RAJ KUMAR GOENKA,KOLKATA vs. DCIT, CIRCLE 11(1),, KOLKATA

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ITA 815/KOL/2025Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata26 August 2025AY 2020-2021Bench: SHRI PRADIP KUMAR CHOUBEY (Judicial Member), SHRI RAKESH MISHRA (Accountant Member)13 pages
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What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal held that interest expenditure is allowable only if wholly and exclusively for earning income. It directed the Assessing Officer to recompute the disallowance, considering only interest-bearing funds advanced as interest-free loans, and also to re-examine the charging of interest under Section 234A based on the extended due date.

What were the facts?

The assessee claimed deduction for interest expenditure on loans taken, which were then advanced to others at a lower interest rate. The Assessing Officer disallowed the excess interest expenditure, considering it imprudent to borrow at a higher rate to lend at a lower rate.

What were the issues?

Whether excess interest expenditure on loans advanced at a lower rate than borrowed is allowable as a deduction. Whether interest under Section 234A should be charged on the original or extended due date of filing the return.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 57,Section 234A

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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, KOLKATA ‘D’ BENCH, KOLKATA

Before: SHRI PRADIP KUMAR CHOUBEY & SHRI RAKESH MISHRA

order

: 26-August-2025 ORDER

PER RAKESH MISHRA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER:

1.

This appeal filed by the assessee is against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-NFAC, Delhi [hereinafter referred to as Ld. 'CIT(A)'] passed u/s 250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) for AY 2020-21 dated 28.02.2025, which has been passed against the assessment order u/s 143(3) r.w.s. 144B of the Act, dated 06.09.2022.

2.

The assessee is in appeal before the Tribunal raising the following grounds of appeal: “I. FOR THAT the Learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre [in short, "CIT(A)") erred in dismissing the appeal filed by the appellant without giving any opportunity of hearing to the appellant and such purported action of the CIT(A) is arbitrary, unjustified, unwarranted and illegal.

II. FOR THAT the purported action of the Learned CIT(A) in confirming the addition of Rs. 89,61,886/- on account of purported finding that the assessee had charged interest @4.79% on the loan given on the basis of method of calculation of average rate of interest which was absolutely arbitrary even though the appellant had given full details regarding the loans which were taken by the appellant and the loans which were given by the appellant including the rate of interest charged on such loans and as such the impugned order of the Learned CIT(A) is arbitrary, unjustified, unwarranted and illegal. III. FOR THAT the appellant having given loans out of his own funds available with him, the purported action of the Learned Assessment Unit as well as Learned CIT(A) in making addition of Rs. 89,61,886/- by disallowing the expenditure on account of purported interest expenditure is arbitrary, unjustified, unwarranted and illegal. IV. FOR THAT the Learned CIT(A) arbitrarily held that the doctrine of real income applies in a limited segment of cases where the realty of the situation prevents the accrual of real income and such observation of the Learned CIT(A) is without any basis and the purported action of the Learned CIT(A) in confirming the purported action of the Learned Assessment Unit on the basis of the aforesaid observation is arbitrary, unjustified, unwarranted and illegal. V. FOR THAT the Learned CIT(A) failed to decide the Ground No. 2 relating to error in charging interest under Section 234A of the Income Tax Act and such purported action of the Learned CIT(A) is arbitrary, unjustified, unwarranted and illegal. VI. FOR THAT the Learned Assessment Unit be directed to charge the interest under Section 234A of the Income Tax Act on the basis of extended due date of filing of return instead of original due date of filing of return as per the law. VII. FOR THAT in passing the impugned order the Learned CIT(A) has acted by an outright refusal to consider relevant matters, has misdirected itself in points of law, has taken into account irrelevant considerations and has failed to take into account relevant materials on record. The said impugned order is arbitrary to that core and perverse. VIII. FOR THAT the impugned order passed by Learned CIT(A) as well as the assessment order passed by the Assessment Unit are based on incorrect appreciation of the relevant statutory provisions and facts and materials on record and are contrary to law, untenable and unsustainable. The said

7.

Our attention was drawn to pages 14 and 15 of the convenience paper book which give details of all the parties from whom loans were taken during the year and the list includes both interest-bearing as well

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