of business is allowable

May 8, 2013 6533 Views 0 comment Print

The stand of the revenue that expenditure incurred by the society on giving presents to as own members would amount to expenditure on itself or application of its income to its members also could not be countenanced as the society was entirely a separate entity

Reimbursement of expenses cannot be treated as fees for technical services

April 26, 2013 3355 Views 0 comment Print

In this case Payment was made for reimbursement of the permission granted to the assessee for using trade mark ‘Wool, New Zealand’. Such payment cannot be said to be fee for technical services. Even otherwise also, in the light of the detailed discussions made in paragraph nos. 13, 14 and 15 of this order, such reimbursement of expenses are not subject to TDS. Accordingly, no disallowance is warranted. The addition of Rs. 2,88,135/- is deleted.

CBDT Circular disallowing expenditure on freebies to medical practitioners is valid

December 26, 2012 4736 Views 0 comment Print

If the assessee satisfies the assessing authority that the expenditure is not in violation of the regulations framed by the medical council then it may legitimately claim a deduction, but it is for the assessee to satisfy the assessing officer that the expense is not in violation of the Medical Council Regulations referred to above.

Commission/bonus paid to the Directors of the assessee company for business expediency would not fall under section 36(1)(ii)

November 20, 2011 21716 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs. M/s CMR Design Automation Pvt Ltd (ITAT Delhi)- Assessee was paying Shri Mahesh Chandra as share holder a sum of Rs. 25 lacs per annum as salary. This compared very favourably with the salary being disbursed in the industry in which the assessee was placed. Moreover, all disbursements to Sh. Mahesh Chandra was cleared by Board Resolutions. The profit of the assessee company has also arisen phenomenally during the year. In other words, commission and bonus paid to Sh. Mahesh Chandra was an incentive, which was directly related to the profitability of the company.

Assessee is entitled to deduction for society charges for the property given on rent

October 16, 2011 13903 Views 2 comments Print

Saif Ali Khan Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) -With regard to the deduction of Society charges, we find that it has also been disallowed by the AO on the ground that since a flat amount of 30% of annual value is allowed, no other deduction is allowable. However, we find that sec. 24(a) reads as under B

Stamp duty paid during the course of amalgamation and compensation paid to employees under VRS scheme is deductible as revenue expense

October 15, 2011 5759 Views 0 comment Print

These cross appeals are directed against separate orders of the CIT(A) relating to the assessment years 1998-99 and 1999-2000, respectively. The appeals arise out of the assessments made under section 143(3) of the Income tax Act, 1961. As they involve some common issues, they were heard together and are being disposed of by this common order for the sake of convenience.

Expenses reimbursed to recreation clubs and staff clubs of employees are revenue in nature

October 15, 2011 5293 Views 0 comment Print

ITC Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata)– We have carefully considered the submissions of the ld. representatives of the parties and the orders of the authorities below. We have also gone through the details of the expenditure aggregating Rs. 9,00,111 claimed by the assessee, the break-up of which has already been mentioned herein above. We observe […]

Selling and publicity expenses can be disallowed merely on the basis of statement of an auditor – ITAT Hyderabad

June 3, 2011 672 Views 0 comment Print

Hyderabad Distilleries And Wineries Pvt Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad)- Whether selling and publicity expenses can be disallowed merely on the basis of statement of an auditor – Whether when the similar expenses were allowed by the AO to similar parties, no dis-allowance can be made only on the basis of assumptions and presumptions – Whether the dis-allowance made without giving the assessee an opportunity to cross examine the parties on the basis of whose statement the dis-allowance was made, is against the natural justice.

Assessee can claim deduction for provision for warranty if it was not a contingent liability

March 23, 2011 1069 Views 0 comment Print

In so far as claiming the amount set out towards warranty is concerned, the apex court in the case of Rotark Controls India P. Ltd. v. CIT [2009] 314 ITR 62 has held that the principle is that the historical trend indicates that a large number of sophisticated goods were being manufactured in the past and the facts show that defects existed in some of the items manufactured and sold, then provision made for warranty in respect of such sophisticated goods would be entitled to deduction from the gross receipts under section 37.

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