S.A. Builders Ltd. v. CIT

288 ITR 1Supreme Court of India2007#26 most cited

What is S.A. Builders Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

Interest paid on borrowed funds cannot be disallowed merely because the assessee made interest-free advances, provided those advances were made for business purposes and commercial expediency. The Revenue cannot dictate a businessman's commercial decisions, but the assessee bears the onus to prove the business expediency.

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S.A. Builders Ltd. v. CIT · 288 ITR 1 · Section 36(1)(iii) · commercial expediency · business expediency · interest-free advances · disallowance of interest · onus to prove business purpose · borrowed funds · Revenue interference

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158 Taxmann 74158 Taxmann.com 74

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Judgments citing S.A. Builders Ltd. v. CIT

Titan Company Limited, Hosur vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax - Ltu 2 (Ic), Chennai

In the result the appeal raised by the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 1742/CHNY/2024[2011- 12]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai04 Dec 2024

Bench: Shri Ss Viswanethra Ravi & Shri Amitabh Shuklaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.1742/Chny/2024 निर्धारण वर्ा /Assessment Years: 2011-12 Titan Company Limited, Assistant Commissioner Of No.3, Sipcot Industrial Complex, Income Tax, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Ltu-2, Tamil Nadu-635126 Chennai [Pan: Aaact5131A] (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) : Shri Abhay Kumar, C.A अपीलार्थी की ओर से/ Assessee By : Ms.Komali Krishna, Cit प्रत्यर्थी की ओर से /Revenue By सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 10.09.2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 04.12.2024

For Appellant: Ms.Komali Krishna, CIT
Section 147Section 250Section 80Section 80C(2)(a)Section 80I

…urpose or in furtherance of business objectives would not be correct. No business expediency of advancement of loan could be demonstrated by the assessee. For the same reason, the ratio of decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of S.A.builders V/s CIT (288 ITR 1) as well the decision of Hon'ble High Court of Madras in CIT V/s Spencers & Co. Ltd. (47 Taxmann.com 55) would not apply. The decision of Chennai Tribunal in ACIT V/s W.S. Industries (India) Ltd. is factually distinguishable since the assessee's subsidiary was executing contracts on behalf of the assessee. The assessee settled the claim of subsidia…

DCIT Pondicherry Circle, Pondicherry vs. Ravikumar Distilleries Ltd., Pondicherry

Accordingly. The ground stand partly allowed

ITA 1395/CHNY/2018[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai03 Dec 2024AY 2012-13

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am & Hon’Ble Shri Manu Kumar Giri, Jm 1.आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.974/Chny/2018 (िनधा)रणवष) / Assessment Year: 2012-13) M/S. Ravikumar Distilleries Limited Dcit बनाम/ #17, Kamaraj Salai, Pondicherry Circle, Vs. Pondicherry-605 011. Puducherry-605 001. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.Aabcr-4195-D (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) & 2.आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.1395/Chny/2018 (िनधा)रणवष) / Assessment Year: 2012-13) Dcit M/S. Ravikumar Distilleries Limited बनाम Pondicherry Circle, # C-9 & C-10, Industrial Estate, / Vs. Puducherry-605 001. Thattanchavady, Pondicherry-605 009. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.Aabcr-4195-D (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Assessee By : Shri N. Arjun Raj (Advocate) - Ld.Ar " थ"कीओरसे/Revenue By : Shri A.Sasikumar (Cit) - Ld. Sr. Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 21-11-2024 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 03-12-2024 आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal ()

For Appellant: Shri N. Arjun Raj (Advocate) - ld.ARFor Respondent: Shri A.Sasikumar (CIT) - Ld. Sr. DR
Section 143(3)Section 14ASection 194JSection 36(1)(iii)Section 40Section 69

…business of the assessee. In such a case, the test of commercial expediency would be satisfied and therefore, no such interest disallowance could have been made considering the decision of Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of S.A. Builders Limited vs. CIT (2007) 288 ITR 1 holding that once the commercial expediency is established, the expenditure would be allowable to the assessee. Even otherwise, the assessee had sufficient interest free funds to make the advances. Therefore, the ratio of decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Reliance Industries Ltd. (410 ITR 466) would apply to the facts of the case. In…

Siwana Agri Marketing Limited (Now Merged With Vital Connections LLP), Ahmedabad vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle 4(1)(1), Ahmedabad

