Ambika Cotton Mills faces ₹45.24 lakh tax demand for AY 2024-25
Ambika Cotton Mills received an assessment order for AY 2024-25 raising a demand of ₹45.24 lakh. This is due to disallowance of ₹1.76 crore expenses construed as royalty/technical fees. The company disputes this, citing contrary High Court decisions and plans to appeal, stating no material financial impact.
While the company states there is no material impact, a tax demand and potential litigation can affect financial health and operational focus.
The company has received a tax demand and disallowance of expenses, which is a negative financial event, despite the company's belief in a favorable appeal outcome.
Ambika Cotton Mills Limited has received an assessment order from the Income Tax Department's Assessment Unit, dated March 29, 2026, for Assessment Year 2024-25. The order raises a demand of ₹45,24,490, primarily due to the disallowance of an expenditure of ₹1,75,93,707, which the department construed as royalty or technical fees. Additional miscellaneous disallowances amounted to ₹383,474.
The company's submission that the impugned expenditure does not fall under the definitions of royalty or technical fees and is not disallowable in relation to export sales was not accepted by the Assessment Unit, which relied on a decision by the Jurisdictional High Court.
Ambika Cotton Mills Limited believes that the addition made by the Assessment Unit is based on a matter of legal interpretation and is contrary to the Jurisdictional High Court's decision. The company intends to file an appeal before the CIT (Appeals) within the stipulated time frame. The company asserts that there is no material impact on its financial, operational, or other activities quantifiable in monetary terms, and no violation has occurred as the dispute pertains to the interpretation of laws.
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