Nature of expenditure - R&D expenditure - Raw-Material, tools...

Nature of expenditure - R&D expenditure - Raw-Material, tools designs ultimately determined by the assessee and used for manufacture of customised products were not meant for uniform application for other customers also, and therefore the expenditure incurred for development of customized products and manufactured and sold by the assessee need not to be capitalized. These are to be treated as revenue expenditure and deserve to be allowed under section 37 of the Income Tax Act. - AT