TMI Blog2021 (1) TMI 606X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nnot claim any benefit u/s 35AD. The same was acknowledged by the assessee. Loss of assessee on account of a specified business claiming deduction u/s 35AD would be allowed to set of against the profit of another specified business. U/s 73A, whether or not the later is eligible for deduction u/s 35AD. Therefore, by the above clarification, it is clear that assessee can claim set off against the profit from specified business units of Mumbai and Indore. We notice from the record that assessee has acknowledged that it is not claiming deduction u/s 35AD only. But we came to conclusion that assessee is not claiming deduction u/s 35AD as well as surrendering the set off u/s 73A. From the records placed before us, we direct AO to allow the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Hyderabad -- 2,97,769 HUL -- 2,51,887 Mohali -- (2,38,412) Net Taxable Income / (Loss) 12,15,98,418 b) For AY 2011-12, the Assessee had claimed the deduction under Section 35AD of the Act, only in respect of the Chandigarh unit. This resulted in a loss in respect of the Chandigarh unit of ₹ 35,94,62,610/-. It had thereafter claimed a set off, under Section 73A of the Act, of the loss of ₹ 35,94,62,610/- of its Chandigarh unit, against the profits of its Mumbai, Indore, Ahmed ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the distinction between Section 35AD and Section 73A of the Act. The Assessee pointed out that even if a unit did not fulfill the conditions enabling it to qualify for the deduction Section 35AD of the Act, yet, if it came within the definition of Specified Business as defined under Section 35AD(8)(c)(iv) of the Act, the loss in respect of any Specified Business would be available for set off against the profits of such unit, even though such unit, by itself, did not qualify for the deduction under Section 35AD of the Act. f) The Assessee, in the light of the above, therefore submitted that though the Mumbai and Indore units by themselves did not qualify for the deduction under Section 35AD of the Act, yet as they came within the d ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... observed: As far as deduction for Indore unit is concerned, the assessee is not claiming the deduction for this Indore hotel and finally he submitted that the Section 35AD is introduced as incentive provisions, it should be interpreted not in narrow manner k) The Assessee respectfully submits that while the Hon. ITAT, in para 18 on page 22, has correctly observed that the Assessee is not claiming the deduction u/s 35AD of the Act, in respect of its Indore unit, in para 20 on page 24 of its order (reproduced above) and in para 22 of its order, the Hon. ITAT has inadvertently held that the assessee is entitled to set off the losses of its Chandigarh unit only against the profits of its Mumbai unit and not against the profits of its Ind ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... deduction u/s 35AD. However, we observe that Indore Unit was established before the cut off dates specified in section 35AD. Accordingly, even though Indore unit is comes under specified business, but cannot claim any benefit u/s 35AD. The same was acknowledged by the assessee. It is fact on record and submission made by assessee that as per the clarification note on Finance Bill 2011, the clarification note state as below:- Under section 73A, any loss of a specified business (under section 35AD) is allowed set off against profit and gains of any other specified business . In order to remove any ambiguity in this regard in respect of the business of hotels and hospitals/ it is proposed to remove the word new from the definition of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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