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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 2836753 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


Additional depreciation u/s 32(1)(iia) allowable on power generation activity

August 29, 2022 2727 Views 0 comment Print

Held that electricity is capable of abstraction, transmission, transfer, delivery, possession, consumption and use like any other movable property. Hence, additional depreciation u/s. 32(1)(iia) available to the assessee on activity of power generation.

Expenditure for executing a project is an intangible asset eligible for depreciation

August 23, 2022 2403 Views 0 comment Print

Held that expenditure incurred in executing the project is an intangible asset which is eligible for depreciation under section 32 of the Income Tax Act

ITAT allows depreciation in respect of closed units or non-functional undertakings

August 20, 2022 3798 Views 0 comment Print

Once assets have been put to use, claim of depreciation allowance on said assets cannot be restricted. ITAT allows claim of depreciation in respect of closed units or non-functional undertakings

Depreciation u/s. 32 available on non-compete fees

August 19, 2022 2130 Views 0 comment Print

Held that non-compete fees, being an intangible asset, paid in accordance with the terms of the agreement is eligible for depreciation u/s 32

Additional depreciation not eligible on capitalization of forex loss

August 1, 2022 729 Views 0 comment Print

Daeseung Autoparts India Pvt.Ltd Vs ACIT (OSD) (ITAT Chennai) We have gone through reasons given by the Assessing Officer to reject additional depreciation on capitalization of forex loss in light of provisions of section 32(1)(iia) of the Act, and we ourselves do not subscribe to the arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the assessee […]

50% additional depreciation u/s 32(1)(iia) allowed in subsequent AY

July 16, 2022 4974 Views 0 comment Print

Held that assessee can claim remaining 50% depreciation in subsequent year in case where machinery and plant being acquired and put to use for less than 180 days in the previous year, the depreciation was restricted to 50%.

Depreciation eligible on Goodwill acquired under slump sale agreement

July 12, 2022 6429 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that by acquiring business rights along with tangible assets, the assessee got an up and running business and the specified intangible assets acquired under slump sale agreement are in the nature of any other business or commercial rights of a similar nature on which depreciation is allowable.

ITAT allows depreciation on molasses tanks

July 5, 2022 1287 Views 0 comment Print

Sasamusa sugar works Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) In respect of ground relating to claim of depreciation on molasses tanks for which the ld. CIT(a) had directed the AO to allow the depreciation after verification that the new plant & machinery were indeed put to use by the assessee. Assessee has come before the […]

Depreciation not allowable on legal service expenses not resulting in any commercial rights

July 3, 2022 1236 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore International Airport Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) Assessee submitted that Professional or Legal Service expenditure was incurred wholly in connection with entering into various agreements. Most of the expenditure was towards availing of professional and legal services during pre-operative period i.e. before commencement of the commercial operation. In our considered opinion, this expenditure is […]

Additional depreciation u/s 32(1)(iia) available in respect of windmill

June 30, 2022 2688 Views 0 comment Print

Held that as the assessee is in windmill’s power generation business, additional depreciation available for windmill u/s 32(1)(iia).

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