Biocon Ltd. v. DCIT

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What is Biocon Ltd. v. DCIT authority for?

The discount arising from the grant of Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) is an allowable business expenditure under Section 37(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, as it is an ascertained liability, not a contingent one, and constitutes a revenue expense rather than a capital expense.

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Also referred to as

Biocon Ltd. v. DCIT · ESOP discount deduction · Employee Stock Option Plan expenditure · Section 37(1) deduction · business expenditure · revenue expenditure · contingent liability · capital expenditure · ITAT Special Bench · 144 ITD 21

Also reported as

144 ITD 21155 TTJ 64925 ITR (Trib) 602

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Biocon Ltd. v. DCIT

Onward Technologies Ltd, Mumbai vs. DCIT 7(1), Mumbai

In the result, the assessee’ appeal stand partly allowed whereas the revenue’s appeal stands dismissed

ITA 266/MUM/2014[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai02 Aug 2021AY 2008-09

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Amarjit Singh, Jm & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am (Hearing Through Video Conferencing Mode) आयकरअपील सं./ I.T.A. No.266/Mum/2014 (धििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2008-09) & आयकरअपील सं./ I.T.A. No.1785/Mum/2014 (धििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2009-10) Onward Technologies Limited Dcit-7(1) Sterling Centre, 2Nd Floor Room No.622, 6Th Floor बिाम/ Dr. Annie Besant Road Aaykar Bhavan, M.K. Marg Vs. Worli, Mumbai-400 018 Mumbai-400 020 स्थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./ Pan/Gir No. Aaaco-3742-J (अपीलाथी/Appellant) (प्रत्यथी / Respondent) : & आयकरअपील सं./ I.T.A. No.1793/Mum/2014 (धििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2009-10) Dcit-7(1) Onward Technologies Limited Room No.622, 6Th Floor बिाम/ Sterling Centre, 2Nd Floor Aaykar Bhavan, M.K. Marg Dr. Annie Besant Road Vs. Mumbai-400 020 Worli, Mumbai-400 018 स्थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./ Pan/Gir No. Aaaco-3742-J (अपीलाथी/Appellant) (प्रत्यथी / Respondent) : Assessee By : S/Shri J.P. Bairagra & Ashish Bairagra - Ld. Ars Revenue By : Shri Manpreet S. Duggal- Ld. Sr. Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/ : 23/07/2021 Date Of Hearing घोषणा की तारीख / : 02/08/2021 Date Of Pronouncement

For Appellant: S/Shri J.P. Bairagra & Ashish Bairagra - Ld. ARsFor Respondent: Shri Manpreet S. Duggal- Ld. Sr. DR
Section 10ASection 92Section 92B

…Thermal Power Co. Ltd. V/s CIT (229 ITR 383), we admit this ground of appeal as ground No.3. At the same time, we find that this issue is squarely covered in assessee’s favor by the decision of special bench of Tribunal in the case of Biocon Limited V/s DCIT (144 ITD 21) as approved by Hon’ble Karnataka High Court which is reported at 121 Taxmann.com 351. Similar is the decision of Hon’ble Madras High Court in PVP Ventures Ltd. (211 Taxman 554) and decision of Mumbai Tribunal in HDFC Bank Ltd. (155 ITD 765) where such expenses has been held to be an allowable expenditure. Therefore, we direct Ld. AO to allow the…