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Section 28(i), 43A & 56 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 — Business income — Since forward foreign exchange contracts were taken for acquiring capital assets, the profits/loss arising on settlement of such contracts had to be adjusted against the cost of the concerned capital asset in terms of section 43A of the Act, and depreciation was to be allowed on such adjusted value of the capital assets. Unless the unabsorbed depreciation of the amalgamating companies is carried forward in the hands of the amalgamated company
u/s 32(2), Explanation (3) cannot be read into Explanation (2) to simply conclude that depreciation 'actually allowed' also includes unabsorbed depreciation — Asstt. CIT vs. JSW Steel Ltd [2020] 180 ITD 505 (MUM)