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S. 40(a)(i) : Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Fes for technical services-Payment per head is not in excess of threshold limit-Not liable to deduct tax at source [S. 91(1)(vii), 194J]

Kiran Infertility Central Private Ltd. v. ITO (2021) 89 ITR 434 (Hyd.)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-The expenditure necessary to maintain Assessee’s corporate personality would be an allowable expenditure even when no business was undertaken.

Sir Pratap Heritage Hotels (P) Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 209 TTJ 1 (UO) (Jodhpur)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Interest for delayed payment of service tax-Allowable as deduction-Remanded for verification.

Central Warehousing Corporation v. ACIT (2021) 89 ITR 208 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 36(1)(vii) : Bad debt-Non-banking finance company-Interest income offered to tax in earlier years-Referral fee paid to group entity-Matter remanded for verification. [S. 37(1)]

Monarch Networth Finserve P. Ltd. v. ITO (2021) 89 ITR 50 (SMC) (SN) (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 36(1)(va) : Any sum received from employees-Where assessee deposited employee’s contribution to ESI after the due date under the respective Act but before the due date of filing the return of income under the Act, the same would not warrant any disallowance. [S. 2(24)(x), 139(1)]

DCIT v. Saileela Synthetics Pvt. Ltd. (2021) 199 DTR 201 / 210 TTJ 763 (Jodhpur)(Trib.)

S. 36(1)(iii) : Interest on borrowed capital-Amalgamation-Interest paid after amalgamation-Matter remanded.

Chiranjeevi Traders Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2021) 89 ITR 46 (SN) (Hyd.)(Trib.)

S. 35D : Amortisation of preliminary expenses-Amortisation of preliminary expenses-Entitled to deduction at one-Fifth of expenditure.

Sinnar Thermal Power Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2021) 89 ITR 263 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 32 : Depreciation-Westland Helicopters-Block of asset User of asset-The concept of user of assets has to apply upon block of asset as a whole instead individual assets-Denial of depreciation is held to be not valid. [S. 2(11)]

Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. v. DCIT (2021) 212 TTJ 1010 / 204 DTR 347 / (2022) 192 ITD 142 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 32 : Depreciation-Goodwill-Capitalized goodwill on account of excess consideration-Commercial rights-Eligible depreciation. [S. 32(1)(ii)]

JX Nippon Two lubricant India Pvt. Ltd. v. DCIT (2021) 210 TTJ 722 / 202 DTR 59 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 32 : Depreciation-Biometric system’ is a ‘Computer’ and depreciation is to be allowed @ 60%.

Instrument Technologies v. ACIT (2021) 209 TTJ 675 (Vishakha) (Trib.)