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S. 40(a)(ia) : Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Contribution to Turf Authorities of India for conducting an event-Meet expenditure-Not liable to deduct tax at source-Subsidies to promote horse racing-Failure to mention which section of TDS provision is applicable-Addition was deleted.

Mysore Race Club Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 196 ITD 140 (Bang.)(Trib.)

S. 40(a)(i) : Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Non-resident-Advertisement services-Payment to Irish company-No Permanent Establishment in India-Not liable to deduct tax at source-DTAA-India-Irish. [S. 9(1)(i), 195, Art. 7]

ACIT v. Lenskart Solution (P.) Ltd. (2022) 196 ITD 297 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Carrying on of business-No business activities during the year-Matter remanded.

DCIT v. NCR Business Park (P.) Ltd. (2022) 196 ITD 678 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Loss on account of exchange difference-Allowable as deduction. [S. 28(i)]

Everest Industries Ltd. v. DCIT (2022) 196 ITD 563 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Pre-operative expenses-Capital or revenue-Business of hotels, motels, catering etc.-Setting up business-Salaries and allowances to experts-Allowable as business expenditure.

RBL Hotels (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 196 ITD 513 / (2023) 222 TTJ 706 / 220 DTR 233(Chennai)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Fees-ROC-Capital or revenue-Debt restructuring-Increase in authorised capital and annual remuneration paid to monitoring institution under CDR-Allowable as revenue expenditure.

Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd. v. DCIT (2022) 196 ITD 217 / 217 TTJ 837 / 214 DTR 121 (Hyd.)(Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Contribution to Temple, Panchayat-Allowable as business expenditure. [S. 80G]

Infrastructure Logistics (P.) Ltd. v. JCIT (2022) 196 ITD 153/(2023) 223 TTJ 341 (Panaji)(Trib.)

S. 36(1)(viii) : Eligible business-Special reserve-Eligible profits-Interest income from Government securities-Apportionment of other income-Matter remanded for verification.

Sundaram BNP Paribas Home Finance Ltd. v. DCIT (2022) 196 ITD 198 (Chennai)(Trib.)

S. 36(1)(iii) : Interest on borrowed capital-Real estate construction-Method of accounting-Percentage completion method-Stock in trade-Work in progress-Allowable as deduction. [S. 145]

DCIT (OSD) v. Sanathnagar Enterprise Ltd. (2022) 196 ITD 89 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 32 : Depreciation-Motor car-Not maintained log book for usage-Personal use-Disallowance of 20% of depreciation is affirmed. [S. 38(2)]

Sanjay Subhashchand Gupta. v. ACIT (2022) 196 ITD 493 (Mum.) (Trib.)