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ITAT Mumbai allows depreciation on goodwill from slump sale for AY 2020-21

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...

January 28, 2026 1086 Views 0 comment Print

Rates of Depreciation as Per Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Analysis of depreciation rates under the Income-tax Act (WDV method) from AY 2003-04 onwards and the useful lives specified under ...

October 17, 2025 2836771 Views 148 comments Print

Important of Deprecation Under ‘Income From business Or Profession’ Head

Income Tax : Learn key provisions of depreciation under Section 32, including eligibility, ownership, usage conditions, asset types, and applic...

September 29, 2025 1434 Views 0 comment Print

How Small Businesses can Optimize Tax Benefits under Income Tax Act 1961

Income Tax : Learn how small businesses in India can optimize tax benefits through strategic structuring, presumptive taxation, deductions, MSM...

May 5, 2025 1575 Views 0 comment Print

Statutory Deductions “Depreciation”: Key Principles and Court Rulings

Income Tax : Depreciation is statutory deduction that allows businesses to set off cost of their tangible & intangible assets over their useful...

November 24, 2024 4794 Views 0 comment Print


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Fixed Asset Management Tool with Depreciation Calculator for Companies

Company Law : Key Features of Fixed Asset Management Tool with Depreciation Calculator for Companies ♦ Line wise SLM and WDV Depreciation as p...

August 16, 2021 16752 Views 1 comment Print

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 cas...

September 18, 2019 9039 Views 1 comment Print

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 furn...

January 17, 2018 20571 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Allows Depreciation on Goodwill as Finance Act 2021 Amendment Is Prospective

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that the amendment excluding goodwill from depreciation under Section 32(1)(ii) applies prospectively from 01.04.2...

May 20, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

Depreciation on Amalgamation Goodwill allowable for AYs prior to AY 2021-22

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that depreciation on goodwill arising from amalgamation was allowable for assessment years prior to AY 2021-22...

May 19, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

SC allows Depreciation on Leased Assets as Actual Physical Use Not Mandatory

Income Tax : The Supreme Court dismissed the Revenue’s challenge to depreciation claims on leased assets after the Bombay High Court held tha...

May 16, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes TP Addition as Nokia Shutdown Led to Distress Sale of Finished Goods

Income Tax : The Chennai ITAT held that transfer pricing benchmarking cannot ignore extraordinary business circumstances arising from the shutd...

May 7, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: Penalty Not Automatic on Disallowances – Major Relief in Depreciation Expense Claims

Income Tax : Even though the assessee had no business operations, claims based on disclosed assets and records were held bona fide. The Tribuna...

April 27, 2026 225 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Rule 8AC Computation of short term capital gains & written down

Income Tax : CBDT inserts new Income Tax Rule 8AC -Computation of short term capital gains and written down value under section 50 where deprec...

July 7, 2021 7863 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies Additional depreciation on Motor car & motor vehicles

Income Tax : Income-tax (9th Amendment) Rules, 2019 – Additional depreciation on motor cars and motor vehicles shall be allowed in certai...

September 20, 2019 137202 Views 19 comments Print

Commercial rights in the nature of intangible assets eligible for depreciation

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...

April 15, 2015 8200 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in Income Tax Rules Related to Depreciation on Fixed Assets

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...

September 16, 2014 18496 Views 0 comment Print

MVAT circular on Issuing of Tax Clearance Certificates

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...

January 5, 2010 28471 Views 3 comments Print


Mere Reflection in books of account cannot be reason for non-acceptance of depreciation

January 12, 2023 1140 Views 0 comment Print

Pathankot Hindu Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Amritsar) In this case assessee claimed the loss on diminution value of securities as well as stock. The main grievance of the revenue is that this particular value was not taken in the books of accounts. But factually correct that the circular of the CBDT has […]

ITAT allows depreciation on expense for ERP software named WFX-ERP-II

January 3, 2023 1071 Views 0 comment Print

Indo British Garments P. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) The solitary issue in this appeal is that the assessee has capitalized the said expenses in their financial statements and treated the same as royalty and claimed the same as revenue expenditure in the computation of income. The AO held that since the assessee itself has […]

Depreciation allowed on foreign exchange fluctuation loss on loan for purchase of windmill 

December 1, 2022 1578 Views 0 comment Print

Super Sales India Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Chennai) Assessee has purchased windmill and capitalized the same in its books of accounts. The assessee purchased this machinery indigenously and hence, provisions of section 43A will not apply. But, since the assessee has capitalized and claimed depreciation in spread over years and assessments have become final and […]

Right to Collect Toll’ Eligible for Depreciation as ‘Intangible Asset’

December 1, 2022 801 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Ashoka Dhankuni Kharagpur Tollway Ltd (ITAT Pune) Revenue’s sole substantive grievance raised in the instant appeal challenges correctness of the CIT(A)’s action reversing assessment findings dated 21.12.2019 disallowing the assessee’s depreciation claim amounting to Rs.3,47,61,85,194,/- pertaining to its ‘right to collect toll’ as an intangible asset under section 32(1)(ii) of the Act. The […]

Section 11(6) Depreciation not allowable if value of assets claimed as application of income

November 7, 2022 2952 Views 0 comment Print

Podar Literacy & Education Trust Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) AO has disallowed the claim of depreciation as per the mandate of provisions of sec. 11(6) of the Act, which reads as under:- (6) In this section where any income is required to be applied or accumulated or set apart for application, then, for such purposes […]

Networking equipment used as part of computer function will be classified and depreciable as computers

November 5, 2022 2307 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore based on the judgement of Datacraft India Ltd. held that if the networking equipment is used as a part of the computer in its functions, then the same will be classified as computers for the purpose of depreciation.

Depreciation allowable on table, tools, trollies used in laboratory at rate applicable on machinery

November 4, 2022 1134 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that depreciation on items like stainless steel table, tools, trollies used by scientist or lab technicians in laboratory are used for production of vaccine/ other is allowable at the rate applicable to plant and machinery

Depreciation on windmill turbine available in year it is put to use

October 25, 2022 5922 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that as the additional evidence produced clearly indicates that company has put to use the windmill turbine in the year, depreciation on the same is available.

Depreciation not allowable if proof of addition to fixed Assets not submitted

October 5, 2022 2625 Views 0 comment Print

Owens Corning India Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) We observe that in A.Y. 2006-07 Assessing Officer observed that assessee has claimed depreciation of ₹.93,40,242/- and when the assessee was asked to submit the supporting evidences in support of the above claim, assessee failed to furnish the supporting evidences such as bills, date on which […]

ATM Machines Eligible for Depreciation rate of Computer Software

October 5, 2022 1311 Views 0 comment Print

In other words, the test would be: Does an ATM fulfil the functions of a Computer in the business activity of an assessee? Is it a tool of his trade with which it carries on his business?

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