Follow Us:

section 37(1)

Latest Articles


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


Latest Judiciary


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


Letters of Comfort will construe as an International Transaction u/s 92B

May 13, 2024 1476 Views 0 comment Print

Issuance Of Letters Of Comfort/Support will Construe As International Transaction U/s 92B considering corporate guarantee issued by assessee could not be compared with the letters of comfort and therefore agreed with the computation of arm’s length rate of 0.04%.

Expenditure u/s 37(1) should be disallowed to the extent not in line with existing business

May 11, 2024 2610 Views 0 comment Print

Expenditure incurred by assessee should be disallowed to the extent that expenditure which had been incurred for evaluation of business opportunities that could not be said to be in line with the existing business or an extension of the existing business of assessee of manufacturing of paints and enamels.

Allowability of medical camp expenses: ITAT directs re-adjudication 

April 14, 2024 1794 Views 0 comment Print

In Med-Link Devices Pvt Ltd vs DCIT case, ITAT directs re-adjudication as taxpayer fails to provide detailed expenditure of Rs. 35.2 lakhs claimed as business promotion expenses.

Expenditure towards ESOP is allowable u/s 37(1) of Income Tax Act: ITAT Mumbai

April 2, 2024 2799 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the ESOP expenses claimed by the assessee is an allowable expenditure under section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act.

Section 43B Doesn’t Apply where payment precedes claim of expenditure

March 31, 2024 5799 Views 0 comment Print

Read a detailed analysis of the case of DCIT vs. Flax Apparels Pvt. Ltd. where ITAT Ahmedabad ruled that Section 43B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 doesn’t apply when payment precedes the claim of expenditure.

NSE’s Core SGF Contribution is allowable expense, not Contingency Reserve

March 28, 2024 1197 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the detailed analysis of the case National Stock Exchange of India vs. DCIT where ITAT Mumbai ruled that NSE’s contribution to Core SGF is not considered a contingency reserve.

Allowability of Out of Court Settlement & Legal Expenses: ITAT Directs Re-adjudication

March 28, 2024 1725 Views 0 comment Print

AC Chokshi Share Brokers Pvt Ltd appeals against disallowed legal expenses for out-of-court settlement & defense. ITAT Mumbai orders readjudication. Details here.

Section 2(22) Not Applicable to Non-Beneficiary Shareholders: ITAT Kolkata

March 24, 2024 723 Views 0 comment Print

In DCIT Vs Eko Diagnostic Pvt. Ltd., ITAT Kolkata rules that Section 2(22) of Income Tax Act doesn’t apply to non-beneficiary shareholders in loan-receiving companies.

ITAT Directs AO to Review All Documents for Determining Deductible Expenditures

March 23, 2024 690 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi ruling: Loan advanced for repayment of business operation liabilities considered allowable as business expenditure under section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act.

Management Service Fees paid to non-resident AEs is Deductible Expenses

March 21, 2024 1530 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Delhi ruling on the eligibility of management service fees paid to non-resident AEs under section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act in the case of Iris Worldwide Integrated Marketing Pvt. Ltd vs. DCIT.

Search Post by Date
July 2026
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031