Land Registration Charges for Leased Property Classified as Revenue Expenditure, Not Capital.

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....Nature of expenses - land registration charges - land taken over rent / lease - revenue or capital expenditure - The assessee cannot enjoy that property forever under a rent agreement/lease. The assessee may have to vacate that property before efflux of time depending on the business conditions of that particular place. Therefore, we are of the view that the lower authorities erred in treating the registration fees incurred by the assessee as capital expenditure. - AT....