Section 37 - General - Income-tax Act, 1961

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..... e.] 13[Explanation 2.-For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that for the purposes of sub-section (1), any expenditure incurred by an assessee on the activities relating to corporate social responsibility referred to in section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) shall not be deemed to be an expenditure incurred by the assessee for the purposes of the business or profession. ] (2) 3[* * *] 4[ (2B) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), no allowance shall be made in respect of expenditure incurred by an assessee on advertisement in any souvenir, brochure, tract, pamphlet or the like published by a political party.] (3) 5[* * *] (3A) 6[* * *] (3B) 7[* * *] (3C) 8[* * *] (3D) 9[* * *] (4) 10[* * *] (5) 11[* * .....

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..... of this sub-section, "entertainment expenditure" includes- (i) the amount of any allowance in the nature of entertainment allowance paid by the assessee to any employee or other person; (ii) the amount of any expenditure in the nature of entertainment expenditure [not being expenditure incurred out of an allowance of the nature referred to in clause (i)] incurred for the purposes of the business or profession of the assessee by any employee or other person; (iii) expenditure on provision of hospitality of every kind by the assessee to any person, whether by way of provision of food or beverages or in any other manner whatsoever and whether or not such provision is made by reason of any express or implied contract or custom or usag .....

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..... l sub-section was inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-4-1979, and was later omitted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1980, w.e.f. 1-4-1981. 8. Omitted by the Finance Act, 1985, w.e.f. 1-4-1986. Omitted sub-section (3C) was inserted by the Finance Act, 1983, w.e.f. 1-4-1984. Original sub-section was inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-4-1979, and was later omitted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1980, w.e.f. 1-4-1981. 9. Omitted by the Finance Act, 1985, w.e.f. 1-4-1986. Omitted sub-section (3D) was inserted by the Finance Act, 1983, w.e.f. 1-4-1984. Original sub-section was inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-4-1979, and was later omitted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1980, w.e.f. 1-4-1981. 10. Omitted by the Finance Act, 1997, .....

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Section 37 - General - Income-tax Act, 1961

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..... ntial accommodation in the nature of a guest-house shall include accommodation hired or reserved by the assessee in a hotel for a period exceeding one hundred and eighty-two days during the previous year; and (ii) the expenditure incurred on the maintenance of a guest-house shall, in a case where the residential accommodation has been hired by the assessee, include also the rent paid in respect of such accommodation.' 11. Omitted by the Finance Act, 1997, w.e.f. 1-4-1998. Prior to its omission, sub-section (5), as inserted by the Finance Act, 1983, w.r.e.f. 1-4-1979, read as under : "(5) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that any accommodation, by whatever name called, maintained, hired, reserved or otherwise arrange .....

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