« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Budget 2024 makes new income tax regime more attractive: See how much taxes you can now save  ITR filing 2024: New vs old income tax regimes, 6 key things to consider while filing your tax return  These five technical glitches may impact your Income tax return (ITR) filing. Know here  ITR filing 2023-24: How to optimise Section 80D deductions at the time of filing tax returns  ITR filing 2023-24: Top 7 mistakes to avoid for hassle-free income-tax return filing this year  Income tax returns for FY 2023-24: Keep these 8 tax law changes in mind while filing ITR this year  ITR Filing 2024: Know who can and cannot file income tax returns using ITR-1 this year  Income Tax Filing: 10 necessary guidelines that you must be aware of  Why you should file your income tax returns before July 31  What is Form 26AS? How to download Form 26AS to file Income Tax Return (ITR)  Income Tax Return: What are the alternatives to Form 16 that can be used while filing ITR? «  ‘Speed money’ is undisclosed income indeed, says court... Online tax filing foxes corporates... » Expenses on bonus shares is revenue expenditure, rules SC October, 03rd 2006 The Supreme Court has ruled that expenditure incurred in the process of issuing bonus shares is a revenue expenditure and the company is eligible to avail of tax benefits while filing returns. While hearing an appeal filed by the commissioner of income tax for disallowing tax breaks claimed by General Insurance Corporation, the apex court Bench observed: The issue of bonus shares leaves the capital employed unchanged and does not result in conferring an enduring benefit to the company and the same has to be regarded as revenue expenditure. The Bench, comprising Justice Ashok Bhan and Justice Markandey Katju, said: Issuance of bonus shares by capitalisation of reserves is merely a reallocation of a companys funds. There is no inflow of fresh funds or increase in the capital employed, which remains the same. The issue before the court was whether the expenditure incurred in connection with the issuance of bonus shares is a capital expenditure or revenue expenditure. GIC, which has four subsidiaries, filed a return of Rs 58.52 crore along with the audit report for the assessment year 1991-92. However, the assessing officer disallowed a few expenses incurred as revenue expenditure to the tune of Rs 1.4 crore incurred toward stamp duty and registration fees paid in connection with the increase in authorised share capital.