CIT v. Tin Box Company

260 ITR 637High Court2003#1417 most cited

What is CIT v. Tin Box Company authority for?

When an assessee possesses sufficient interest-free funds, it is presumed that any interest-free advances or investments made are from these funds, preventing disallowance of interest under Section 36(1)(iii). This principle applies if own capital and interest-free loans exceed the interest-free advances given.

80

judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,470 Indian tax judgments — from 2010 to 2026.

Also referred to as

CIT v. Tin Box Company · 260 ITR 637 · Section 36(1)(iii) · interest free advances · disallowance of interest · borrowed capital · presumption of own funds · commercial expediency · mixed funds · availability of interest-free capital · Section 14A disallowance · Delhi High Court

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Tin Box Company

M/S. R.B. Polymers Ltd., Kolkata vs. DCIT, Circle - 4, Kolkata

Appeal is partly allowed in above terms

ITA 456/KOL/2018[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata12 Jun 2020AY 2010-11

Bench: Shri P.M. Jagtap, V.P & Shri S. S. Godara, Jm आयकर अपीलसं./I.T.A No.456/Kol/2018 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2010-11) M/S Rb Polymers Ltd. Vs. Dcit, Circle-4, Kolkata 25, R.N. Mukherjee Road, 4Th Floor, Suite-F, Kolkata-1. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aabcr3117R (Appellant) .. (Respondent) Appellant By : Shri Siddharth Agarwal, Advocate Respondent By : Shri Dhrubajyoti Ray, Sr. Dr सुनवाई क" तार"ख/ Date Of Hearing : 21/02/2020 घोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement : 12/06/2020 आदेश / O R D E R Per Shri S. S. Godara: This Assessee’S Appeal For Assessment Year 2010-11 Arises Against The Commissioner Of Income Tax (A) - 2, Kolkata Dated 20.02.2018 Passed In Case No.1220/Cit(A)-2/14-15 Involving Proceedings U/S 143(3) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961; In Short ‘The Act’. Heard Both The Parties. Case File Perused. 2. The Assessee’S First & Former Substantive Ground Challenges Correctness Of Both The Lower Authorities’ Action Invoking Section 14A R.W.R 8D(2)(Ii) Disallowance Of Proportionate Interest Amounting To Rs.75614/- Pertaining To Its Exempt Income. Suffice To Say, We Notice At The Outset That The Assessee’S Investments As On 31.03.2009 & 31.03.2010 Read Figures Of Rs.1,71,25,754/- & 1,93,49,912/- (Difference Of Rs.22,24,158/-) As Against Its Non-Interest Bearing Funds In The Nature Of Share Capital Along With Reserves & Surplus Of

For Appellant: Shri Siddharth Agarwal, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri Dhrubajyoti Ray, Sr. DR
Section 143(3)Section 14ASection 28Section 36(2)(i)Section 37

…at the assessee’s non-interest funds turn out to be much more than corresponding investments. There is hardly any justification therefore to sustain the impugned disallowance going by CIT vs. Reliance Utility & Power Ltd. 313 ITR 340(Bom), CIT vs. Tin Box Co. 260 ITR 637 (Del) and Munjal Sales Corporation vs. CIT 298 ITR 298(SC), CIT vs. HDFC Bank Ltd. 366 ITR 505 (Bom) and PCIT vs Rasoi Ltd. GA No. 633/2016(hon’ble jurisdictional high court). We therefore adopt the very analogy herein as well and direct the Assessing Officer to delete the impugned disallowance. 3. The assessee’s second substantive grievance cha…