Pre-operative expenses - tax implications

Following expenditure consider u/s35D

(A)expenditure in connection with-

    (i) preparation of feasibility report;

     (ii) preparation of project report;

     (iii) conducting market survey or any other survey necessary for the business of the assessee;

     (iv) engineering services relating to the business of the assessee: Provided that the work in connection with the preparation of the feasibility report or the project report or the conducting of market survey or of any other survey or the engineering services refer- red to in this clause is carried out by the assessee himself or by a concern which is for the time being approved in this behalf by the Board;

(b) legal charges for drafting any agreement between the assessee and any other person for any purpose relating to the setting up or conduct of the business of the assessee;

(c) where the assessee is a company, also expenditure-

      (i) by way of legal charges for drafting the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company;

      (ii) on printing of the Memorandum and Articles of Association;

      (iii) by way of fees for registering the company 

       (iv) in connection with the issue, for public subscripttion, of shares in or debentures of the company, being underwriting commission, brokerage and charges for drafting, typing, printing and advertisement of the prospectus;

(d) such other items of expenditure as may be prescribed.