Obsolete inventory written off in accordance with accounting ...

Obsolete inventory write-off per audited accounts & accounting norms allowed as deductible expense. Consistent with legal principles.

Case Laws Income Tax

July 19, 2024

Obsolete inventory written off in accordance with accounting standards and audited financial statements should be allowed as deduction. Coordinate Bench in BG Exploration case held disallowance unsustainable when obsolete inventory prepared as per accounting standards and audited. Jaipur Bench in Gillette case allowed deduction for written off obsolete inventory with ledger codes and details. Legal principle upheld that obsolete stock written off as per audited accounts and accounting standards is deductible expense.

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Obsolete inventory written off in accordance with accounting ...

Obsolete inventory write-off per audited accounts & accounting norms allowed as deductible expense. Consistent with legal principles.

Case Laws Income Tax

July 19, 2024

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