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2023 (1) TMI 1017 - ITAT MUMBAIDisallowance of 10% of office expenses - allowable business expenses or not? - HELD THAT:- We find that apart from claiming that the impugned expenditure has been incurred for the purpose of business, no material has been brought on record to substantiate the said claim. Thus, in absence of necessary details, we find no infirmity in the impugned order passed by the learned CIT(A) upholding the disallowance of 10% of the office expenses claimed by the assessee. As a result, ground No. 1 raised in assessee’s appeal is dismissed. Addition of 20% of the drug analysis expenses - Vouchers are self made - HELD THAT:- From the perusal of said vouchers, we find that the said vouchers mention the volunteer centre ID, the amount paid, and the signature of the volunteer on the date of payment. AR submitted that the names of the volunteers are not mentioned to maintain anonymity regarding the identity of the volunteer and instead the ID No. is mentioned in the record -this manner also safeguards the interest of the pharmaceutical company, whose drugs are tested. On a careful perusal of these vouchers, it is evident that the same cannot be called self-made, since these vouchers also contain the signatures of different volunteers acknowledging the receipt of payment in cash on different dates. In absence of any other allegation, we find no basis for confirming the disallowance upheld by the learned CIT(A). Accordingly, we direct the AO to delete the disallowance in respect of drug analysis expenses. - Decided in favour of assessee.
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