Section 40A(9) restricts tax deductions for contributions to employee welfare cooperative societies unless such payments are mandated by law. Contributions by an employer to an Employees' Welfare Co-operative Society fall within Section 40A(9) as the phrases 'Association of persons' and 'Body of individuals' encompass such societies; accordingly, such contributions are not deductible unless required by or under any other law, and tax officers should, where practicable, withdraw deductions already allowed in completed assessments.
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Section 40A(9) restricts tax deductions for contributions to employee welfare cooperative societies unless such payments are mandated by law.
Contributions by an employer to an Employees' Welfare Co-operative Society fall within Section 40A(9) as the phrases "Association of persons" and "Body of individuals" encompass such societies; accordingly, such contributions are not deductible unless required by or under any other law, and tax officers should, where practicable, withdraw deductions already allowed in completed assessments.
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