Business expenditure - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - Explanation 2 was inserted in Section 37 by Finance (No.2) Act, 2004 w.e.f. 1st April, 2015.
Ajay R. Singh, Advocate
Pr. CIT - 7 vs. PEC Ltd. ITA No. 268, 269 & 270 of 2022 (Delhi HC) Date of order: 29th October, 2022 A.Ys.: 2013-14 to 2014-15 Section: 37 of ITA, 1961
Business expenditure - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - Explanation 2 was inserted in Section 37 by Finance (No.2) Act, 2004 w.e.f. 1st April, 2015.
A common question of law arose for consideration in the appeals:“Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal [hereafter referred to as “Tribunal”] erred in allowing deduction of expenses undertaken under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) endeavour under Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 [in short “Act”]?”
The expenses incurred by the two assessees in the A.Ys. 2013-14 to 2014-15 were disallowed by the AO in each of the assessment years detailed out hereunder: