Escorts Kubota Limited has informed the Exchange about Update on Litigation(s)/dispute(s) or the outcome impacting the Company
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Escorts Kubota has received a favorable order from the State Tax Officer (GST) in Chennai, dropping a tax demand of Rs. 43.26 Crores along with interest and penalty for Financial Year 2018-19. This demand had been raised via a Show Cause Notice in May 2025, where the GST department had allegedly wrongly classified agricultural tractors as road tractors and computed taxes on total turnover instead of just tractor turnover. The company contested the allegations by filing written objections, leading to the complete withdrawal of the demand. The outcome is a positive resolution of a previously disclosed tax dispute.
This is a significant positive development for shareholders as Rs. 43.26 Crores is a material amount that no longer needs to be provisioned or paid. It removes an overhang of potential tax liability and reinforces the company's position that the GST classification was incorrect, which may bode well for similar disputes across other financial years (2019-20 to 2023-24).