Depreciation is available on genuine goodwill

CLC & Sons Pvt. Ltd Vs. ACIT (ITAT Delhi) (Special Bench) Hon’ble Summit court in CIT vs. Smifs Securities Ltd. (2012) 348 ITR 302 (SC) in which it has been held: “that goodwill will fall under the expression ‘or any other business or commercial rights of similar nature’” and, hence, qualifies for depreciation u/s 32(1) of the Act. We, therefore, answer the legal issue raised in the question before the Special bench in affirmative by holding, in principle, that depreciation is available on genuine goodwill. 8. It has been noted above that the A.O. has classified discussion o...