Tide Water Oil (India) Ltd. v. CIT
142 Taxmann 104High Court2013#6749 most cited
What is Tide Water Oil (India) Ltd. v. CIT authority for?
Where no direct nexus is demonstrated by the Assessing Officer between advertising, marketing, and promotion (AMP) expenses incurred and eligible units, such expenses cannot be allocated to those units. Even if allocated to manufacturing entities, AMP expenses would be factored into sale prices, leading to allowable business expenditure for the assessee.
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Tide Water Oil India Ltd · CIT · AMP expenses · allocation to eligible units · business expenditure · section 37(1) · nexus
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355 ITR 300