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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


ITAT allows depreciation on expansion expenditure treating the same as Capital

July 28, 2020 1425 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the expenditure incurred by the assessee for the expansion will be considered as Capital Expenditure and allowability of the depreciation on the same?

Depreciation on Intangible CMS Software allowed under Income Tax

July 25, 2020 5916 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether depreciation will be levied on the intangible being CMS software? CMS, which has been developed by the assessee is computer application which supports the creation and modification of content and is often used to support multiple users working in a collaborative environment.

Goodwill is Intangible Asset & Depreciation allowed

July 25, 2020 2496 Views 0 comment Print

It is now fairly well settled that goodwill being an intangible asset, depreciation has to be allowed. In view of the aforesaid, we direct the Assessing Officer to allow assessee’s claim of depreciation of  on goodwill.

Disallowance for Depreciation on Brand License Fees is unjustified

July 17, 2020 1638 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the disallowance made on account of depreciation on payment of brand license fees is justified in law?

Depreciation treatment under Companies Act, Income Tax Act, GAAP, Ind As & AS

July 15, 2020 169632 Views 4 comments Print

Depreciation is a common accounting concept which the accountant comes across in their regular course of employment or in regular course of their business. This article will explore the treatment of depreciation under Companies Act, Income Tax Act and in Indian and internationally accepted Accounting Standard. DEFINITION AND TREATMENT OF DEPRECIATION AS PER COMPANIES ACT […]

Depreciation on Goodwill arising out of Amalgamation: Tax Impact

July 14, 2020 20263 Views 0 comment Print

The concept of merger and acquisition was not popular until the year 1988 in India. However, in the last five years merger and acquisition has emerged as a very important tool for growth of Indian corporates. Today, many companies are merging with each other in order to generate more revenues that the companies could have earned individually or to improve the financial performance by reducing redundancies, resulting in significant cost reduction. An important aspect in a merger and acquisition transaction is goodwill. Goodwill arises in case of such transactions when the price paid by the amalgamated company to an amalgamating company is more than the value of net assets. Many issues are being faced by the people in the industry before taking the decision of merger and acquisition amongst them one of such issues is described below

ITAT allows 60% Depreciation on Computer & Related Software

July 9, 2020 7230 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the depreciation at the rate of 60% will be allowed for computer related software?

Clarification for Depreciation on Vehicles

July 3, 2020 161766 Views 10 comments Print

In this Article we are going to discuss about Higher Depreciation Rate on some vehicle and care to be taken while finalizing books of accounts in this regards for Financial Year 2019-2020.

Sales Promotion expenses for publicity of brand name allowable

July 1, 2020 11064 Views 0 comment Print

Whether CIT is correct in allowing expenditure on advertisement & sales promotion of product & brand promotion by considering it as Revenue in nature?

Comparative Study regarding Treatment of Depreciation

June 21, 2020 199956 Views 4 comments Print

Comparative Study Regarding Treatment of Depreciation As per Companies Act, 2013 and Income-tax Act, 1961 This Article Provides the Comparative Study on Depreciation as per Companies Act, 2013 and Income-tax Act, 1961. Depreciation is calculated by business enterprises for two purposes – 1.) Accounting Purpose: In accountancy, depreciation refers to two aspects – decrease in […]

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