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Allowable business expenses - There is difference between ...


Understanding Business Expenses: Pre-Operative vs. Revenue Expenditures in Startups Explained.

August 7, 2023

Case Laws     Income Tax     AT

Allowable business expenses - There is difference between commencement of the business and setting off of the business. All the expenses incurred pre-commencement are to be treated as pre-operative expenses and the expenses incurred which do not form the part of the “work in progress” (WIP) like office expenses, salaries, advertising, brokerage and commission which are incurred for running of the business operations and to bring revenues to the company are to be treated as revenue expenditure. - AT

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