The assessee, after being amalgamated with another company, treated the excess consideration paid over...

The assessee, after being amalgamated with another company, treated the excess consideration paid over the net assets acquired as goodwill and claimed depreciation at 25% on the written-down value. The tax authorities disallowed the claim. However, the Tribunal observed that the assessee had consistently claimed depreciation on goodwill since FY 2006-07, and the Revenue's appeals on this issue for previous years were dismissed by the Tribunal. Following its earlier decisions and a recent Kolkata Tribunal ruling in a similar case, the Tribunal decided the appeal in favor of the assessee, allowing the depreciation claim on goodwill. .....

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