DCIT v KRA Holding & Trading Pvt. Ltd. (ITA NO. 240/PN/2011) [ITAT Pune] Background: The assessee during the year under consideration had claimed an amount of Rs. 2,11,95,334 as portfolio management fees paid to the portfolio managers. The same was made in terms of investment management agreement made on 01-01-2005. During the course of assessment proceedings, the AO was not convinced with the explanation given by the assessee and noted that similar issue was decided against the assessee for assessment year 2004-05 to 2006-07 wherein the payments has been disallowed and added back to the business income of the assessee. Therefore, he disallowed the payment treating the same as termination fees computed on profit sharing basis and not specifically provided in the agreement and not as per SEBI rules and regulations. The CIT(A) observed that the assessee has not shown the fees paid to the portfolio managers as an expenditure in the P&L account. The same has been loaded on the purchase price of shares, which are either sold or carried forward to next year and concluded that these expenses are not allowable under either of the heads for the reason that they are against the guidelines of the SEBI and are also not allowable under the head ‘capital gains’.