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ACIT v. Cyrus Investments Pvt. Ltd. (2021) 91 ITR 49 (SN) (Mum.) (Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Capital or revenue-Expenditure related to stock-in-trade to be allowed as revenue expenditure. [S. 2(14)(i)]

Anil Kumar Garg v. ITO (2021) 91 ITR 68 (SN) (Jaipur)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Ad hoc basis-Expenses relating to Telephone, Mobile, Vehicle Running and maintenance and depreciation on car-Lump sum disallowance of Rs. 20,000 purely on an ad hoc basis-Not sustainable.

Kushal Virendra Tandon v. CIT (2021) 91 ITR 610 / (2022) 215 TTJ 630 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Ad-hoc disallowance of 20 percent of expenses-Not sustainable.

Sacmi Engineering India (P) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2021) 207 DTR 293/(2022) 215 TTJ 1029 (Ahd.)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Capital or revenue-Conversion of debentures in to equity shares-Documents and stamp charges on conversion-Capital expenditure-Provision of section 35D is not applicable allowance of expenditure incurred after commencement of business. [S. 35D]

Hickson & Dadajee (P) Ltd. v. ITO (2021) 201 DTR 75 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Capital or revenue expenditure-Tenancy agreement-Stamp duty and registration charges-Allowable as revenue expenditure.

Dy. CIT v. Supreme Industries Ltd. (2021) 197 DTR 241 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Capital or revenue expenditure-Expenditure incurred on buy back of shares-Allowable as revenue expenditure.

Tata Advanced Materials Ltd. v. DCIT / (2021) 209 TTJ 242 / 197 DTR 97 (Bang.)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Designing and development expenses-Capital or revenue-Held to be capital expenditure-Directed to allow the depreciation-R&D expenditure-Failure to produce evidence not allowed-Directed the AO to allow depreciation-Reassessment order passed beyond four years-Order was quashed. [S. 32, 35(1)(iv), 147, 148]

ACIT v. Chennai Central Co-Operative Bank Ltd. (2021) 209 TTJ 652 / 198 DTR 61 (Chennai)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Arrears of wages on the basis of 6th Pay Commission-Quantified and paid latter years-Allowable as deduction. [S. 40(a)(ia),145]

Biological E Ltd. v. DCIT (2021) 91 ITR 201 / (2022) 192 ITD 475 (Hyd.)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Weighted deduction-R&D facility-Allowable as revenue expenditure-Interest on borrowed amount-Matter remanded-Exempt income-While computing disallowance under section 14A only average value of such investment from which yielded exempt income is to be considered. [S. 14A, 35(2AB), 36(1)(iii), R. 8D(2)(iii)]

ITO v. Guru Homes (2021) 214 TTJ 17 (UR) (Chennai)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Ad-hoc disallowance-Not pointed out any specific defect-Not justified in making 20 percent ad-hoc disallowance. [S. 143(3)]