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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


Impact of Waiver of Loan or Liability on Depreciation Claim

April 13, 2022 4245 Views 0 comment Print

ISSUE FOR CONSIDERATION When a loan taken for acquiring a depreciable capital asset or a part of the purchase price of such capital asset is waived in a year subsequent to the year of acquisition, an issue that arises with respect to waiver of loan or part of the purchase price is whether the depreciation […]

Depreciation on non compete fee not allowable: ITAT Delhi

April 10, 2022 1143 Views 0 comment Print

Sagar Ratna Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) It is evident, by virtue of an agreement entered in June 2011, assessee acquired a restaurant in the name and style of Sagar Ratna. As per the terms of the agreement, the transferor had transferred all its rights, copyrights, trademarks etc. in respect of the restaurant […]

Depreciation on windmills allowable despite negligibly small production of electricity

March 29, 2022 5871 Views 0 comment Print

CIT-LTU Vs Lakshmi General Finance Ltd (Merged with Sundaram Finance Limited) (Madras High Court) Whether on the facts and circumstances of the case, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal was right in holding that the assessee was entitled to claim depreciation on the windmills even though the wind mills had not generated any electricity during the […]

Expense on Pen drives, laptop adapters, batteries & hard disk are revenue expenditure

March 14, 2022 24675 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) The facts clearly shows that the assessee has incurred an expenditure of ₹29,46,886/- on non EDP and EDP equipments under IT expenses. This expenditure is related to purchase of Pen drives, laptop adapters, batteries and hard disk, etc. The learned Assessing Officer made the disallowance […]

No separate claim of depreciation is allowable in case of estimation of net profit

March 8, 2022 2727 Views 0 comment Print

Shree Sudhakar Pandey Vs ACIT (ITAT Allahabad) No separate deduction like depreciation will be allowed when the net profit is made on estimate basis after the rejection of books of accounts. ITAT held that held that no separate claim of depreciation is allowable in case of estimation of net profit of the assessee then the […]

Depreciation cannot be claimed against interest Income falling under income from other sources

March 5, 2022 2826 Views 0 comment Print

Sports Authority of Gujarat Vs DCIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) This ground of the assessee relates to the claim of deduction on depreciation against income from interest which according to the assessee qualifies as income from business or profession. Having held that the income from interest qualifies as ‘income from other sources‘ in the preceding paragraphs, the […]

Goodwill is an asset under Explanation 3(b) to Section 32(1)

February 20, 2022 2265 Views 0 comment Print

Kontoor Brands Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) The issue on merit is regarding allowability of depreciation on intangible assets. On this aspect, the issue is covered by the Tribunal order rendered in the case of DCIT Vs. V.F. Arvind Brands Pvt. Ltd. (supra). Para nos. 12  of this Tribunal order are relevant in this […]

Depreciation not allowable on Portion of Factory leased to earn Rent

February 9, 2022 7476 Views 0 comment Print

In this case, assessee is engaged in manufacturing of automobile components and let out 50% of its factory building on lease and earned rental income. Thus, the ld. CIT(A) has rightly held the rental income as income under the head house property. Having the rental income held as income under the head house property, the assessee is not eligible for claim of depreciation on the let out portion.

Reduction of Goodwill from block of assets to be considered as ‘transfer’

February 2, 2022 10434 Views 0 comment Print

It is proposed to amend the Explanation to section 133A of the Act to provided that income tax authority shall be sub-ordinate to Principal Director General or Director General or Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner, as the case may be, specified by the Board

Once an asset is a part of block of assets, lack of subsequent use not relevant for depreciation

January 11, 2022 4575 Views 0 comment Print

Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) The facts in the instant case that the helicopters were acquired in 1986-87 and the assessee has been claiming the depreciation since then has not been in dispute. The AO has allowed the depreciation on helicopters in the earlier assessment years. This fact is also not disputed […]

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