Jay Engineering Works Ltd. vs Commissioner Of Income Tax on 5 October, 2007
"Section 37(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 - Business
expenditure - Allowability of (Business expansion expenses) -
Assessee was engaged in manufacturing of nylon tyre cord
fabrics, packaging film, fluorochemicals, chloromethane and
refrigerant gases - During current year, assessee expanded its
business and claimed expenses as pre-capitalisation costs -
Assessing Officer treated it as capital expenditure -
Commissioner(Appeals) also confirmed findings of Assessing
Officer - Tribunal after considering existing business and
expansion, held that there was an element of interlacing before
new venture and existing venture, and consequently, expenses
had to be treated as revenue expenditure - Whether in view of
judgment in Jay Engg. Works Ltd. v. CIT [2009] 311 ITR
405/[2008] 166 Taxman 115 (Delhi), pre-capitalisation
expenses would be treated as revenue expenditure - Held, yes
[Para 5] [In favour of assessee]
7.2 Examining the present case on the touchstone of above case laws, we
find that assessee deserves to succeed. Hence, we set aside the orders of the
authorities below and decide this issue in favour of the assessee.