Cash Payments to Transport Operators Under Rs. 35,000 Not Disallowed per Section 40A(3) of Income Tax Act.

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....Disallowance of freight expenditure u/s 40A(3) paid in Cash - As enhanced limit of ₹ 35,000/- is applicable for the payment to the transport operators and in other cases the limit of payment remains at ₹ 20,000/-. Therefore, there is no ambiguity in the provision of Section 40A(3) and third proviso as well as the explanatory note issue by CBDT. Accordingly, in view of the third proviso to Section 40A(3), the payment made in cash to the transport operators which is less than ₹ 35,000/- would not attract this proviso of section 40A(3) - AT....