S.37(1) : Business expenditure – Subsidiary company – Gratuity and leave wages of employees – Deduction cannot be allowed in two entities -Matter remanded to the AO.

S.37(1) : Business expenditure -Trust – No authorization in trust deed to pay remuneration – Remuneration paid by trust to its employees is not allowable .

S.37(1) : Business expenditure – Self made vouchers- Disallowance of 20% amount towards self made vouchers is justified.

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure -AO disallowed expenses on account of business promotion and vehicle maintenance on estimate basis without bringing any cogent material on record for disallowing expenses

S. 37(1): Business expenditure –Compelled to make cash payments to labourers at work sites in remote areas, genuineness of expenditure could not be doubted. However, where no proper documentation or bills or vouchers were maintained, disallowance was to be restricted to 10 percent of the total claim .

S. 37(1): Business expenditure – Club subscription fees were incurred for holding meetings with senior doctors, for upgradation of skills, such expenses were to be allowed as business expenditure .

S. 37(1): Business expenditure – Dinner expenses and gift expenses were incurred while holding meetings in hotel with senior doctors, for upgradation of skills and discussion of latest techniques and methods, such expenses were to be allowed as business expenditure

S. 37(1): Business expenditure –Advertisement and publicity expenses were incurred for dissemination of knowledge for public at large, such expenses were to be allowed as business expenditure .

S.37(1): Business expenditure – Growing tea – The expenditure relating to the maintenance of cattle owned by the employees was considered as expenditure of tea operation – The recoveries from employees against such expenditure were disclosed under other income. -Since expenditure incurred on cattle keepers was purely labour welfare measure which was approved by Plantation Labour Committee, expenditure incurred was directly relatable to tea business of assessee, therefore, same should be treated as expenditure under Rule 8 of the I.T. Rules. [ R.8 ]

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure – Capital or revenue –Amortization of premium paid on leasehold land – Premium in nature of rent – Allowable as revenue expenditure.