Pharma companies seek clarity from Bombay High Court on free samples to be considered as genuine expense under GST

At a time when marketing practices of pharma companies are already under question and government scanner, pharma majors have raised yet another concern with the government. Drugmakers have approached Bombay High Court seeking legal clarity as to whether the free samples and gifts provided by pharma companies to doctors, chemists, etc are business expense or not.

Source a2ztaxcorp