Phaltan Sugar Works Ltd. v. Commissioner of Wealth-Tax
208 ITR 989High Court1994#2125 most cited
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Interest paid on borrowed capital is deductible under Section 36(1)(iii) only when the capital is used for the assessee's own business, not if advanced to a subsidiary company. This restrictive view was later overruled by the Supreme Court.
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Phaltan Sugar Works Ltd. v. Commissioner of Wealth-Tax · 208 ITR 989 · Section 36(1)(iii) · interest on borrowed capital · advances to subsidiary · commercial expediency · business expediency · deductibility of interest · limited interpretation · overruled decision
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