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2020 (12) TMI 1073 - AT - Income TaxDisallowance of management fee - HELD THAT:- When the assessee has proved on file that it has availed off the support services from its AE to run its business, it is entitled to claim expenditure. A.O./ CIT(A) was not empowered to decide if there was any necessity for the taxpayer to avail such services. So the ground raised by taxpayer in its appeal for A.Y. 2009-10 and 2010-11 are allowed and disallowance made stands deleted. Disallowance of set off of brought forward losses - HELD THAT:- AO/CIT(A) have disallowed set off losses by ignoring the fact that the matter is pending before the Tribunal for disposal. So, this issue is remitted back to the AO to verify the facts and grant the set off claimed by the assessee if admissible. Disallowance on account of impairment of stock - HELD THAT:- AO has disallowed this claim made by the taxpayer on the ground that the provision for impairment of stock was not ascertained liability - when the AO has not questioned the method of recognizing the value of stock at the close of the year i.e as per AS-2 of Accounting Standard and the stock or net realizable value, whichever is less, the disallowance on the basis of surmises is not permissible. Hence, we find no scope to interfere into the findings returned by Ld. CIT(A) and accordingly, aforesaid grounds in A.Y. 2009-10 and A.Y. 2010-11 raised by the Revenue are dismissed. Addition on account of AMP expenses by treating the same as capital expenses - HELD THAT:- We are of the considered view that Assessing Officer has merely made disallowance by following order passed in A.Y. 2008-09 in which taxpayer has incurred identical AMP expenditure for the purpose of Dealer signage and boards; Printing of Brochures, tyre technical guides, merchandise; Product launches; Print advertisements in newspapers and magazines; Seminars and Exhibitions; Hoardings, etc. which was deleted by the Ld. CIT(A) and order of Ld. CIT(A) was upheld by the tribunal. We find no scope to interfere into the findings returned by Ld. CIT(A). Moreover, it is beyond comprehension as to how the AO quantified 50% of the AMP expenses as capital in nature and remaining 50% as revenue in nature. Depreciation on computer software - @ 25 % as against taxpayer’s claim of 60% in the return of income on the ground that AO/ CIT(A) have erred in considering the license fees paid towards the computer software purchase as an intangible assets i.e. acquisition of right to use the application - HELD THAT:- Because software contained in a disk is tangible property by itself. Since the taxpayer’s ownership of limited right over the computer software purchased from Oracle by making payment of license fee is a tangible assets, it is entitled for depreciation @ 60% as per definition of “Plant” given in new Appendix 1 of Rule 5 effective from A.Y. 2006-07 of the Income Tax Rule, 1962. So, we are of the considered view that AO/CIT(A) have erred in allowing the depreciation on the license fee paid towards computer software @ 25% as against 60% . So, AO is directed to grant depreciation @ 60% on the license fee paid to Oracle by clubbing the said payment with computer and software. Credit for tax deducted at source (TDS) and self-assessment tax deposited while computing the tax demand - HELD THAT:- When taxpayer has brought on record the evidence for deducting the TDS and self tax deposited while computing the tax demand the AO is directed to verify the facts and to provide full credit of TDS and self-assessment tax deposited by the taxpayer in its computation of income. Separate expenses debited to profit and loss account of the taxpayer in order to compute the adjusted profit margin in relation to transaction of import of finished goods for resale - Outward freight for import of material distributed can only be considered for adjustment and not outward freight in India. Ld.TPO is to verify this fact and if the freight is for outward freight in India it need not be considered for adjustment When the taxpayer claimed that the freight need not be considered for adjustment as it is outward freight in India and not freight for import of material distributed, it is not to be considered for adjustment as directed by Ld. CIT(A). AO/ TPO is to verify this fact and provide adjustment of the freight expenses debited in the profit and loss account of the taxpayer to compute the adjusted gross margin only if it relates to import of finished goods for resale. Gross profit margin computation - HELD THAT:- Following the decision rendered by Hon’ble Delhi High Court in case of Soni Ericssion Mobile Pvt. Ltd. [2015 (3) TMI 580 - DELHI HIGH COURT] wherein it is held that gross profit margin should be computed after including AMP expenditure and RPM is considered as the most appropriate method for import segment for resale. So far as question of rejecting Brightline test (BLT) by the Ld. CIT(A) in A.Y. 2010-11 is concerned it has been rejected in a number of judgments by the Hon’ble High Courts on the ground that “brightline test” has no statutory mandate for benchmarking AMP expenses.
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