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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 2836792 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 141 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


Depreciation for AY 2021-2022 under Income Tax Act, 1961

May 25, 2021 760383 Views 11 comments Print

Depreciation is calculated on the asset which is used for the purpose of business and/or profession. For claiming depreciation assessee should be the owner of asset. If such asset is partially owned then proportionate amount of depreciation is allowed to the assessee on the basis of his share in the asset. Depreciation is allowed if […]

Finance Act-2021-Amendments in Business or Profession Taxation

May 21, 2021 2868 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Act-2021-Amendments in Business or Profession related Sections of Income Tax Act, 1961 i.e.  Section 32(1)-Depreciation of buildings, machinery, plant or furniture, Section 43CA-Special Provisions For Full Value Of Consideration For Transfer of Assets Other Than Capital Assets In Certain Cases, Section 44AB- Tax Audit and Section  44ADA- Presumptive Tax Scheme for Professionals. S. No […]

Depreciation on Toll Road allowed at rate allowed for intangible asset

May 18, 2021 4566 Views 0 comment Print

BSC C&C Kurali Toll Road Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) The issue under dispute is with regard to availability of depreciation to the assessee whether it is to be allowed keeping the right to collect toll fee as intangible assets or it to be treated as building or plant & machinery as held in the […]

Depreciation allowable on Machinery ready but could not be put to use

April 21, 2021 5349 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Agile Electric Sub Assembly Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Chennai) Admittedly, the assessee has filed a tabular chart explaining date of purchase of machinery and completion of commissioning of such machinery, as per which all the plant and machinery was commissioned before 30.03.2013. The assessee had also placed on record commissioning report for installation and […]

Allowability of membership fee paid to MCX Exchange Ltd.

April 21, 2021 1419 Views 0 comment Print

Unifi Capital Pvt. Ltd. Vs Income Tax Officer (ITAT Chennai) Admittedly, membership fee paid to any stock exchange including MCX Exchange Ltd., is for acquiring a right in membership of exchanges for trading in shares and securities. Further membership rights in any stock exchange including MCX Exchange Ltd., is a transferable right. Therefore, said right […]

Once property let out it loses its character as a business asset

April 19, 2021 1680 Views 0 comment Print

Nutech Engineering Technologies Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) We noted that the assessee has claimed depreciation on the property sold as Lunkard Sky Max of 17 units in AYs 2010-11 and 2011-12. But from AY 2012-13 i.e. Financial Year 2011-12 out of 17 units 7 units were given on rent and accordingly rental income was […]

ITAT directs AO to consider allowability of Additional depreciation claimed during assessment proceedings

March 18, 2021 1332 Views 0 comment Print

Lord Krishna Rice Mills Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Whether the assessee can claim additional depreciation which was not claimed in the original return or not claimed through revised return, but, was claimed during the course of assessment proceedings. As per the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of M/s Goetze (India) Ltd. […]

ITAT allows depreciation on Goodwill

March 17, 2021 2424 Views 0 comment Print

Geodis Overseas Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) We find, the AO, in the instant case, disallowed depreciation on goodwill on the ground that the assessee has not become the sole logistic service provider to IBM India, the value of workforce does not facilitate the smooth carrying on of the business of the assessee and […]

ITAT allows depreciation on car despite non-production of car purchase Invoice

March 16, 2021 1014 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi Call Centre Private Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi)  The only objection to the allowance of depreciation by the Lower Authorities is that the assessee could not produce copy of purchase invoice of the vehicle. It is undisputed that the Department has allowed interest on vehicle loan as well as has also allowed the expenditure […]

Budget 2021 – Goodwill, no longer a depreciable asset [effective from April 1, 2021]

March 13, 2021 27525 Views 1 comment Print

Treatment of goodwill: ♣ Accounting Standard 14 (Accounting for Amalgamation) allows amortization of goodwill, acquired in a business acquisition, over a period not exceeding 5 years unless a longer period can be justified. ♣ Ind AS 103 (Business Combinations) requires amortization of goodwill over its useful life if the same is finite. But if the […]

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