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S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Interest payment on delayed deposit of Income-tax-Not an allowable expenditure.

Premier Irrigation Adritec (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2023) 199 ITD 342 /222 TTJ 732 (Kol) (Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure- Payment to sub contractor-Bad debt-Government contracts-Matter remanded.[S.36(1)(vii), 36(2)]

Maytas-Rithwik (JV) v. ACIT (2023) 199 ITD 518 (Hyd) (Trib.)

S. 36(1)(va) : Any sum received from employees-Employee’s contribution-Belated payment-Not entitle to deduction. [S.143(1)(a), 254((2)]

Nalina Dyave Gowda. (Ms.) v. ADIT (2023) 199 ITD 28 (SMC) (Bang) (Trib.) Premier Irrigation Adritec (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2023) 199 ITD 342 / 222 TTJ 732 (Kol) (Trib.) Savleen Kaur. v. ITO (2023) 199 ITD 437 / 221 TTJ 409 (Delhi) (Trib.)/General Power System. v. ITO ( 2023) 203 ITD 702 (Pune) (Trib.)/Dy. CIT v. N. R. Wires P. Ltd. (2023)105 ITR 292 (Raipur) (Trib)/Asst. CIT v Montecarlo Construction Ltd. (2023)107 ITR 411 (Ahd) (Trib)

S. 36(1)(va) : Any sum received from employees-Employee’s contribution-Belated payment-Entitle to deduction. [S.2(24)(x), 43B, 143(1)(a)]

P.R. Packaging Service v. ACIT (2023) 199 ITD 724 / 221 TTJ 137 / 221 DTR 1 (Mum) (Trib)

S. 36(1)(iii) : Interest on borrowed capital-Diversion of funds-Proportionate interest paid on said diverted funds was to be disallowed.

Garve Motors (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2023) 199 ITD 136 (Pune) (Trib.)

S. 30 : Rent rates, taxes, repairs and insurance for buildings-Premises on short-term lease-Allowable as revenue expenditure.

Garve Motors (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2023) 199 ITD 136 (Pune) (Trib.)

S. 28(i) : Business income-Letting out properties-Assessable as income from business and not as income from house property.[S.22)

ACIT v. Tupelo Builders (P.) Ltd. (2023) 199 ITD 58 / 221 TTJ 192 (Delhi)(Trib)

S. 12A : Registration-Trust or institution-Voluntary contributions-Trust is not registered-Corpus donation will form part of taxable income-Failure to produce vouchers disallowance of expenditure is justified. [S. 2(24(iia), 11, 37 (1)]

Akshay Educational & Social Welfare Charitable Trust. v. DCIT (2023) 199 ITD 328 / 222 TTJ 14/ 223 DTR 9 (Patna) (Trib.)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Lease rent-Lessee companies were part of same group where trustees of assessee-trust and their relatives held more than 50 per cent of shares, tenants of rented property-Section 13(3) and as provisions of section 13(1)(c) read with section 13(1)(b) were violated-Assessee is not entitled to claim exemption under section 11. [S. 12AA, 13(1)(b), 13(1(c), 13(3)]

TVS Charities. v. ITO (2023) 199 ITD 813/224 TTJ 842 (Chennai) (Trib.)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Lease of properties-Rental income-Order of the Assessing Officer estimating the income at notional rental income is deleted-Only actual rental income be assessed. [S. 12AA, 13, 22, 23]

TVS Charities. v. ITO (2023) 199 ITD 813 / 224 TTJ 842 (Chennai) (Trib.)