CIT v. Southern Roadways Ltd.

288 ITR 15High Court2007#1503 most cited

What is CIT v. Southern Roadways Ltd. authority for?

Expenditure on software useful for a short period or requiring regular updates, for which subscription fees are paid, constitutes revenue expenditure, distinguishable from capitalized software purchased on a perpetual license model, based on the test of enduring benefit.

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Also referred to as

CIT v. Southern Roadways Ltd. · Southern Roadways · Section 37(1) · Income Tax Act Section 37 · software expenditure · revenue expenditure · capital expenditure · enduring benefit test · perpetual license software · software subscription fees · deductibility of software expenses.

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Southern Roadways Ltd.

Tevapharm India P.Ltd ( Formelry Known As Ratiopharm India P.Ltd), Mumbai vs. Asst CIT Cir 10(3), Mumbai

In the result, appeal of the assessee stands partly allowed

ITA 7584/MUM/2012[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai26 Aug 2016AY 2008-09

Bench: Shri R C Sharma & Shri Amit Shuklait(Tp)A No. : 7584/Mum/2012 (Assessment Year: 2008-09) तेवाफाम" इं"डया "ाइवेट "ल"मटेड Vs Asst. Cit -Circle-10(3), Aayakar Bhavan, M/S Tevapharm India Pvt. Ltd. M K Road, (Formerly Known As Mumbai -400 020 Ratiopharm India P Ltd), 402, Omega Harinandani Gardens, Powai Mumbai -400 076 Pan:Aabcr 7561 F ""यथ" (Respondent) अपीलाथ" (Appellant) Appellant By "ी धनेश बाफना : "मस चाँदनी शाह "ी हर"श अरोरा Shri Dhanesh Bafna Ms. Chandni Shah Shri Harish Arora Respondent By "ी एन के चाँद : Shri N K Chand सुनवाई क" तार"ख /Date Of Hearing : 09-06-2016 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement : 25-08-2016

Section 143(3)Section 144C(5)Section 92C(2)Section 92D

…d from time to time, hence same cannot be reckoned as ‘giving enduring benefit’. In support, he relied upon the following decisions:- i) CIT vs Varinder Agro Chemicals Ltd, reported in [2009] 309 ITR 272 (P&H); ii) CIT v Southern Roadways, reported in [2008] 304 ITR 84 (Mad) CIT vs Ashahi India Safety Glasses [2011] 61 DTR iii) 63 (DEL). 17. On the other hand, Ld. DR submitted that assessee was using unofficial software earlier and whenever A computer is bought there is already preloaded software. The software license fee is not an annual payment, it is a onetime payment and the advantage runs into number of ye…