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The ITAT upheld depreciation on goodwill arising from a slump sale acquisition after finding that the business was acquired through a valid Business Transfer Agreement. The ruling confirms that goodwill valuation in a slump sale can support a depreciation claim when properly examined during assessment.
The Tribunal held that the MAT provisions under Section 115JB do not apply to banking companies, following binding precedents in the bank’s own cases. The decision provides significant relief by confirming that banks are not liable to tax on book profits under MAT provisions.
The Tribunal ruled that audited books and quantitative reconciliation supported the genuineness of agricultural commodity purchases. In the absence of contrary evidence, arbitrary disallowance of purchases could not be sustained.
The Delhi ITAT held that additions made on transactions unrelated to the reasons recorded for reopening were beyond the Assessing Officer’s jurisdiction. The reassessment addition was therefore deleted.
ITAT Kolkata upheld the deletion of disallowance relating to brought forward losses of an amalgamating company after finding that the amalgamated entity had continued the business and retained the prescribed fixed assets. The Tribunal held that there was no evidence showing non-compliance with Section 72A(2).
The ITAT observed that invoking the test of human probabilities cannot replace factual verification of books and bank records. Additions under Section 69A require evidence showing that the disclosed cash was unavailable.
The ITAT found that provisions for identified legal and professional expenses represented crystallized liabilities requiring TDS deduction. The key takeaway is that only genuine contingent liabilities may escape such obligations.
The Delhi ITAT held that the full value of unaccounted sales cannot automatically be treated as taxable income. It restricted the addition to an estimated profit element of 3% on the sales detected during the search.
Addition of capital gain was deleted as impugned land being agricultural land situated beyond the prescribed municipal limits and having retained its agricultural character, was outside the ambit of “capital asset” under section 2(14)(iii) and therefore no capital gains could have been charged on transfer thereof.
The ITAT held that investments which did not generate exempt income during the year cannot be considered for Rule 8D disallowance. The ruling reiterates that only income-yielding investments are relevant for Section 14A computation.
