Pre-operative expenses allowed from purchase order date, not VAT license date, as business activities commenced earlier.

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....Disallowance being pre-operative expenses on the reason that date on which VAT license was obtained was the date of commencement of business and not the date of incorporation - When the first steps are taken by the assessee, business is said to be set up, based on which commencement of purchase and sales activities will start. In view of these facts, we are of the opinion that the business is said to be commenced from the date of placing purchase order i.e., on 6.10.2010 and all expenditure incurred from this date i.e., 6.10.2010 to be considered as business expenditure and to be allowed accordingly. - AT....