Asstt. CIT v. Liva Healthcare Ltd.

161 ITD 63Income Tax Appellate Tribunal2016#6752 most cited

What is Asstt. CIT v. Liva Healthcare Ltd. authority for?

Expenses incurred by pharmaceutical companies in providing free samples to doctors after product introduction are not deductible under Section 37(1) if they are not wholly and exclusively for business purposes. Such disallowance is permissible if the samples primarily benefit the assessee company's profits rather than being a genuine business expense.

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Asstt. CIT v. Liva Healthcare Ltd. · Section 37(1) · disallowance of expenses · free samples to doctors · pharmaceutical companies · business expenditure · not wholly and exclusively for business

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Judgments citing Asstt. CIT v. Liva Healthcare Ltd.

Icpa Health Products Ltd, Mumbai vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle 10(1)(1), Mumbai

In the result the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 6244/MUM/2017[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai20 Apr 2018AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri B.R. Baskaran & Shri Pawan Singhita No.6245/Mum/2017 (Assessment Year- 2013-14) Icpa Health Products Ltd., Deputy Commissioner Of Off. 216-219,Adarsh Income Tax, Circle-10(1)(1), Industrial Estate, Sahar Mumbai, Road, Chakala, Andheri(E), Vs. Room No. 702, C-10, Mumbai-400099 Praytaksha Kar Bhavan, Pan: Aaac13042F Bkc, Mumbai-400051 (Appellant) ( Respondent) Assessee By : Sh. Yogesh Thar Ar Revenue By : Sh. V. Justine Sr Dr Date Of Hearing : 07.03.2018 Date Of Pronouncement : 20.04.2018 Order Under Section 254(1) Of Income Tax Act Per Pawan Singh: 1. These Two Appeals By Assessee Under Section 253 Of Income Tax Act Are Directed Against The Separate Order Of Commissioner (Appeals)-17

For Appellant: Sh. Yogesh Thar ARFor Respondent: Sh. V. Justine Sr DR
Section 143(3)Section 253Section 254(1)Section 37Section 37(1)

…ation is not applicable to the assessee before the AO, the same cannot be applied blindly. 12. At the time of hearing, our attention was also drawn to the decision of Tribunal of our Co-ordinate Bench in the case of Asstt. CIT v. 'Liva Healthcare Ltd. [2016] 161 ITD 63/73 taxmann.com 171. In counter, to this decision the learned counsel, Shri JD Mistry distinguished the said judgment and submitted that the facts of the case in the Liva Healthcare (supra) were substantially different from the facts of the present case. In the case of Liva Healthcare (supra), the Hon'ble Tribunal disallowed such expenses u/s. 37(1…

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