Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. v. CIT
What is Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. v. CIT authority for?
Income earned during the construction phase of a project, which has a direct and inextricable nexus with the project's setting up, constitutes a capital receipt and reduces the project's cost, rather than being taxable as revenue income. This applies to incidental income like interest on funds (e.g., share capital, grants) temporarily parked before being utilized for the specific project.
judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,339 Indian tax judgments — from 2011 to 2026.
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Bongaigaon Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. v. CIT · 251 ITR 329 · SC · capital receipt · income during construction · project cost reduction · section 56 · income from other sources · capital expenditure · inextricable link to project · interest on project funds · set-up of project