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Depreciation for AY 2020-2021 under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax - Depreciation is a way of measuring decline in the value of asset. The main causes of depreciation are the usage , wear and tear and obsolescence of the asset. Since assets are used in the business/profession therefore some amount of such asset can be logically debited to the Profit and Loss Account as a non […]...

Mandatory Claim of Enhanced Depreciation of 15% in case of Motor Vehicle

Income Tax - Mandatory Claim of Enhanced Depreciation of 15% in case of Motor Vehicles (Acquired & put to use from 23rd August 2019 to 31st March 2020) In July 2019, Honorable Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman presented union budget for the financial year 2019-20 in the parliament. Subsequently the finance minister had announced several shor...

Depreciation treatment under Companies Act, Income Tax Act, GAAP, Ind As & AS

Income Tax - Depreciation is a common accounting concept which the accountant comes across in their regular course of employment or in regular course of their business. This article will explore the treatment of depreciation under Companies Act, Income Tax Act and in Indian and internationally accepted Accounting Standard. DEFINITION AND TREATMENT OF ...

Depreciation on Goodwill arising out of Amalgamation: Tax Impact

Income Tax - The concept of merger and acquisition was not popular until the year 1988 in India. However, in the last five years merger and acquisition has emerged as a very important tool for growth of Indian corporates. Today, many companies are merging with each other in order to generate more revenues that the companies could have earned individua...

Clarification for Depreciation on Vehicles

Income Tax - In this Article we are going to discuss about Higher Depreciation Rate on some vehicle and care to be taken while finalizing books of accounts in this regards for Financial Year 2019-2020....

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Additional 15% depreciation on Motor Vehicles- No TDS on cash payments by APMCs

Income Tax - Addressing the concerns raised by Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs), it has been decided not to levy the 2% TDS on cash payments above Rs 1 crore made through APMCs, in order to make immediate payments to farmers for their produce. Further to the announcement made by Smt@nsitharaman on 23-08-2019, an additional 15% depreciatio...

Depreciation in case of slump sale based on proportionate number of days by transferor and transferee company- Clarify legal position- ICAI

Income Tax - The proviso to section 32 provides that the aggregate deduction, in respect of depreciation of buildings, machinery, plant or furniture, being tangible assets or know how, patents, copyrights, trademarks, licenses, franchises or any other business or commercial rights of similar nature, being intangible assets allowable to the predecessor...

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Depreciation charge must to Claim Section 80IB Deduction

Betts India (P) Ltd. Vs. ACIT (Bombay High Court) - whether depreciation is mandatory to be granted while determining the Appellant's entitlement to the deduction under Section 80IB of the Act, even though the Appellant had not claimed such depreciation?...

Depreciation on Weaving Looms Allowed as same was ready for use

Chhatariya Firetech Industries Vs JCIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) - The issue under consideration is whether the depreciation on purchase of New Weaving Looms allowed in case of assessee?...

Compensation to Retiring Partners as Goodwill is Eligible for Depreciation

PCIT Vs Swastik Industries (Gujarat High Court) - Whether the ITAT was right in treating the payments made to retiring partners in the nature of compensation can be termed as goodwill and subsequently eligible for depreciation?...

Depreciation not Disallowable merely for Purchase of car in Personal Name

Desh Raj Arora Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) - Whether the depreciation on car purchased by assessee can be disallowed only because the payment towards purchase of the same is made through his personal account?...

Assessment Initiated on Non-Existing Entity Considered as Void ab Initio

Atos India Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) - Atos India Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) The issue under consideration is whether the assessment initiated in the name of a non-existing entity is justified in law? ITAT states that, even after the learned DRP taking into account the fact of merger and passing order by giving directions to the lea...

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CBDT notifies Additional depreciation on Motor car & motor vehicles

Notification No. 69/2019-Income Tax [G.S.R. 679 (E).] - (20/09/2019) - Income-tax (9th Amendment) Rules, 2019 – Additional depreciation on motor cars and motor vehicles shall be allowed in certain conditions- Notification No. 69/2019-Income Tax Dated 20th September, 2019. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) Notification No....

Commercial rights in the nature of intangible assets eligible for depreciation

I.T.A. No. 496/Delhi/2014 - (15/04/2015) - A reading of the agreement between STL and the assessee clarifies that a specific amount, i.e., Rs.9 Crores was paid by the assessee to the transferor who owned commercial rights towards the network and the facilities. The consideration was a specific value but for which the network would not have b...

Amendment in Income Tax Rules Related to Depreciation on Fixed Assets

Notification No. 43/2014-Income Tax - (16/09/2014) - Notification No. 43/2014-Income Tax S.O. 2399(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 295 read with Section 32 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:— 1. (1) Thes...

MVAT circular on Issuing of Tax Clearance Certificates

Trade Circular No. 1 T of 2010 - (05/01/2010) - In view of this situation, it is necessary that the procedure for the issuing of such certificates should be standardized. Such certificates are very often required to be produced before various government authorities, local bodies or other bodies etc. for the purpose of tender renewal of licenses e...

Claim for depreciation- Where required particulars not been furnished

Circular : No. 29-D(XIX-14) [F. No. 45/239/65-ITJ], - (31/08/1965) - Numerous instances have come to the notice of the Board where assessee’s claim for depreciation duly shown in the return was not considered by the Income-tax Officer because books of account produced were not properly maintained and it was necessary to estimate profits by invoking the proviso to ...

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