Assessing Officer's 25% Bonus Disallowance Overturned; Bonuses Allowed as Deductions Under Income Tax Act Section 37.

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....Disallowance of bonus paid to employees including the key management persons - the disallowance was made by the ld. AO only on an adhoc basis at the rate of 25% without rejection of books of accounts by pointing out some defects thereof. None of these factual observations controverted by the Revenue before us. We hold that the bonus was paid to the employees including the key management personnel only in the ordinary course of business and the same are squarely allowable as deduction u/s. 37 - AT....