Dcit, Gurgaon vs M/S. Dlf Projects Ltd., Gurgaon on 27 November, 2018
8.1 Admittedly, the expenses claimed under the head
software expense include AMC, consumables and license fee. We
are conscious of the fact that the expenses towards AMC,
consumables and license fee are regular feature in modern
business particularly big organizations like the respondent/
assessee which is obliged to incur these expenses every year.
Also, the very nature of these expenses is such that the
subscriber/purchaser only gets the 'right to use' for a limited
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period of time and as such it could not be said these expenses
provide any benefit of enduring nature. It is also relevant to take
note of the fact that no new asset has comes into existence by
incurring of such expenses and even the assessing officer has
accepted the claim with regard to AMC expenses in AY 2011-12.
8.2 It is our considered view, the finding and reasoning of
the Ld. CIT (Appeals) that software expenses are of revenue
nature is well founded and in consonance with decision of the
Hon'ble Jurisdictional High Court in the case of CIT v. G.E.
Capital Services Ltd. reported in [2008] 300 ITR 420 (Del) which
has been followed by the Delhi Tribunal in the case of the sister-
concern of the respondent/assessee DLF Home Developers Ltd.
(supra). Accordingly, we hereby confirm the order of the Ld. CIT
(Appeals) and uphold the deletion of disallowance of software
expenses. Thus ground no. 4 of the revenue's appeal stands
dismissed.