10 June 2009
No. In the following cases the expenditure on software was held to be of revenue nature for the main reason that acquisition of software merely enhanced productivity or efficiency and it gets obsolete in a short span of time and needs to be updated. 1)CIT Vs Southern Roadways Ltd (2008) 24(I)ITCL 118 (Mad). 2)IBM India Ltd Vs CIT (2007) 290 ITR (AT) 183(Bang-Tri). 3) CIT Vs G.E.Power Services India Ltd (2008) 23(I) ITCL 18(Del).