Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that goodwill arising from slump sale of a going concern is a depreciable intangible asset under section 32(1)(ii...
Income Tax : Analysis of depreciation rates under the Income-tax Act (WDV method) from AY 2003-04 onwards and the useful lives specified under ...
Income Tax : Learn key provisions of depreciation under Section 32, including eligibility, ownership, usage conditions, asset types, and applic...
Income Tax : Learn how small businesses in India can optimize tax benefits through strategic structuring, presumptive taxation, deductions, MSM...
Income Tax : Depreciation is statutory deduction that allows businesses to set off cost of their tangible & intangible assets over their useful...
Company Law : Key Features of Fixed Asset Management Tool with Depreciation Calculator for Companies ♦ Line wise SLM and WDV Depreciation as p...
Income Tax : Addressing the concerns raised by Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs), it has been decided not to levy the 2% TDS on cas...
Income Tax : The proviso to section 32 provides that the aggregate deduction, in respect of depreciation of buildings, machinery, plant or furn...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that the amendment excluding goodwill from depreciation under Section 32(1)(ii) applies prospectively from 01.04.2...
Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that depreciation on goodwill arising from amalgamation was allowable for assessment years prior to AY 2021-22...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court dismissed the Revenue’s challenge to depreciation claims on leased assets after the Bombay High Court held tha...
Income Tax : The Chennai ITAT held that transfer pricing benchmarking cannot ignore extraordinary business circumstances arising from the shutd...
Income Tax : Even though the assessee had no business operations, claims based on disclosed assets and records were held bona fide. The Tribuna...
Income Tax : CBDT inserts new Income Tax Rule 8AC -Computation of short term capital gains and written down value under section 50 where deprec...
Income Tax : Income-tax (9th Amendment) Rules, 2019 – Additional depreciation on motor cars and motor vehicles shall be allowed in certai...
Income Tax : A reading of the agreement between STL and the assessee clarifies that a specific amount, i.e., Rs.9 Crores was paid by the assess...
Income Tax : 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...
Goods and Services Tax : In view of this situation, it is necessary that the procedure for the issuing of such certificates should be standardized. Such ce...
Depreciation is statutory deduction that allows businesses to set off cost of their tangible & intangible assets over their useful life. Income Tax Act, 1961, offers framework for claiming depreciation, designed in such way that reduce financial burden on businesses by acknowledging wear & tear that assets undergo over time. This approach encourages investment, facilitates upkeep of assets, and ultimately strengthens business sustainability.
ITAT Bangalore held that amount of employee’s share to ESI and PF paid after due date provide under the respective statutes is liable to be disallowed. Accordingly, matter referred back for limited purpose of verification of payment challans.
Bombay High Court held that there is no employer-employee relationship prior to the year 2018 hence industrial court doesn’t have jurisdiction to entertain complaint of unfair labour practice. Thus, writ allowed.
Delhi High Court held that department cannot possibly seek to justify the retention of refund claim on account of its having been deposited voluntarily or being barred by limitation. Accordingly, refund claim allowed.
ITAT Mumbai held that assessee is not entitled for concession rate of tax of 20% provided under section 112(1) of the Income Tax Act on the short term capital gain computed under section 50 of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Mumbai held that depreciation under section 32 of the Income Tax Act on the right to collect toll on the roads developed on BOT basis is not eligible.
ITAT Delhi held that even though assessee is not the owner of the Airport Metro Express Line Project it has right to collect fare from commercial operations. Thus, depreciation is eligible on such intangible assets as per provisions of section 32(1)(ii).
Kerala High Court held that depreciation allowance is deemed to be business loss for section 71 and 72 and can be set off only against profits or gains of business and not against income from any other sources.
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Penalty under section 270 A was not leviable as the nature of addition/disallowance were not in the nature of misreporting or misreporting income of assessee and assessee had paid the demand within 30 days and filed the required form no. 68 and that form was procedural in nature.
