Assessee-company was engaged in bottling and marketing beverages under the Coca-Cola brand-It agreed to transfer its entire bottling and marketing business as a going concern for a total consideration of about Rs. 56.23 crores. Sale encompassed all assets, marketing network and goodwill, and included non-compete obligations. Assessee asserted that no individual values were assigned to specific assets as transfer was on a slump basis Tribunal held that since assessee sold its business as a going concern on a lump-sum basis without any individual values to various assets, the transaction in question fell within the definition of a slump sale as set out in section 2(42C). Tribunal held that since the entire business, together with all assets and liabilities, was sold as a going concern on a lump-sum basis, the provisions of section 50B and section 41(2) would not be applicable. Court held that revenue could not artificially fragment a transaction to tax portions thereof under different heads. (AY. 1998-99)
CIT v. Spectra Shares and Scrips Ltd. (2026) 308 Taxman 141 (Telangana)(HC)
S. 50B: Capital gains-Slump sale-Coca-Cola brand-Transfer of its entire bottling and marketing business as a going concern-Lump-sum basis-Revenue could not artificially fragment the transaction to tax portions thereof under different heads-Order of the Tribunal affirmed.[S.2(42C, 41(2), 260A]
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