Director of Income-tax (Exemption) v. Framjee Cawasjee Institute

109 CTR 463High Court1993#491 most cited

What is Director of Income-tax (Exemption) v. Framjee Cawasjee Institute authority for?

A charitable trust is allowed to claim depreciation on its assets for computing its income, even if the capital expenditure incurred on acquiring those assets was treated as an application of income in the year of acquisition.

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Director of Income-tax v. Framjee Cawasjee Institute · 109 CTR 463 · charitable trust depreciation · section 11 · section 32 · application of income · capital expenditure · computation of trust income · depreciable assets · income from assets

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Director of Income-tax (Exemption) v. Framjee Cawasjee Institute

Erode Hindu Kalvi Nilayam Trust, Erode vs. DCIT, Income Tax(Exemps), Coimbatore

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed

ITA 2195/CHNY/2017[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai31 Jan 2017AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri Duvvuru Rl Reddy & Shri S. Jayaramanआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A.No.2195/Mds/2017 "नधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year:2013-14 Erode Hindu Kalvi Nilayam Trust, The Deputy Commissioner Of C/O. Hindu Kalvi Nilayam Matriculation Vs. Income Tax (Exemptions), Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore. Mamarathuppalayam, Periasemur Post, Erode 638 004. [Pan: Aaate6065K] (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से / Appellant By : Ms. S. Sriniranjani, Advocate ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Ar. V. Sreenivasan, Jcit सुनवाई क" तार"ख/ Date Of Hearing : 25.01.2018 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement : 31.01.2018 आदेश /O R D E R Per Duvvuru Rl Reddy: This Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Of The Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) 2, Coimbatore Dated 23.06.2017 Relevant To The Assessment Year 2013-14. The Only Effective Ground Raised In The Appeal Of The Assessee Is That The Ld. Cit(A) Erred In Confirming The Disallowance Of Depreciation Claimed By The Assessee.

For Appellant: Ms. S. Sriniranjani, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri AR. V. Sreenivasan, JCIT
Section 11Section 143(3)Section 32

…section 11 of the Act, the same has to be computed commercially and depreciation has to be allowed. In fact, the Hon’ble Supreme Court confirmed the judgment of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of DIT (Exemption) v. Framjee Cawasjee Institute (1993) 109 CTR 463. In view of the above judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the ld. 3 I.T.A. No.2195/M/17 Counsel for the assessee has submitted that the assessee is eligible for depreciation even though the cost of asset was claimed as application of income in the year of acquisition. 5. Per contra, the ld. DR submitted that, admittedly, the assessee claime…