Jonas Wood Head and Sons. v. CIT

117 ITR 55High Court1979#7627 most cited

What is Jonas Wood Head and Sons. v. CIT authority for?

Whether expenditure is capital or revenue in nature depends on the specific terms of the agreement, and royalty payments for the use of trademarks and know-how are not necessarily capital expenditure if they are not of an enduring nature.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,339 Indian tax judgments — from 2010 to 2024.

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Jonas Wood Head and Sons v. CIT · 117 ITR 55 · capital expenditure · revenue expenditure · enduring benefit · terms of agreement · royalty · trademark · knowhow · section 37(1)

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Jonas Wood Head and Sons. v. CIT

Heidelberg Cement India Ltd., Gurgaon vs. DCIT, Gurgaon

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

ITA 2054/DEL/2016[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi31 Oct 2019AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri R.K. Panda & Ms Suchitra Kambleassessment Year: 2011-12 Heidelberg Cement India Ltd., Vs Dcit, 9Th Floor, Tower-C, Circle-2, 3Rd Floor, Infinity Towers, Dlf Cyber City, Vanijya Nikunj, Gurgaon. Hsiidc Building, Udyog Vihar, Ph. V, Pan: Aabcm2359J Near Shankar Chowk, Nh-8, Gurgaon. (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Deepak Chopra, Advocate & Sh. Harpreet Singh Ajmani, Advocate Revenue By : Ms Ashima Neb, Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing : 28.08.2019 Date Of Pronouncement : 31.10.2019 Order Per R.K. Panda, Am: This Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Dated 1St February, 2016 Of The Cit(A)-1, Gurgaon, Relating To Assessment Year 2011-12. 2. Grounds Of Appeal No. 1 & 1.1 Raised By The Read As Under:- “1. The Ld. Cit(A) Has Erred On Facts & In Law, In Confirming The Disallowance Made By The Ld. Ao, Amounting To Inr 87,12,690/-, On Account Of Additional Depreciation Claimed By The Appellant On New Plant & Machinery In Accordance With The Provisions Of Section 32(I)(Iia) Of The Act. 1.1 The Ld. Cit(A) / Ld. Ao Erred On Facts & In Law, In Considering Only The Nomenclature Of The Assets To Hold The Disallowance, Without Appreciating The Detailed Nature & Use Of The Assets.”

For Appellant: Shri Deepak Chopra, Advocate &For Respondent: Ms Ashima Neb, Sr. DR
Section 32Section 32(1)(iia)

…id in the shape of 1 % of net sales for the use of trade mark and right to use knowhow could not be considered to be of enduring nature and thus capital expenditure. The expenditure was to be of revenue nature. In the case of Jonas Wood Head and Sons Vs. CIT, 117 ITR 55, it was held that the question regarding capital or revenue expenditure depends on the terms of agreement in each case. In the case of CIT Vs. Gujarat Carbon Ltd., 254 ITR 294, it was held that the payment of revenue under the agreement was directly relatable to services which were in the revenue field and were allowable as revenue expenditure. In…

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