Question ID : 40875

Sec.115BAA

A company has opted for lower rate of tax under sec.115BAA for FY 2019-20. It is a manufacturing company claiming additional depreciation till FY 2018-19. For FY 2019-20, it has opted sec.115BAA. It is a profit making company and there are no brought forward business loss or brought forward unabsorbed depreciation. During FY 2018-19, there were certain machinery items which were added for less than 180 days on which additional depreciation was claimed only at 10%. The balance 10% can be claimed in FY 2019-20. Since the Company has opted sec.115BAA, it has to forego this additional depreciation in FY 2019-20. As per proviso to sec.115BAA(2), whether the unclaimed additional depreciation of 10% has to be added back to the opening WDV of the block on 1.4.2019? Pls .clarify

Yes it has to be added back since the assessee is entitled to claim normal depreciation on that added amount.