The assessee has shown the subsidy as capital receipt in the return of Income . The Assessing Officer accepted the claim of the assessee without examining the subsidy scheme. Commissioner passed the revision order after examining the scheme and the order was set aside for re adjudication . On appeal the Tribunal quashed the order of the Commissioner on the ground that subsidy being capital in nature , revision was bad in law . On appeal the High Court PCIT v. L.G. Electronics India ( P) Ltd ( 2022 ) 134 taxmann.com 329 ( Delhi )(HC) , set aside the order of the Tribunal and held that the AO’s decision accepting the assessee’s returns on the point upon the assessee’s explanation without recording any reason , given the complex nature of subsidy , was ex facie erroneous . The High Court directed the Assessing Officer to pass a fresh order upon his independent analysis as to whether the amount received by way of subsidy is capital or revenue nature . On appeal SLP filed by the assessee was dismissed and the order of High Court is affirmed . ( AY. 2008 -09 )
L.G.Electronics India ( P) Ltd v .PCIT ( 2022 ) 134 taxmann.com 330 ( SC) Editorial : Oder of Tribunal in L.G. Electronics India ( P) Ltd v. ACIT ( 2017) 83 taxmann.com 179/ 187 TTJ 470 ( Delhi ) ( Trib) , set aside .
S. 263 : Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue -capital or revenue receipt – Subsidy – Order of the Assessing Officer accepting the receipt as capital receipt was ex facie erroneous and potentially prejudice to revenue – Order of the High Court remanding the matter to the Assessing Officer was affirmed [ S. 4 ]