Case Law Details
PCIT Vs Indian Additives Ltd (Madras High Court)
This Tax Case Appeal has been filed by the appellant / Revenue challenging the order dated 14.06.2016 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bench ‘A’, Chennai in I.T.A.No.835/Mds/2016, relating to the assessment year 2010-11.
2. By order dated 23.01.2017, this court admitted the aforesaid tax case appeal on the following substantial questions of law:
“1. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Hon’ble ITAT was right in treating the royalty payments made to M/s.Chevron Oronite Company LLC USA as nothing but revenue expenditure not resulting in any acquisition of intangible assets when the assessee is enjoying enduring benefit by infusion of new technology?
2. Is not he finding of the Tribunal bad in law especially when the royalty falls under the definition of intangible assets as per the provisions of section 32(1)(ii) of the Act and the said expenditure is to be treated only as capital expenditure?”
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