DCIT, CIRCLE- 1(1), GURGAON vs. CINEPOLIS INDIA PVT. LTD. (SUCCESSOR TO FUN MULTIPLEX PVT. LTD.), GURGAON
What did the Tribunal hold?
The Tribunal held that the entertainment tax subsidy is a capital receipt, aligning with previous ITAT and Supreme Court decisions. The Tribunal also affirmed the CIT(A)'s decision regarding the service tax provision and dismissed the assessee's cross-objection regarding the assessment on a non-existent company.
What were the facts?
The Revenue appealed against the CIT(A)'s order which treated entertainment tax subsidy as capital in nature and allowed depreciation. The assessee filed a cross-objection challenging the assessment order passed in the name of a dissolved entity.
What were the issues?
The primary issues were the taxability of entertainment tax subsidy and the allowability of service tax provision as a deduction. A secondary issue was the validity of an assessment order passed for a dissolved entity.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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- Sahney Steel and Press Works Ltd. v. CIT429 citing228 ITR 253 · 1997 · SC
- CIT v. Chaphalkar Brothers136 citing400 ITR 279 · 2018 · SC · Read judgment
- CIT v. Chaphalkar Brothers77 citing351 ITR 309 · 2013 · HC
- Commissioner of Income-tax-l v. Bougainvillea Multiplex Entertainment Centre (P.) Ltd.16 citing55 Taxmann.com 26 · 2015 · HC
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DELHI BENCH “F”: NEW DELHI
Before: SHRI KUL BHARAT & DR. B.R.R. KUMAR
Heard together (2 matters)
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PER KUL BHARAT, JM:
The captioned appeal by the Revenue and the Cross-objection by the assessee, are directed against the order of the learned Commissioner of Income-tax
(Appeals)-4, Mumbai, dated 30.01.2018, pertaining to the assessment year 2014-
Both the matters were heard together and are being disposed of by this common order for the sake of convenience.
The Revenue
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