CASANSAAR CA Sansaar

Q. > Please Help: Direct Taxation
user

299 views • Question added Apr 01, 2014 • Income Tax • By Linta Abraham , CA


Is stamp duty paid towards increase in authorised share capital for meeting working capital requirements allowable under Income Tax Act while computing taxable income?

subscribe
user

SARTHAK JAIN

03-Apr-2014 , 02:06:40 am

Hi, No, the stamp duty paid towards increase in authorized share capital is not allowable as business expenditure under the Income tax Act for the simple reason that this amount is incurred solely for the purpose of increasing/widening the capital base of the company and thus it is a capital expenditure and hence not allowable. The point that the capital so increased is ultimately utilized for working capital requirements, does not changes the nature of expenditure. There are many judicial decision holding the same position of law like Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Ltd. v/s CIT (1997)145 ITR 7943 (Bom. HC), Richardson Hindustan V/s CIT (1988) 169 ITR 516 (Bom. HC.), etc. Even the Supreme court in the case of General Insurance Corporation v/s CIT, Mumbai 2006 156 Taxmann 96 (SC) approved the decision of Bombay HC in the case of Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation. Hope this clarifies..

Ask a question:
Experts Panelist
Profile Image
Rambabu Senkarasetti
Accounts, Audit, Corporate Law, Finance, Income Tax, Service Tax, Students, VAT
Answers Posted : 409
Profile Image
CA Satuti Mahajan
Accounts, Audit, Corporate Law, Custom, Excise, FEMA, Finance, GST, IFRS, Income Tax, Service Tax, Shares & Stock, Students, VAT
Answers Posted : 291
Profile Image
Vikash Kumar Jha
Accounts, Audit, Banking, Corporate Law, Custom, Excise, FEMA, Finance, GST, IFRS, Income Tax, Service Tax, Shares & Stock, Students, VAT
Answers Posted : 270
Profile Image
Rishabh Upadhyay
Accounts, Audit, Corporate Law, Custom, Excise, FEMA, Finance, IFRS, Income Tax, Service Tax, Shares & Stock, Students, VAT
Answers Posted : 257
Profile Image
Ashish Karundia
Accounts, Audit, Corporate Law, Custom, Excise, FEMA, Finance, Income Tax, Service Tax, Students, VAT
Answers Posted : 257
Profile Image
Mrattunjay
Accounts, Corporate Law, Custom, Excise, FEMA, Finance, GST, IFRS, Income Tax, Service Tax, Shares & Stock, Students, VAT
Answers Posted : 220
Profile Image
PRIYANKA
Accounts, Audit, Corporate Law, Excise, Finance, Income Tax, Service Tax, Shares & Stock, Students, VAT
Answers Posted : 136
Profile Image
CA. SURESH Kr. AGARWAL
Accounts, Audit, Corporate Law, Custom, Excise, FEMA, Finance, GST, IFRS, Income Tax, Service Tax, Shares & Stock, Students, VAT
Answers Posted : 131
Profile Image
Vaneet Gupta
Accounts, Audit, Corporate Law, Custom, Excise, FEMA, Finance, IFRS, Income Tax, Service Tax, Shares & Stock, Students, VAT
Answers Posted : 120
Profile Image
Ketan Samdani
Accounts, Audit, Corporate Law, Excise, Finance, GST, Income Tax, Service Tax, Students, VAT
Answers Posted : 117
View more
4894
QUESTIONS
4699
ANSWERS
833
EXPERTS
2729
QUERIST
Home Jobs Empanelment Queries Profile