CIT v. Chandulal Keshavlal & Co.
3 SCR 38Reported decision1960#8387 most cited
What is CIT v. Chandulal Keshavlal & Co. authority for?
Expenditure is deductible if it is incurred for the purpose of the assessee's trade and meets the tests of commercial expediency and ordinary commercial trading, unless it is for fostering another's business, a distribution of profits, wholly gratuitous, or for an improper purpose outside the course of business.
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CIT v. Chandulal Keshavlal & Co. · section 10(2)(xv) · section 37(1) · deductible expenditure · commercial expediency · ordinary commercial trading · purpose of trade · gratuitous payments · improper purpose