S. 80HHC : Export business – Profits and gains of business or profession- Rent -Interest – Ninety per cent of such quantum of receipt of rent or interest will not be deducted under clause (a) of Explanation (baa) to section 80HHC . [ S.28 , 30 to 44AD ]

S. 73 : Losses in speculation business Gross total income of assessee company mainly consisted of income from other source’, and, consequently, loss incurred by assessee in share transaction could not be said to be a speculative loss [ S.56 ]

S. 68 : Cash credits – Share application-In ability to produce share application- Addition cannot be made as cash credits .

S. 55 : Capital gains – Cost of improvement – Cost of acquisition -Tenancy rights- Acquired tenancy rights by inheritance i.e. from his father before 1-4-1981, in view of provisions of section 49(1)(iii), benefit of indexation of cost of acquisition could not be granted while computing capital gain arising from sale of said rights- Cost to be taken as nil, as the assessee has not paid any purchase price for acquisition of the same . [ S. 48 ,49(1)(iii), 55 (2)(b), 55(3) ]

S. 43(5) : Speculative transaction -Damages – Not honouring the commitment to take delivery consequent upon price of palm oil declining- Damages paid cannot be disallowed as speculative loss -Allowable as business loss .[ S.28(i) ]

S. 41(1) : Profits chargeable to tax – Remission or cessation of trading liability -Liability is not written of in books of account – Addition cannot be made as cessation of liability .

S. 40A(3) :Expenses or payments not deductible – Cash payments exceeding prescribed limits -Payments to farmers is covered by exception- No disallowance can be made .[ R.6DD ( e) (i)]

S.40(a)(iib):Amounts not deductible- Gallonage fee, licence fee, shop rental and surcharge on sales tax- Issue being debatable matter was remanded to CIT (A).

S. 40(a)(i) : Amounts not deductible – Deduction at source -Non-resident – Fes for technical services -Service of market survey rendered by foreign agents is only incidental to function of commission agent, it cannot be regarded as FTS- Not liable to deduct tax at source [ S.9(1)(vii), 40(a)(ia),195 ]

S. 36(1)(va) :Contribution approved gratuity fund -Employer’s contribution is allowable as deduction if the payment is made before due date of filing of return u/s 139(1)- Deduction in respect of employees’ contribution to ESI and EPF is available only if same is paid within due date as specified under relevant statutes.[ S. 2(24)(x), 43B , 139(1) ]