Madras Industrial Investment Corporation Ltd. v. CIT

225 ITR 802Supreme Court of India1997#111 most cited

What is Madras Industrial Investment Corporation Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

An assessee has the option to amortize certain revenue expenses over multiple years for tax purposes, and tax authorities cannot take a contrary view. The case also clarifies the enduring benefit test for distinguishing capital and revenue expenditure.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2008 to 2026.

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Madras Industrial Investment Corporation Ltd v CIT · 225 ITR 802 · Section 37(1) · revenue expenditure · capital expenditure · enduring benefit test · amortization of expenses · spreading revenue expenditure · assessee's option to amortize · mercantile system of accounting · commercial expediency

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Madras Industrial Investment Corporation Ltd. v. CIT

INTERNATIONAL SEAPORT (HALDIA) PVT. LTD. ,KOLKATA vs. ACIT,CIR-12(1),, KOLKATA

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 328/KOL/2023[2018-19]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata11 Dec 2025AY 2018-19

Bench: Shri George Mathan & Shri Rajesh Kumarआयकर अपील सं/Ita No.328/Kol/2023 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year : 2018-2019) International Seaport (Haldia) Vs Acit, Circle-12(1), Kolkata Private Limited, C/O S.N.Ghosh & Associates, Advocates, 2, Garstin Place, 2Nd Floor, Suite No.203, Off Hare Street, Kolkata-700001 Pan No. :Aaci 9468 D (अपीलधर्थी /Appellant) (प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent) .. निर्धाररती की ओर से /Assessee By Shri Somnath Ghosh, Ar रधजस्व की ओर से /Revenue By : Shri Santanu Ghosh, Sr.Dr सुनवाई की तारीख / Date Of Hearing : 11/12/2025 घोषणा की तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 11/12/2025 आदेश / O R D E R Per Bench : This Is An Appeal Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Of The Ld. Cit(A), National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac), Delhi, Dated 06.02.2023 For The Assessment Year 2018-2019. 2. It Was Submitted By The Ld.Ar That Two Issues Are Involved In The Assessee’S Appeal, One Is The Denial Of The Deduction U/S.80Ia Of The Act In Respect Of Miscellaneous Income To An Extra Rs.4,99,372/- & The Second Issue Was Disallowance Of The Disallowance Of The Amortization Of The Leasehold Rent Allegedly By The Ao Claiming The Same To Be Claim Of Depreciation To An Extent Of Rs.42,32,776/-. It Was Submission That In Respect Of The One Number Imported Slewing Ring Roller Bearing From The Original Manufacturer Of The Same I.E. Rothe Erde, Germany, Which Was An Important & Expensive Spare Required For The Operation Of The Stacking &

For Respondent: Shri Santanu Ghosh, Sr.DR
Section 143(3)Section 80Section 80I

…the assessee cannot be treated as the "owner" of the property and cannot be allowed depreciation u/s 32(1)(ii) of the Act. In the said circular, the CBDT has also held, following the law laid down by Hon'ble Supreme Court in Madras Industrial Investment Corp 225 ITR 802 (SC), that the entire cost of construction and development of the infrastructure facility has to be amortized evenly over the period of the concessionaire agreement and allowed as business expenditure u/s 37(1) of the Act. Relevant extract of CBDT circular is as under: 6 4. There is no doubt that where the assessee incurs expenditure on a projec…

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