Allowing the appeal the Court held that expenditure incurred on renovation of hotel Repairs,expenditure on pressurisation of lift silafts-fees paid to interior decorator are allowable as revenue expenditure. As regards additional ground the matter is remanded to the Assessing officer. Court also held that entries in the books of account cannot be the basis for determining whether the expenditure are capital or revenue.(AY. 1991-92 to 1997-98)
Asian Hotels Ltd. v. CIT (2024) 470 ITR 1 (Delhi)(HC)
S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Capital or revenue-Renovation of hotel-Repairs-Expenditure on pressurisation of lift silafts-fees paid to interior decorator-Allowable as revenue expenditure-Additional ground-Matter remanded to the Assessing officer-Entries in the books of account cannot be the basis for determining whether the expenditure are capital or revenue. [S. 30(a)(ii)), 145]
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