During the year the assessee claimed deduction of club expenses incurred by directors of company. AO disallowed the claim on ground that said expenditure was of personal nature. CIT (A) allowed the claim . On appeal by the revenue the Tribunal held that nexus of expenditure incurred at club with its business was established by assessee and, in absence of any tenable or cogent material to rebut or controvert same, disallowance made by Assessing Officer was not sustainable. (AY. 2011-12)
ACIT v. Eastern Silk Industries Ltd. (2019) 179 ITD 22/ 184 DTR 406 (Kol) (Trib.)
S.37(1): Business expenditure – Club expenses – Expenditure Club expenses incurred by directors of company cannot be denied on ground of personal in nature.