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Rates of Depreciation as Per Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide compiles the depreciation rates applicable to buildings, machinery, vehicles, computers, renewable energy assets, ships...

July 1, 2026 2843257 Views 148 comments Print

Depreciation under Income-tax Act and Companies Act

Income Tax : This article explains depreciation provisions under the Income-tax Act and Companies Act, including WDV, SLM, additional depreciat...

June 17, 2026 918 Views 0 comment Print

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 1311 Views 0 comment 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 1602 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 1680 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 16971 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 9153 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 20724 Views 0 comment Print


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Amalgamation Goodwill Eligible for Depreciation; Notional Interest on AE Receivables Deleted: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT held that goodwill arising on amalgamation qualifies as a depreciable intangible asset. It also deleted the TP adjustment on ...

July 4, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

ESOP Deduction to Be Computed on Straight-Line Basis: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT held that computer software is eligible for 60% depreciation and directed the AO only to verify its actual cost before comput...

June 30, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Excludes Incomparable Companies as Functional Differences & Turnover Distorted TP Analysis

Income Tax : ITAT held that stamp duty paid for lease registration was deductible as revenue expenditure in the year it was incurred....

June 30, 2026 405 Views 0 comment Print

Computer Software Eligible for 60% Depreciation: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld the set-off of eligible unit losses against other business profits by following binding judicial precedents....

June 30, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT Allows 60% Software Depreciation, Limits Section 14A Disallowance

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that application software purchased independently from computer hardware is still covered under the specific de...

June 26, 2026 192 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 7953 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 137430 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 8269 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 18538 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 28585 Views 3 comments Print


No Section 271(1)(c) penalty for mere disallowance of depreciation

May 15, 2022 2052 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that mere disallowance of depreciation would not lead to imposition of penalty under Section 271(1)(c) , more particularly where quantum disallowance of depreciation itself is highly debatable

Depreciation allowable on finance leased assets related to Business

May 14, 2022 516 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs IFCI (ITAT Delhi) Issue- On the facts and circumstances of the case, the Ld. CIT (A) has erred in deleting the disallowance made on depreciation of finance leased assets amounting to Rs. 1,31,63,444/- holding that it is one of the business of assessee. Held- Depreciation of finance least assets is related to the […]

60% depreciation eligible on UPS forming integral part of computer

May 10, 2022 6510 Views 0 comment Print

Frick India Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) Assessee had made a claim of depreciation of Rs 60% on UPS but the AO restricted the claim of depreciation @ 15% only on the UPS and disallowed the excess 45% namely, Rs.50,320/-. It was submitted on behalf of the assessee that it is settled proposition of law […]

Depreciation cannot be denied merely for Registration of cars in directors name

May 6, 2022 3309 Views 0 comment Print

Shivam Water Treaters Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) The 1st issue that arises for our consideration whether the assessee is eligible to claim the depreciation on the purchase of cars in the manner as provided under section 32 of the Act. To claim the depreciation under section 32 of the Act, the following conditions […]

Tools, dies, jigs used for Manufacturing eligible for Additional Depreciation

May 2, 2022 11709 Views 0 comment Print

Efacec Switchgear India P. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Assessee submitted that since tools, dies, jigs etc. are used by the appellant for its business of manufacturing switchgear products, the same are plant & machinery. Without these equipments it is not possible for appellant to manufacture switchgear products. Hence, the same are in the nature of […]

Vehicles let on hire eligible for higher depreciation

May 1, 2022 4104 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT (OSD) Vs Jaihind Projects Ltd. (ITAT Ahmedabad) It is a settled law that vehicles let on hire are eligible for higher depreciation, but in the instant facts, in our view there are apparent factual contradictions which leads us to conclude that the assessee has not been able to irrefutably establish whether vehicles were let […]

ITAT allows Depreciation on Non-compete fees & Market information

April 17, 2022 930 Views 0 comment Print

Chemetall Rai India Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Pune) The only question is about the denial of depreciation on two categories of Intangible assets, namely, Non-compete fees and Market information comprising of Commercial information, Customer data, Distribution network and Suppliers contract. Apart from the assessee acquiring the Chemical business of Gramos Chemicals India Limited, it transferred […]

Impact of Waiver of Loan or Liability on Depreciation Claim

April 13, 2022 4320 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 1170 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 5931 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 […]

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