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Interpretation of the Income-tax Act, 1961 regarding the inclusion of expenditure-tax, luxury tax, and sales tax in total business receipts for computation of deduction under section 80HHD. Analysis: The judgment of the High Court of MADRAS was delivered by Judge P. D. DINAKARAN. The case involved an appeal against the order of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal for the assessment year 1993-94, questioning the inclusion of expenditure-tax, luxury tax, and sales tax in the business receipts for the purpose of computing deduction under section 80HHD of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The Assessing Officer had included these taxes in the business receipts, but the Appellate Tribunal ruled against it. The main issue raised was whether the Tribunal was correct in excluding expenditure-tax, luxury tax, and sales tax from the total business receipts of the assessee for the purpose of computing the deduction under section 80HHD. The court referred to a previous unreported decision in the assessee's own case, which was later reported in CIT v. Adyar Gate Hotel Ltd., where a similar issue was decided in favor of the assessee based on the interpretation of section 80HHC of the Act. The court also considered previous judgments in CIT v. Wheels India Ltd. and CIT v. Sudarshan Chemicals Industries Ltd., where it was held that sales tax and excise duty should not be included in the total turnover while computing deductions under section 80HHC of the Act. Applying the same reasoning, the court concluded that expenditure-tax, luxury tax, and sales tax should not be included in the total business receipts for the purpose of computation of deduction under section 80HHD of the Act. Based on the precedent set in the assessee's own case and the interpretation of relevant provisions of the Income-tax Act, the High Court upheld the decision of the Appellate Tribunal. Consequently, the court dismissed the tax case appeal, stating that no question of law, much less a substantial question of law, arose from the Tribunal's order, and no costs were awarded. This detailed analysis of the judgment provides a comprehensive understanding of the legal issues involved and the reasoning behind the court's decision regarding the interpretation of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in relation to the computation of deductions under section 80HHD.
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