Alcon Laboratories (India) Private Limited, Bangalore vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-1(1)(1), Bangalore
In the result, the appeal by the assessee is partly allowed
ITA 224/BANG/2021[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore19 Dec 2022AY 2016-17
Bench: Shri N.V. Vasudevan & Ms. Padmavathy S
For Appellant: Shri Percy Pardiwala, Sr. CounselFor Respondent: Shri K. Sankar Ganesh, Jt.CIT(DR)(ITAT), Bengaluru
Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 92C
…for the purposes of business and it is not sufficient that it has some connection with the business of the assessee. Reliance is placed on the decision of Hon'ble ITAT !shortie in the case of ACIT vs. M/s. Live Healthcare Ltd dated September 12, 2016, [2016) 181 TTJ 433 (Mumbai Trib.) which squarely covers the facts of the case. 3.3 Out of expenses towards Seminar and Convention expenses and Sales promotion expenses, the expenditure incurred by the assessee company towards travel and stay charges amounts to Rs.1,58,88,337/- respectively. These expenses are construed as freebies given to doctors, Therefore in ins…