CIT v. Chaphalkar Brothers
351 ITR 309High Court2013#1477 most cited
What is CIT v. Chaphalkar Brothers authority for?
A subsidy or incentive provided by the government for meeting capital expenditure, to achieve a national objective or public interest, is a capital receipt and thus not liable to income tax. The nature of the subsidy is determined by applying the 'purpose test'.
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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,339 Indian tax judgments — from 2015 to 2025.
Also referred to as
CIT v. Chaphalkar Brothers · Chaphalkar Brothers Supreme Court affirmed · 351 ITR 309 · subsidy capital receipt · incentive capital nature · taxability of government subsidy · purpose test for subsidy · subsidy for capital expenditure · not liable to tax · section 2(24)(xviii) · income tax capital receipt
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