Web Designing & Hosting – Capital or Revenue Expenditure

A landmark decision recently delivered by the Delhi High Court in the case of CIT v. INDIAN VISIT. COM (P.) LTD. is sure to cheer the hearts of several business entities that spend large amounts in developing their websites. SUMMARY OF THE CASE LAW Income Tax – Assessee deals in hotel, air and taxi booking for tourists – Expenditure on creating a website for regular business – claims deduction – AO disallows it by invoking enduring benefits theory – Tribunal allows the assessee’s appeal – Held, merely because an expenditure may result in enduring benef...