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S. 40A(3) :Expenses or payments not deductible-Cash payments exceeding prescribed limits-Bearer cheques-Payments to agent not substantiated-Failure to show reasonable cause-Disallowance is held to be proper.[R.6DD(k)]

B. Saravanan v. ITO (2023) 200 ITD 755/222 TTJ 898/ 224 DTR 97 (Chennai) (Trib.)

S. 40A(3) :Expenses or payments not deductible-Cash payments exceeding prescribed limits-Cash payments to transporters in excess of Rs. 20,000 in a single day to a person-Disallowance is justified.[R.6DD]

R.K. Powergen (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2023) 200 ITD 427 (Chennai) (Trib.)

S.37(1): Business expenditure-Interconnect charges, employee cost, professional fees, call centre expenses-Allowable as revenue expenditure.

ACIT v. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (2023) 200 ITD 156 (Mum) (Trib.)

S.37(1): Business expenditure-Employee stock option scheme (ESOP)-Cross charge expenses would be eligible for deduction-Discount-Purchasing goods and selling them to retailers at low cost, profits foregone by assessee by offering discounts to retailers could not be held to be expenditure incurred in creating intangible assets or goodwill.

Flipkart India (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2023) 200 ITD 670 (Bang) (Trib.)

S.37(1): Business expenditure-Product development expenses-Capital or revenue-Finance lease-Depreciation-Matter remanded. [S. 32]

FMC India (P.) Ltd. v. NFAC(2023) 200 ITD 354 (Bang) (Trib.)

S.37(1): Business expenditure-Pharmaceutical company-Gifting freebies to dealers and stockiest-Disallowance is not justified-Cannot be disallowed as unexplained expenditure. [S.69C]

DCIT v. Curosis Healthcare (P.) Ltd. (2023) 200 ITD 431 (Jaipur) (Trib.)

S. 36(1)(va): justified-Any sum received from employees-Employee’s contribution-Belated payment-Not entitle to deduction. [S.143(1)(a)]

Kwality Motel Shiraz 1. v. ADIT (2023) 200 ITD 402 (Indore) (Trib.)Dynasty Modular Furniture (P) Ltd v. Dy.CIT( 2023) 224 TTJ 579/ 155 taxmann.com 236 ( Jaipur)( Trib)/Narvodaya Times (P) Ltd v. Dy.CIT( 2023) 224 TTJ 936 ( Amritsar )( Trib) /Nepal Chandra Dey v. ACIT( 2023) 224 TTJ 222 ( Ranchi )( Trib) Ocean Exim India (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2023) 200 ITD 366 (Jaipur) (Trib) Prashanti Engineering Works (P.) Ltd. v. ADIT (2023) 200 ITD 408 (Indore) (Trib.)/Ansal Housing Ltd. v. DCIT (2023) 202 ITD 71 (Delhi) (Trib.)/ Sentinel Consultants (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2023) 202 ITD 154 (Delhi) (Trib.) Parminder Kumar. v. ITO (2023) 202 ITD 472 (Delhi) (Trib.) ACIT v. Silkasia. (2023) 202 ITD 542 (Mum) (Trib.)/7 Horses Hospitality LLP. v. ITO (2023) 203 ITD 550 (Jaipur) (Trib.)7 Horses Hospitality LLP. v. ITO (2023) 203 ITD 550 (Jaipur) (Trib.)/Osource Global (P) Ltd v. ADIT( 2023) 223 TTJ 115 (Mum)( Trib) ACIT v. Aero Club ( 2023) 221 TTJ 409 ( Delhi)( Trib )/Mahaveer Bulk Carriers v . ADIT ( 2021 ) 221 TTJ 809 (SMC) ( Trib) BAS Solutions (P) Ltd v. ACIT ( 2023) 221 TTJ 409 ( Delhi)( Trib ) Krishna Pal v. ACIT ( 2023) 221 TTJ 409 ( Delhi)( Trib ) Salveen Kaur v. ITO ( 2023) 221 TTJ 409 ( Delhi)( Trib )

S. 35 : Expenditure on scientific research-Shell companies-Reports of Investigation Wing-Exemption cannot be denied on the ground that donations made by assessee were further given to shell companies. 35(1)(iii), 35AC]

Gajraj Tradecom (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2023) 200 ITD 474 /102 ITR 80 (SN) (Kol)(Trib.)

S. 24 : Income from house property-Deductions-Mall construction-Interest on loan-Optionally convertible debentures (OCDs) to repay outstanding Loan-Allowable as deduction. [S. 22, 24(b)]

DCIT v. Aryan Arcade (P.) Ltd. (2023) 200 ITD 176/ 223 TTJ 521/ 225 DTR 153 (Rajkot) (Trib.)

S. 23 : Income from house property-Annual value-Joint ownership-Co-owner-Annual letting value at 8 per cent of cost of property-Revenue is justified in bringing to tax 50 per cent of income from house property in hands of assessee.[S. 22, 23(1)(a)]

Shivani Madan.(Smt.) v. ACIT (2023) 200 ITD 198 (Delhi) (Trib.)