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Gayatri Balaswamy Judgment: Balancing between finality & autonomy

Corporate Law : Supreme Court clarifies power to modify arbitral awards under Section 34 in Gayatri Balaswamy case, raising questions on finality,...

June 9, 2025 1641 Views 0 comment Print

Disallowed Expenses While Calculating Profits & Gains of Business or Profession

Income Tax : Learn about disallowed expenses under PGBP in India's Income Tax Act. Understand key sections like 37, 40, and 40A, and their impa...

October 7, 2024 11883 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Obligations: Reimbursement of Expenses vs. Fee for Technical Services

Income Tax : Delhi HC rules reimbursements to NRAEs not subject to TDS as "fees for technical services," clarifying scope of Section 9(1)(vii) ...

September 25, 2024 2463 Views 0 comment Print

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...

April 2, 2024 13503 Views 3 comments Print

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...

March 18, 2024 2562 Views 0 comment Print


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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...

February 26, 2024 993 Views 0 comment Print

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...

June 20, 2014 6036 Views 0 comment Print


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Reversal of Previously Disallowed Securitisation Provisions Cannot Be Taxed Again: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that reversal of securitisation provisions already disallowed in earlier years cannot be taxed again upon wri...

May 21, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 35(2AB) Disallowance as AO Cannot Override DSIR Approval

Income Tax : The Chennai ITAT held that deductions approved by DSIR under Section 35(2AB) cannot be disallowed merely on the basis of survey st...

May 20, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

SC Allows Deduction of Grants as They Were Part of Statutory Business Activity

Income Tax : The Supreme Court held that grants disbursed by a statutory corporation formed part of its core business functions and qualified a...

May 20, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

No 271D Penalty Without Clear Finding of 269SS Violation: ITAT Deletes ₹1 Crore Penalty

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that mere observations about cash transactions are insufficient to levy penalty under Section 271D. A specific ...

May 18, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Software Cost Mark-Up Addition Holding Pure Reimbursement Is Not Profit-Making Service

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi ruled that reimbursement of software costs to foreign AEs on a cost-to-cost basis could not be treated as a profit-...

May 16, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print


Sponsorship fees for Lifetime Achievement Awards not treated as Business Expenditure

September 27, 2021 2640 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 5184 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 8037 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 7416 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 3303 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 1794 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 95130 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 […]

ITAT explains CSR expenditure Allowability under section 37

January 12, 2021 4926 Views 0 comment Print

 Addl. CIT Vs Rites Limited (ITAT Delhi) AO has disallowed claim of the assessee company qua CSR expenditure by misinterpreting the provisions contained under section 37(1) of the Act by observing that since CSR expenditure is not incurred for the purpose of carrying on the business, such expenditure cannot be allowed under the existing provisions […]

Expenditure on R&D for manufacture of aircrafts to be sold allowable U/s. 37

December 9, 2020 804 Views 0 comment Print

The fact that a certain payment constitutes income or capital receipt in the hands of the recipient is not material in determining whether the payment is revenue or capital disbursement qua the payer. It has further been held that whether a transaction is capital expenditure would have to be determined having regard to the nature of the transaction and other relevant factors.

Bad Debt cannot be claimed as deduction unless written off in Books

December 4, 2020 3801 Views 0 comment Print

Landmark judgment on claimed compensation & business expenditure. High Court rules against Assessee in Allu Arvind Babu vs ACIT case.

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