Mohan Meakin Ltd. v. CIT
348 ITR 109High Court2012#2003 most cited
What is Mohan Meakin Ltd. v. CIT authority for?
Unrecoverable trade advances, including loans to joint venture partners or advances against land, are allowable as a business loss incidental to trade under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act when written off in the books of accounts. Such losses are treated akin to bad debts eligible for deduction.
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Mohan Meakin Ltd. v. CIT · Delhi High Court · 348 ITR 109 · unrecoverable trade advances · Section 37(1) · business loss deduction · bad debt · Section 36(1)(vii) · loan to joint venture partner · written off debt · commercial expediency · allowable business expenditure
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11 Taxmann.com 14159 DTR 401
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