DCIT. CIRCLE-4(1)(2), AHMEDABAD vs. M/S. TORQUE AUTOMOTIVE PVT. LTD., AHMEDABAD
What did the Tribunal hold?
The Tribunal held that the expenses were incurred for better utilization of existing space and to meet the principal's requirements, without creating a new asset. Therefore, the expenses were allowable as revenue expenditure.
What were the facts?
The assessee company renovated its four showrooms as per Skoda's Corporate Identity Look Policy, incurring significant expenses. The Assessing Officer treated a portion of these expenses as capital expenditure, while the CIT(A) allowed them as revenue expenditure.
What were the issues?
Whether expenses incurred for renovation of showrooms to comply with corporate identity policy are capital or revenue expenditure.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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- Empire Jute Co. Ltd. v. CIT622 citing124 ITR 1 · 1980 · SC
- Alembic Chemical Works Co. Ltd. v. CIT275 citing177 ITR 377 · 1989 · SC · Read judgment
- Ballimal Naval Kishore v. CIT78 citing224 ITR 414 · 1997 · SC
- CIT v. Bharat Suryodaya Mills Co. Ltd.10 citing202 ITR 942
- New Shorroc Spg. & Mfg. Co.Ltd. v. VIT5 citing108 ITR 14 · 1977 · HC
- Ahmedabad Manufacturing and Calico Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income-Tax3 citing162 ITR 800 · 1986 · HC
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “D” BENCH, AHMEDABAD
Before: SMT. ANNAPURNA GUPTA & SHRI T.R. SENTHIL KUMAR
PER T.R. SENTHIL KUMAR, JUDICIAL MEMBER:
This appeal is filed by the Revenue against the order dated 09.07.2018 passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)- 8, Ahmedabad relating to the Assessment Year 2015-16. 2. Solitary ground raised by the Revenue is that the Ld. CIT(A) erred in law and on facts in treating capital expenditure of Rs. 10,48,11,003/- as revenue expenditure.
The brief facts of the case is that the assessee is engage
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