A company mistakenly deducted the original cost of a sold fixed asset instead of its sale price from the WDV, leading to higher tax payments. They are seeking to rectify this error for AY 22-23 and claim a refund. While section 154 rectification is deemed inapplicable, the advice is to adjust the error in the current year's filing by adding back the wrongly deducted amount to the WDV to claim the correct depreciation.
19 October 2023
In AY 22-23 Co. has sold Fixed assets for Rs.22 lacs ( original cost - 92 lacs). As per income tax ( WDV concept) Rs.22 lacs should have been deducted from WDV ( sale price). However by mistake 92 lacs was deducted which resulted in lower depreciation. We have paid higher tax due to above mistake.
can we file rectification u/s. 154 or revision application and claim refund ?