R&D expenses incurred for partnership firm - Since the assessee...

R&D expenses incurred for partnership firm - Since the assessee is holding 97.5% of share in the partnership firm, SPI it becomes the duty of the assessee to promote the business of the partnership firm in the capacity of the majority stake holders. Incidentally, the revenue authorities have not brought anything on record which could suggest that the expenditures have not been incurred for the purposes of business. Be it assessee's business or the business of the partnership firm where the assessee is a majority stake holder. In our understanding of the law an expenditure is allowable if it is incurred for the purposes of the business of the assessee - claim of expenditure allowed - AT