Escorts Kubota: Tax demand of ₹46.79 Cr dropped by State Tax Officer
Escorts Kubota Limited announced that the State Tax Officer, Chennai, has dropped a tax demand of ₹46.79 Crores for FY2019-20. The company had contested the demand, citing wrong classification and computation. The order was issued on March 26, 2026.
The resolution of a tax dispute involving ₹46.79 Crores is material and impacts the company's financial standing, though it may not drastically alter its overall financial performance in the short term.
The dropping of a significant tax demand is a positive development for the company, removing a potential financial liability and uncertainty.
Escorts Kubota Limited has received a significant update regarding a tax dispute. The State Tax Officer, Mandaveli Assessment Circle, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, has issued an order dated March 26, 2026, dropping the tax demand of ₹46.79 Crores, which also included interest and penalties, pertaining to the Financial Year 2019-20.
This development follows earlier intimations filed by the company on May 08, 2025, December 30, 2025, and January 30, 2026. The company had contested the tax demands, which were initially raised through Show Cause Notices dated May 07, 2025. Escorts Kubota argued that agricultural tractors were wrongly classified as road tractors and that the alleged tax was incorrectly computed on the total GST turnover instead of only the turnover of tractors.
Consequent to the order from the STO, Chennai, all tax demands that were contested by the company have now been dropped. The event occurred on March 26, 2026, at 07:15 P.M. (IST). This disclosure is made in accordance with Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
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