“Section 55(2)(a)(ii)”
The decision most relied on for Section 55(2)(a)(ii) is 275(Delhi); Pr. CIT v. West Bengal Infrastructure Development Finance Corpn Ltd. (143 Taxmann.com 135), cited in 25 judgments on BharatTax.
Leading authorities on Section 55(2)(a)(ii)
Where an expense is incurred for the purpose of acquiring a capital asset, and that asset is subsequently sold, the expenditure must be considered as part of the cost of acquisition of that asset for the purpose of calculating capital gains. This is because the expense forms an integral part of the cost of acquiring the asset, not an expenditure of revenue nature.
The Assessing Officer can apply Rule 8D for disallowance under Section 14A only if they are not satisfied with the correctness of the assessee's claim regarding expenditure in relation to exempt income, after considering the assessee's accounts. Invocation of Rule 8D is not automatic.