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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