Tax Expenditure Allowability: Sections 195, 40(a)(i), and 37(1) Clarify TDS and Disallowance Sequence in Income Tax Act.

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....TDS u/s 195 - disallowance u/s 40(a)(i) - allowability of expenditure u/s 37(1) - there is no question of alternating between section 37(1) of the I.T.Act and section 40(a)(i) of the I.T.Act for sustaining the disallowance. The question of going to section 40(a)(i) of the I.T.Act would arise only after the test of section 37(1) is passed by the assessee. - AT....