TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Determination of operating expenditure.
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....spares and consumables, or stock-in-trade; (ii) rent paid for any premises if it is occupied and used by the person; (iii) current repairs to buildings if it is occupied and used by the person; (iv) land revenue, local rates or municipal taxes in respect of premises occupied and used by the person is actually paid; (v) current repair of machinery, plant or furniture used by the person; (vi) current maintenance or repairs of computer software or hardware; (vii) salary or wages of employees; (viii) remuneration to any working participant which is in accordance with the agreement of the unincorporated body and relates to the period falling after the date of such agreement limited to the extent as may be ....
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....tor car or aircraft; (xxi) postage and telecommunications; (xxii) audit and such other professional fees; (xxiii) legal services; (xxiv) entertainment and provision of hospitality; (xxv) maintenance of guest-house; (xxvi) subscription, including entrance fee, to a club or a trade association or the use of their facilities; (xxvii) scientific research and development related to the business; (xxviii) salary to an employee engaged in, or the purchase of material used in, scientific research and development, within a period of three years immediately preceding the commencement of the business; &nb....
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....bsp; (b) the asset becomes the property of the person on the total or partial partition of a Hindu undivided family or under a gift or will or an irrevocable trust; and (c) the asset is sold by the person as a business trading asset; (xxxiv) protecting or safeguarding the goodwill of person, which has necessarily to be preserved for the purpose of his business; (xxxv) tax (not being a tax under this Code), duty, cess, royalty or fee, by whatever name called, under any law for the time being in force, if the amount is actually paid; (xxxvi) bonus or commission to employees for services rendered if— (a) the amount would not have been payable to employees as profits or dividends had it not been paid as bonus or commiss....
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....section (1) shall be the following, namely:— (a) the value of inventory of the business, as at the beginning of the financial year; (b) loss of inventory, or money, on account of theft, robbery, fraud or embezzlement, occurring in the course of the business, if the inventory, or the money, is written off in the books of account; (c) any amount credited to the provision for bad and doubtful debts account, not exceeding one per cent of the aggregate average advances computed in the prescribed manner if,— (i) the person is a financial institution, or a non-banking finance company as may be notified; (ii) the amount is charged to the profit and loss account for the financial year in accordance with the prudential norms of the Reserve Bank of India in this regard; and &nb....