DCIT v. Anjali Hardikar (Smt.) ( (2018) 170 ITD 398 (Pune) (Trib.)

S.37(1): Business expenditure -Legal expenses – Merely because the payment was made cheque and TDS was deducted expenses cannot be allowed , in the absence of any documentary evidence connecting expenditure incurred for business auxiliary service with business of assessee.

Allowing the appeal of the revenue  the Tribunal held that, merely because the payment was made cheque and TDS was deducted expenses cannot be allowed , in the absence of any documentary evidence connecting expenditure incurred for business auxiliary service with business of assessee.  ( AY.2011-12)