Can company avail any tax benefit from merger or acquisition? if yes then what?
Nikunj Karia (CA Final) (46 Points)
03 December 2009Can company avail any tax benefit from merger or acquisition? if yes then what?
Hareesh H Sharma
(Cleared IPCC..now article)
(894 Points)
Replied 03 December 2009
Amortisation of expenditure in case of amalgamation or demerger. 35DD. (1) Where an assessee, being an Indian company, incurs any expenditure, on or after the 1st day of April, 1999, wholly and exclusively for the purposes of amalgamation or demerger of an undertaking, the assessee shall be allowed a deduction of an amount equal to one-fifth of such expenditure for each of the five successive previous years beginning with the previous year in which the amalgamation or demerger takes place. (2) No deduction shall be allowed in respect of the expenditure mentioned in sub-section (1) under any other provision of this Act.
Hareesh H Sharma
(Cleared IPCC..now article)
(894 Points)
Replied 03 December 2009
I think there are many other benefits depending upon the company which is being amalgamated...lik some in 80 I
Nikunj Karia
(CA Final)
(46 Points)
Replied 04 December 2009
But dear this is the expense which are allowed under the act I am talking about the tax benefit that can be availed by the company pursuant to merger...................
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