Commissioner of Income Tax v. Electric Control Gear Manf. Co.

227 ITR 278Supreme Court of India1997#4476 most cited

What is Commissioner of Income Tax v. Electric Control Gear Manf. Co. authority for?

Where the sale consideration for a slump sale is a lumpsum amount, and there is no evidence to indicate the price attributable to specific assets like plant, machinery, or buildings, the excess of the sale consideration over the written-down value of depreciable assets is not automatically taxable as deemed business profit under Section 41(2) merely because depreciation has been allowed.

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Commissioner of Income Tax v. Electric Control Gear Manf. Co. · 227 ITR 278 · SC · 1997 · section 41(2) · slump sale · depreciable asset · written down value · sale consideration · deemed business profit

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