https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=100885 Contribution paid to an insurer under a leave encashment scheme is treated as actual business expenditure, distinct from a mere provision, and CSR spending mandated under port guidelines is viewed as business-linked, with the statutory disallowance operating prospectively. Disputed enhanced estate rentals are not taxable as real income where recoverability remains uncertain, and port infrastructure such as docks, sea walls, piers and railway assets may qualify as plant under the functional test for depreciation. Consequential disallowance for short deduction of tax at source falls once the underlying TDS default is deleted, and employee welfare and labour-related contributions are allowable where made for commercial expediency. en-us Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:45:42 +0530 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:45:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=100885 Contribution paid to an insurer under a leave encashment scheme is treated as actual business expenditure, distinct from a mere provision, and CSR spending mandated under port guidelines is viewed as business-linked, with the statutory disallowance operating prospectively. Disputed enhanced estate rentals are not taxable as real income where recoverability remains uncertain, and port infrastructure such as docks, sea walls, piers and railway assets may qualify as plant under the functional test for depreciation. Consequential disallowance for short deduction of tax at source falls once the underlying TDS default is deleted, and employee welfare and labour-related contributions are allowable where made for commercial expediency. Highlights Income Tax Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:45:42 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=100885