https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104212 Employee long-term reward insurance premiums do not qualify as wholly and exclusively incurred for business where policies on directors' lives are not Keyman Insurance Policies, policy proceeds vest in the directors or their nominees, and the company receives no ultimate benefit. Premium deductions were therefore denied for the relevant assessment years. Reassessment may rest on later scrutiny findings where earlier acceptance did not involve examination of policy terms; each assessment year is separate and res judicata does not strictly govern income-tax proceedings. A change-of-opinion objection fails absent prior scrutiny of the claim. A challenge alleging no statutory approval for a reassessment notice requires supporting material or evidence that approval was sought. en-us Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:31:02 +0530 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:31:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104212 Employee long-term reward insurance premiums do not qualify as wholly and exclusively incurred for business where policies on directors' lives are not Keyman Insurance Policies, policy proceeds vest in the directors or their nominees, and the company receives no ultimate benefit. Premium deductions were therefore denied for the relevant assessment years. Reassessment may rest on later scrutiny findings where earlier acceptance did not involve examination of policy terms; each assessment year is separate and res judicata does not strictly govern income-tax proceedings. A change-of-opinion objection fails absent prior scrutiny of the claim. A challenge alleging no statutory approval for a reassessment notice requires supporting material or evidence that approval was sought. Highlights Income Tax Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:31:02 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104212