Depreciation on goodwill is allowable under the Income Tax Act, 1961

RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 7. Section 32 of the Income Tax Act allows depreciation on both tangible and intangible assets and clause [ii] thereof enumerates the intangible assets on which depreciation is allowable. The assets which are included in the definition of `intangible assets’ given in clause [ii] are know-how, patents, copy rights, trademarks, licenses, franchises etc., and any other business or commercial rights of similar nature are also included. The AO has agreed that goodwill is a bundle of rights which include, inter alia, patents, trademarks, licenses, franchises etc. Therefore, ...