Dy. CIT v. India Housing (2020) 181 ITD 1 (Kol) (Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure – Supervision charges to group concern- Held to be allowable as deduction .

Assessee paid supervision charges to its group concern .  Assessing Officer rejected assessee’s claim for deduction of said expenses by taking a view that no conclusive evidence and reasoning to support claim could be produced in course of assessment proceedings . CIT (A) deleted the addition . On appeal the Tribunal held that  the assessee had incurred management supervision charges for purpose of business, claim of deduction in respect of same deserved to be allowed .  (AY. 2011-12 )