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Commissioner Of Income Tax vs Woodward Governor India Pvt. Ltd. ... on 30 April, 2007

7. We have carefully considered the rival contentions. The brief facts of the issue is that company has issued 10000 foreign currency convertible bonds of 1000 US$ each for capital expenditure on expansion which resulted as on 31.03.2007 on a foreign exchange gain of Rs. 16968381/-. Similarly, for other foreign exchange transactions assessee has incurred loss of Rs. 4757192/-. In view of this the net gain of Rs. 12211189/- was received and same was capitalized to the carrying cost of the fixed assets. It was the claim of the assessee that above treatment is in accordance with the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in CIT Vs. Woodword Governance India Pvt. Ltd 312 ITR 254. The ld Assessing Officer has challenged the treatment given by the assessee by capitalizing the foreign exchange to the cost of capital holding that unless a asset has been acquired from the country outside India the gain or loss cannot be adjusted to the carrying cost of the asset. The ld AO has interpreted the section 43A of the Income Tax Act dealing with special provision consequent to changes in rate of exchange of currency for the above treatment. The ld CIT(A) confirmed the above finding applying the provisions of section 43A of the Act holding that adjustment to the actual cost of the assets on account of increase and decrease in the liability of the assessee on foreign exchange fluctuation at the time of making the payment shall be added to the cost of acquisition of a capital asset. He further held that method of accounting employed by the assessee is not relevant. Before us the assessee submitted that plant has been imported during 2006-07 and for which FCCB Funds have been utilized. The details of such fluctuation is also placed at Page 73 to 77 of the paper book. At page No. 78 the assessee submitted the note on treatment in foreign exchange fluctuation is also placed. Further the contradictory facts are recorded in the orders of lower authorities about whether the machinery is imported or not. Now the claim of the assessee needs to be analyzed in view of the provision of section 43 A of the Act which provides as under :-
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