Section 37(1) Income Tax Act: Payments for Milk Supply Deductible, Not Dividends or Bonuses.

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....Allowable exempenditure u/s 37(1) - Distribution of profit - The amount which is the subject-matter is paid to members who supply milk and in some case also to non-members. The payment is for the quantity of milk supplied and in terms of the quality supplied. The commercial expediency for payment of this price are the market conditions, and the need to procure more milk from the members and non-members to the assessee. - he amount paid by no stretch of imagination can be said to be dividend to the members or shareholders or payment in the form of bonus as bonus also has to be paid from the accrued profits - Deduction allowed - AT....