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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 2836675 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 1431 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 16746 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 9036 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


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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 129 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 276 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 137199 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


HC Explains Distinction between hire purchase transactions and loan transactions

March 2, 2014 3056 Views 0 comment Print

It is undisputed that the vehicles were registered in the name of the respective customers. However, in the registration certificate a remark in terms of agreement was to be recorded to the effect that vehicle is held by the registered owner under a hire purchase agreement with the respondent assessee.

Depreciation on electric fittings which are integral part of plant and machinery can be claimed at @25%

February 13, 2014 9345 Views 0 comment Print

It is undisputed that electrical items are fitted with projector and other film exhibition systems. Without electrical items, the projector as well as exhibition systems cannot be run. Therefore, it is a part and parcel of the plant and machinery. Thus, the assessee is entitled to higher rate @ 25%.

Depreciation on vehicles cannot be disallowed merely because vehicles been registered in the name of partner

February 8, 2014 23824 Views 0 comment Print

On perusal of the submitted details, it is noticed that the assessee has claimed depreciation on motor vehicles amounting of Rs.2,93,169/- in the year under consideration, but during the course of assessment proceeding the assessee has produced bills and proof of purchase

Depreciation allowable on BOT Assets despite Assessee not being the owner

January 16, 2014 3510 Views 0 comment Print

We have considered the rival submissions of the parties and perused the relevant material available on record. It is undisputed fact that the department allowed the similar amortization of BOT Project expenditure in the earlier assessment year under scrutiny assessment under section 143(3) of the Act.

Tax Benefit on Acquisition/ Installation of New Plant/ Machinery

January 3, 2014 5480 Views 0 comment Print

f any new asset acquired and installed (emphasis ours) by the assessee is sold or otherwise transferred, except in connection with the amalgamation or demerger, within a period of five years from the date of its installation, the amount of deduction allowed under sub-section (1

Depreciation @ 40% on vehicles used for running on hire to various parties without agreement allowable

December 15, 2013 8945 Views 0 comment Print

Merely because, there was no separate lease agreement with various parties, is not decisive of the issue. The vehicles were given to various parties on per trip basis, and therefore, separate agreement for carting income for each trip with various parties is not practicable to be executed and produced before the Revenue authorities.

Banks Cannot Enter Into Operational Leases: ITAT Mumbai

December 8, 2013 1084 Views 0 comment Print

Banks undertaking equipment leasing departmentally should follow prudential accounting system and only the interest charge component should be recognised as income and the recovery of cost of asset should be carried to balance sheet on the form of provision of depreciation.

Sum paid for acquisition of clients of another company is intangible asset and eligible for depreciation

December 1, 2013 1381 Views 0 comment Print

Client acquisition cost paid by the assessee is towards acquiring an intangible asset and therefore eligible for depreciation u/s 32(1)(ii) of the Act.

Sale and Lease Transactions by Banks are Valid and eligible for depreciation

September 18, 2013 790 Views 0 comment Print

It is an undisputed fact that the income from lease has been considered by Assessee as income. It is also an undisputed fact that the AO has considered the lease entered by the Assessee to be a Finance lease to arrive at the conclusion that the assessee is not entitled to depreciation.

Leasehold Rights Are Eligible For Depreciation

June 28, 2013 4537 Views 0 comment Print

In the grounds of appeal before the CIT(A) at ground No. 3 the assessee himself has submitted that the learned AO should have appreciated that during the previous year relevant to the AY 2008-09 the amount of Rs. 60 lakhs paid by the assessee company for deduction of Rs. 15 lakhs in question qualifies for inclusion under the head ‘intangible asset’ as provided u/s 32(1)(ii) and is entitled to a depreciation @ 25% on intangible assets. Hence, we direct the AO to allow depreciation on goodwill at 25% on the intangible assets and with respect to furniture and fittings depreciation to be allowed at 10% since they fall under block of assets as furniture and fittings. The assessee is directed to give bifurcation of good will and furniture and fittings.

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