Prakash Cotton Mills Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT
201 ITR 684Supreme Court of India1993#813 most cited
What is Prakash Cotton Mills Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT authority for?
Compensatory interest or damages paid for a breach of contract, arising in the normal course of business, are allowable as a deduction under section 37(1) as wholly and exclusively incurred for business purposes. This principle extends to indirect taxes paid in the course of business, which are admissible as business expenditure.
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Prakash Cotton Mills v. CIT · Section 37(1) deduction · business expenditure · compensatory interest · damages for breach of contract · indirect tax · allowability of interest · business expediency · Supreme Court · 201 ITR 684
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