Madras HC Upholds Deferred Taxation of Time-Share Fees as Obligations Continued Over Membership Period

CIT Vs Mahindra Holidays and Resorts India Ltd. (Madras High Court) Entire Time-Share Membership Fee Not Taxable in One Year Due to Continuing Service Obligations; Madras HC Rejects Revenue Appeal Because Membership Fees Represented Future Service Commitments; Deferred Recognition of Time-Share Income Valid Under Matching Principle; Time-Share Membership Fees Cannot Be Treated as Mere Entrance Fees. In CIT Vs Mahindra Holidays and Resorts India Ltd., the Madras High Court dismissed the Revenue’s appeal and upheld the assessee’s method of recognizing only part of the time-share membership f...