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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 2836756 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


Section 143(1) Adjustment Cannot Deny 115BAB Concessional Rate

January 9, 2026 942 Views 0 comment Print

Denial of the 15% rate through summary processing was held invalid. Eligibility under section 115BAB requires examination and hearing, not mechanical CPC adjustments.

Deduction Allowed as Interest from Co-operative Banks Qualifies under Section 80P

January 9, 2026 717 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that interest earned by a credit co-operative society from deposits with co-operative banks is deductible under section 80P(2)(d). The ruling follows settled law that such societies are distinct from co-operative banks.

Section 21 Notice Only Fixes Limitation, Not Arbitral Jurisdiction: SC

January 7, 2026 918 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court held that failure to issue a Section 21 notice does not invalidate arbitration where parties intended to arbitrate all disputes. The ruling clarifies that Section 21 is procedural, not jurisdictional.

Section 36(1)(viii) Deduction Allowed for Renewable Energy Financing Business

January 5, 2026 420 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether long-term financing income qualified for deduction despite reclassification of receipts. The Tribunal held the entity eligible, citing statutory changes, past approvals, and consistency across years.

TP adjustment matter remanded due to mistake committed in computation of margins of comparables

January 5, 2026 591 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that matter of TP adjustment of purchase of raw materials, assembling parts and sale of goods, and interest on trade receivables is remanded back since there are clear mistakes in computation of margins of comparables.

Later-Year Depreciation Cannot Be Decided Until Base Year Cost Is Finalised: ITAT Bangalore

December 23, 2025 324 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that depreciation for subsequent years is consequential to the first-year determination of actual cost. Appeals were restored as the base year issue remained undecided.

Interest on trade receivables to be computed by applying LIBOR based rate

December 18, 2025 1383 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held LIBOR + 200 basis points is an appropriate rate of interest on outstanding trade receivables interest of bank short term deposit rate. Accordingly, TPO directed to compute interest on outstanding receivables by applying LIBOR + 200 basis points.

Additional Depreciation Granted as Oil Extraction Equals Production

December 17, 2025 288 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that every oil well constitutes an independent undertaking eligible for deduction under section 80IB(9). The key takeaway is that profits of individual wells cannot be clubbed merely because they operate under a single contract.

Section 153C Limitation Counts From Handover, Not Search: ITAT Quashes Assessment

December 15, 2025 309 Views 0 comment Print

Revenue counted limitation from the third-party search date, while the assessee argued it should start from document handover. ITAT Delhi agreed, holding the assessment outside the six-year period, thereby voiding it.

Slump Sale Depreciation Depends on Consideration Paid, Not Seller’s Book Values: SC

December 15, 2025 894 Views 1 comment Print

Reopening notices under Section 148 were quashed as the petitioner’s depreciation claims on a slump sale of an injectable business were valid and fully disclosed.

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