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TMI Blog2012 (8) TMI 713X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on the cost of the membership card - in favour of assessee. Claim of Depreciation on goodwill - Scheme of Amalgamation - Held that:- Explanation 3 states that the expression `asset' shall mean an intangible asset, being know-how, patents, copyrights, trademarks, licences, franchises or any other business or commercial rights of similar nature. A reading the words `any other business or commercial rights of similar nature' in clause (b) of Explanation 3 indicates that goodwill would fall under the expression `any other business or commercial right of a similar nature' - in favour of assessee. Cancellation of disallowance of bad debt - Held that:- Bad debt claimed by the assessee was incurred in the normal course of business and, there ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... was given as under: "In accordance with Scheme of Amalgamation of YSN Shares Securities (P) Ltd with Smifs Securities Ltd (duly sanctioned by Hon'ble High Courts of Bombay and Calcutta) with retrospective efect from 1st April, 1998, assets and liabilities of YSN Shares Securities (P) Ltd were transferred to and vest in the company. In the process goodwill has arisen in the books of the company." It was further explained that excess consideration paid by the assessee over the value of net assets acquired of YSN Shares and Securities Private Limited [Amalgamating Company] should be considered as goodwill arising on amalgamation. It was claimed that the extra consideration was paid towards the reputation which the Amalgamating Company ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... count of goodwill. This is a factual finding. The Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [`CIT(A)', for short] has come to the conclusion that the authorised representatives had filed copies of the Orders of the High Court ordering amalgamation of the above two Companies; that the assets and liabilities of M/s. YSN Shares and Securities Private Limited were transferred to the assessee for a consideration; that the difference between the cost of an asset and the amount paid constituted goodwill and that the assessee- Company in the process of amalgamation had acquired a capital right in the form of goodwill because of which the market worth of the assessee-Company stood increased. This finding has also been upheld by Income Tax Appellate Tri ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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