16 August 2013
As per circular No.34 dated 05-03-1970, section 40A(3) applies only to purchase of goods for resale only will come under the section.
Moreover Section 40A(3) applicable only to the expenditure debited to profit and loss account..purchase of fixed asset will not comes debit to profit and loss account
So for purchase of fixed assets Section 40A(3) Not applicable
16 August 2013
*******Depreciation also allowed...
1)The nature of the depreciation is of allowance.
2)Section 32(1) says : the following deductions shall be allowed- So depreciation is based on certain percentage and use of assets for the purpose of business; owned wholly or partly.
3)The purpose of allowing depreciation is to give a booster to the industry. That is why additional depreciation is also allowed. So depreciation is not an expenditure.
4)CITATION:-
Disallowance u/s 40A(3) cannot be applied to depreciation. It has been held by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of ***Pandyan Insurance Co. Ltd. reported in 55 ITR 716 that depreciation is not ‘expenditure’.
5)Moreover it is Non-cash expenditure where as Section 40A(3) applicable to cash expenditure