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The Culinary Conundrum: Tax Deduction for Food or Business Meal Expenses: A RARE Practical Analysis

Income Tax : Explains when food and hospitality expenses qualify as business deductions and outlines the tests under Section 37(1) to distingui...

December 8, 2025 2538 Views 0 comment Print

Hidden Traps in Claiming Business Expenses: A Practical Guide to Section 37(1)

Income Tax : Explains how Section 37(1) restricts deductions to expenses exclusively for business and highlights gray-area items like home offi...

December 4, 2025 2064 Views 0 comment Print

Settlement of Foreign Civil Litigation & Section 37(1) Disallowance: A Doctrinal Analysis

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held settlement payments in foreign civil cases are deductible under Section 37(1) as compensatory, not penal, and ...

November 10, 2025 834 Views 0 comment Print

Section 37 of Income-Tax Act: Business Expenditure Deduction & Case Law

Income Tax : Summary of Section 37(1) IT Act for business expenditure deduction. Covers "wholly and exclusively" test, commercial expediency, ...

October 3, 2025 5436 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Treatment of Employer-Sponsored Education and Scholarships

Income Tax : Examines the tax implications of employer-funded education, covering employer deductions and employee taxation. Includes analysis ...

September 16, 2025 5019 Views 0 comment Print


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Receipt of interest by foreign banks on foreign currency loans to Indian concerns was taxable on gross basis

Income Tax : Interest income earned by a foreign bank from foreign currency loans extended to Indian corporates was taxable on a gross basis. S...

July 6, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

Section 37(1) Business Expenditure Cannot Be Disallowed Without Adverse Findings: ITAT Jodhpur

Income Tax : ITAT Jodhpur held that Section 37(1) business expenses cannot be disallowed without specific findings on genuineness. All appeals ...

July 5, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

Accrued Business Liability Deductible Despite Future Payment: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that an accrued business liability supported by evidence is deductible under Section 37(1) despite future payment...

July 4, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80G Deduction on Eligible CSR Donations Cannot Be Denied Solely Due to CSR Nature: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that eligible CSR donations qualify for Section 80G deduction if statutory conditions are met, despite disallowan...

July 4, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

Higher Employee Remuneration Cannot Be Rejected Solely Due to Lower Revenue

Income Tax : ITAT held that increased employee remuneration cannot be disallowed merely because business revenue declined where the expenditure...

July 3, 2026 189 Views 0 comment Print


Reassessment proceedings quashed as sanction granted u/s. 151 in a mechanical manner: Bombay HC

September 16, 2024 2157 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that entire process of according sanction under section 151 of the Income Tax Act for initiation of reassessment granted in a mechanical manner without application of mind is unjustified and hence reassessment proceedings quashed.

Income Tax Deductions allowable to tax payer

September 7, 2024 2877 Views 0 comment Print

Explore allowable tax deductions for AY 2025-26, covering salaries, house property, business, and personal expenses. Maximize your tax benefits today.

Prepaid finance charges should be allowed in the year of payment instead of over Loan period

August 31, 2024 1890 Views 0 comment Print

AO noticed that the assessee in its computation of income claimed prepaid finance charges amounting to Rs.19,96,29,043/- and he asked to clarify or show-cause as to how the prepaid finance charges were allowable.

Stock Exchange NOC Not Required for Revival Schemes of Liquidating Companies

August 28, 2024 828 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT New Delhi held that prior NOC from stock exchanges under Regulation 37(1)(2) the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015 [LODR] is not required for schemes for revival of companies undergoing liquidation under the Code.

Hospital claiming advertisement expense is disallowed as violating Indian Medical Council Act

August 26, 2024 1290 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Visakhapatnam held that advertisement expenditure claimed by the hospital has violated the provisions of Indian Medical Council Act 1956 professional conduct, Etiquette and Ethics Regulations, 2002. Hence, expenditure disallowed.

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

August 9, 2024 888 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that disallowance of interest under section 14A unjustified as assessee’s own funds are far in excess of the investments made in funds yielding exempt income.

Written off of obsolete inventory permissible as in accordance with accounting standards: ITAT Delhi

July 24, 2024 1863 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that written off of obsolete inventory allowable as prepared in accordance with accounting standards and duly got prepared audited report of an independent auditor.

Payments Made to Retiring Partners: taxable income Vs. applications of firm income

July 3, 2024 2400 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Mumbai’s decision on payments to retiring partners by Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP. Understand why it’s not considered income under tax law.

Section 14A disallowance applies only to investments yielding exempt income

June 9, 2024 1842 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules no disallowance under Section 14A for investments not yielding tax-free income. Detailed analysis of DCIT vs Paranjapee Schemes case.

ITAT allows deduction of CENVAT Credit written off

June 4, 2024 831 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT ruling favors G-Tekt India Pvt. Ltd., allowing deduction for CENVAT Credit written off. Detailed analysis of the case and implications.

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