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S. 40A(3) : Expenses or payments not deductible-Cash payments exceeding prescribed limits-Transfer of amount for payment to workers at site-All payments are below Rs.20,000 to each individual-No disallowance can be made.

Gali Subba Raju v. ACIT (2021) 189 ITD 681 (Vishakha)(Trib.)

S. 40A(2) : Expenses or payments not deductible-Excessive or unreasonable-Commission-Brokerage-Related party-Comparable with market rate-No disallowance can be made.

DLF Universal Ltd. v Dy. CIT (2021) 88 ITR 33 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 40(a)(i) : Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Non-resident-Training, printing and staff welfare expenses-Reimbursement of expenses without any profit element-Receipts not chargeable to tax-Not liable to deduct tax at source-Article 7 of OECD Model Convention-DTAA-India-Singapore. [S. 9(1)(i), 195]

BYK Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. v. ACIT(IT) (2021) 189 ITD 362 (Pune) (Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure Land acquired by Metro-Commercial obligation-Parking space to shop owners-Cost of land allowable as deduction. [S. 28 (1)]

Crown International v. ACIT (2021) 190 ITD 132 / 88 ITR 23 (SN) / 212 TTJ 219 / 202 DTR 81 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Foreign exchange loss-Hedging-Mark to market on foreign exchange forwards-Allowable as business loss. [S. 28(i)]

HSBC Electronic Data Processing India (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 189 ITD 312 (Hyd.)(Trib.)

S. 28(i) : Business loss-Forward contract-Hedging loss-Foreign exchange loss-Allowable as business loss. [S. 37(1)]

DCIT v. GBTL Ltd. (2021) 189 ITD 704 / 212 TTJ 526 / 203 DTR 353 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 28(i) : Business loss-Real estate business-Earnest money forfeited-Allowable as business loss-Commission paid to agent for purchase of plots of land-Transaction not materialise due to failure to pay full amount of consideration-Allowable as business loss. [S. 37(1)]

ACIT v. K. B. Developers (2021) 189 ITD 344 /(2022) 95 ITR 176 / 210 DTR 317 / 216 TTJ 68 (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Not subjected to MAT adjustment-More non-interest bearing funds-No disallowance can be made-Only exempt income yielding investments have to be taken into consideration whilst computing administrative expenses. [S. 11JB, R. 8D(2)(iii)]

Electrosteel Castings Ltd. v. DCIT (2021)189 ITD 183 (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Purpose for which the investment was made is not relevant for disallowance. [R. 8D]

DLF Universal Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2021) 88 ITR 33 (SN) (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration-Trust or institution-Application of income outside India-Rejection of application is held to be not justified. [S. 11(1)(c), 12]

Sarbat The Bhala Gurmat Mission Charitable Trust v. CIT (2021) 189 ITD 353 (Chd.)(Trib.)