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Facts
The assessee, a public limited company, was engaged in manufacturing and trading. In the first round of litigation, the Tribunal remanded the matter to the CIT(A) regarding notional interest on investments. Several appeals were filed challenging assessment orders relating to disallowances of interest, club expenses, loans and advances, contribution to a trust, long service award benefits, and capital loss.
Held
The Tribunal held that the findings of the CIT(A) regarding the allowance/disallowance of interest under Section 36(1)(iii) are set aside, and the matter is remitted to the Assessing Officer to re-examine the issue of interest-free funds. The appeals filed by the department are partly allowed for statistical purposes, and otherwise dismissed.
Key Issues
1. Whether the disallowance of interest on borrowed funds used for investments in subsidiaries is justified under Section 36(1)(iii). 2. Whether the claim of short-term capital loss arising from the merger of foreign subsidiaries is allowable.
Sections Cited
36(1)(iii), 14A, 2(47), 45
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, JAIPUR BENCHES,”A-Bench” JAIPUR
Before: SHRI GAGAN GOYAL, AM & SHRI NARINDER KUMAR, JM vk;dj vihy la-@ITA No. 1090, 1097 to 1099 & 1091/JPR/2024
Result
As a result, as regards the issue of allowance/disallowance of interest claimed u/s 36(1)(iii) of the Act in respect of the amounts said to have been invested in subsidiaries/group companies/associates, findings recorded by Learned CIT(A) are set aside, and the matter is remitted to Learned Assessing Officer for decision afresh so as to record finding as to amount(s) of interest free funds available with the assessee during the assessment years under consideration, after verification of all relevant documents relied on behalf of the assessee in this regard, and then adjudicate the issue involved in accordance with law.
As regards the valuation of the shares and loss, if any, in view of the findings recorded above, the same is required to be assessed, before any further finding could be recorded about actual or notional loss, and as such, the findings recorded by Learned CIT(A) are set aside in this regard, and the matter is remanded to the Ld. Assessing Officer for determination of the 1097 TO 1099 & 1091/JPR/2024 Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd., Kota valuation of the shares as on the date of transfer thereof, after providing reasonable opportunity of being heard to the parties.
In view of the above discussion, the appeals filed by the department are partly allowed for statistical purposes.
As regards other issues, in view of the above findings recorded under each head, the appeals filed by the department are hereby dismissed.
Copy of the common order is also placed in the connected appeal file. File consignment to the record room after the needful is done by the office. Order pronounced in the open court on 27/08/2025.