Answers On Topic: Business expenditure
  Regarding Allowability of Cost of Improvement Expenditure while computing tax liability
Case Description Mr. X (Resident Individual, aged 42 Years) purchased Residential Flat for Rs. 11.50 lakhs on 11-05-2017, cost of improvement (Like Paint the house, Purchased TV, AC, Fridge, Sofa, Furniture etc.) done in the same FY 2017-18 amounting to Rs. 20.00 lakhs by Mr. Y (Brother of Mr. X, Living in Joint Family) and the above same Residential Flat held by Mr. X, sold for Rs. 45.00 lakhs on 13-07-2024. Questions Can Mr. X Claim Cost of Improvement (which is done by brother Mr. Y) in his ITR ? If Answer to 1 is yes, what if Mr. Y…


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  Cash Purchases U/sec. 40A(3)
Assessee is partnership firm engaged in ginning of cotton. It purchases cotton in cash from agriculturist through the Adatya claimed that it is payment to agriculturist and no disallwance be made u/sec. 40 A(3) of Act.  Agriculturist confirm this transcation and accepted that they have received payment in cash.  Ao has disallowed U/Sec  40 A(3) on the ground that it is not transcation between agriculturist and not covered by exception provided in Rules.  Is action of AO is legally justified


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  SECTION 36(1)(VA)
Is there any remedy for 36(1)(va), if appeal filed before checkmate judgement of supreme court.


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  Deduction of Interest paid on borrowed capital
Assesseee is promoter and developers.  Has taken the loan from Bank. Bank has stiputed condition that amount will be used for the project only. However,  considering the status of the project, assessee has advanced the loan to its associate firm and earn the interest. Assessee has claimed the interest as part of cost of construction after reducing the interest received from associate concern. AO has not appreciated the concept Netting of Interest and made the addition on the decision of Tuticorin Alkali 227 ITR 172.  Whether assessee can take a stand in appellate proceedings that since there is direct nexus…


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  Sec. 37
The assessee is a company engaged in the business of manufacturing and trading of machine tools. The  A.O. had made an addition of Rs. 14.5 lakhs on account of disallowance of investments and irrecoverable loans and advances written off on the ground that the said sums are given to subsidiary of the assessee company as capital investment and loan and hence are capital in nature and neither the said amount were taken as part of income in any of the earlier years without appreciating the submissions given by the assessee that amount paid by the assessee co clearly in the…


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  CSR vs 80G
whether allowable or not ?


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  Allowability of expenditure
Assesee is LLp and engaged in the business of call center. For procuring  business, assessee has paid Re. 5 lakh as commission after deduction TDs and claimed it as deduction as business  expenditure. Assessee has given confirmation from the party along with PAN n paid the amount by account payee cheques. Ao issued summons U/sec 131 to the Act, to the party, mail ID is block. Ao has issued show cause to the assessee asking as to why this expenditure should not be disallow as party has not filed copy of IT return of the recipient . Whether action of…


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  ALLOWABILITY OF EXPENSES UNDER INCOME TAX
CELEBRITY CRICKETOR WITH AN INTENT TO TO MAINTAIN GOOD IMAGE/SOCIAL STATUS AND TO GAIN MORE FOLOWERS AND NEW BRAND ENDORSMENT PURCHASES EXPENSIVE WATCH AND CLOTHES FOR HIM. Q1. CAN SUCH PURCHASE OF CLOTHS / WATCH BE CLAIMED AS EXPENSE DEDUCTION FROM BRAND ENDORSMENT INCOME AND CRICKET INCOME. CRICKETOR TAKES SHOULDER INSURANCE KNEE INSURANCE LEG INSURANCE I.E. IMPORTANT BODY PART REQUIRED TO PLAY CRICKET  AND ALSO WITH A CLAUSE THAT IN CASE OF INJURY TO ANY SUCH PART DUE TO WHICH HE IS NOT ABLE TO PLAY MATCH INSURANCE COMPANY WILL REPAY. Q2 - CAN SUCH INSURANCE AMOUNT BE CLAIMED AS…


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  Whether Section 40A(3) is applicable in respect of payment made on account of wages ?
Sir, I have made cash payment of Rs. 16,000 and Rs.11,700 (payment above 10,000/- ) in a day to my workers on account of wages. Whether, this can be subject to addition u/s 40A(3). Kidly communicate supporting case law on the subject.Assessment Year 2019-20.


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  Allowability of SAD Refund denied by Custom Authorites
SAD Refund was applied 6 to 7 years ago with  the Custom Authorities.The said amount was shown as Refund Receivable in the Balance Sheet in the year of payment of SAD custom Duty. However , the same was never offered as income. Now Custom department has rejected the said Refund application and the said amount has been debited to Profit and Loss Account.Whether this amount is allowable in current year in view of Provisions of Section 43-B,Bad Debts and Prior Period Expenses.


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