Tribunal Validates Assessee's Tax Treatment, Rejects Revenue Department's Contentions Across Multiple Taxation Challenges

ITAT ruled in favor of the assessee across multiple taxation issues. The tribunal found no merit in the revenue department's contentions regarding management consultancy charges, sales tax subsidy recognition, section 14A disallowance, and ad hoc expense disallowance. The key determinations include: (1) management consultancy expenses were justified based on business growth; (2) sales tax subsidy should be recognized when conditions are fulfilled; (3) no exempt income was earned from investments, rendering section 14A disallowance unjustified; and (4) ad hoc expense disallowance lacks substantive reasoning. Consequently, the ITAT deleted additions made by the assessing officer and upheld the assessee's tax treatment, effectively rendering the proceedings revenue neutral. .....

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