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 1094/AHD/2024[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad27 Nov 2024AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Siddhartha Nautiyal & Shri Makarand V. Mahadeokarआयकर अपील सं /Ita No.1094/Ahd/2024 िनधा"रण वष" /Assessment Year : 2017-18 Siwana Agri Marketing Ltd. The Acit बनाम/ (Now Merged With Vital Circle-4(1)(1) V/S. Connections Llp) Ahmedabad 401, Ashopalav Apartments Near Suvidha Shopping Centre Paldi Ahmedabad – 380 007 (Gujarat) "थायी लेखा सं./Pan: Aaccs 9598 J (अपीलाथ&/ Appellant) ('( यथ&/ Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Prakash D. Shah, Ar Revenue By : Shri Atul Pandey, Sr.Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 25/11/2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 27/11/2024 आदेश/O R D E R Per Makarand V. Mahadeokar, Am:

For Appellant: Shri Prakash D. Shah, ARFor Respondent: Shri Atul Pandey, Sr.DR
Section 143(3)Section 250Section 36(1)(iii)Section 36(2)

…CIT(A) emphasized that the assessee failed to demonstrate any business purpose or commercial expediency for the advances, which is a key requirement under Section 36(1)(iii). Reliance was placed on the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s judgment in S.A. Builders v. CIT (288 ITR 1), which mandates that advances must be for business purposes to qualify for deduction of interest expenses. The CIT(A) did not address the assessee’s argument that similar advances in prior years were not subjected to disallowance. In the absence of evidence substantiating the nexus of interest- free funds or demonstrating the business purpose of t…

Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Corporate Circle 1(1), Chennai vs. Archean Industries Private Limited, Chennai

The appeals stand dismissed

ITA 1615/CHNY/2024[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai14 Nov 2024AY 2017-18

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am & Hon’Ble Shri Manu Kumar Giri, Jm 1. आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.1615/Chny/2024 (िनधा;रणवष; / Assessment Year: 2017-18) & 2. आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.1589/Chny/2024 (िनधा;रणवष; / Assessment Year: 2018-19) Acit M/S. Archean Industries Private Ltd. बनाम Corporate Circle-1(1) #2, North Crescent Road, / Vs. T. Nagar, Chennai-600 017. Chennai. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaaca-7344-J (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ" कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Dr.R.Mohan Reddy, Cit & Shri M. Karthikeyan (Addl.Cit) - Ld. Sr. Dr " थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Shri K.M. Mohandass (Ca) - Ld.Ar

For Appellant: Dr.R.Mohan Reddy, CIT &For Respondent: Shri K.M. Mohandass (CA) - Ld.AR
Section 143(3)Section 2Section 36(1)(iii)Section 40

…cover the advances made for non-business purposes, then no disallowance u/s 36(1)(iii) could be made. 3.4 It was further stated that the assessee made advances as a measure of commercial expediency and the case law of Hon’ble Apex Court in S.A. Builders Ltd. (288 ITR 1) would also apply, Similar view was taken in various other judicial decisions which has been enumerated in the impugned order. 3.5 The Ld. CIT(A) concurred that in the absence of any one-to-one finding that borrowed funds were utilized to make the advances, no such disallowance could have been made. The assessee had sufficient interest-free funds i…

Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Corporate Circle 1(1), Chennai, Nungambakkam vs. Archean Industries Private Limited, R.A. Puram, Chennai

The appeals stand dismissed

ITA 1589/CHNY/2024[2018-19]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai14 Nov 2024AY 2018-19

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am & Hon’Ble Shri Manu Kumar Giri, Jm 1. आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.1615/Chny/2024 (िनधा;रणवष; / Assessment Year: 2017-18) & 2. आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.1589/Chny/2024 (िनधा;रणवष; / Assessment Year: 2018-19) Acit M/S. Archean Industries Private Ltd. बनाम Corporate Circle-1(1) #2, North Crescent Road, / Vs. T. Nagar, Chennai-600 017. Chennai. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaaca-7344-J (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ" कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Dr.R.Mohan Reddy, Cit & Shri M. Karthikeyan (Addl.Cit) - Ld. Sr. Dr " थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Shri K.M. Mohandass (Ca) - Ld.Ar

For Appellant: Dr.R.Mohan Reddy, CIT &For Respondent: Shri K.M. Mohandass (CA) - Ld.AR
Section 143(3)Section 2Section 36(1)(iii)Section 40

…cover the advances made for non-business purposes, then no disallowance u/s 36(1)(iii) could be made. 3.4 It was further stated that the assessee made advances as a measure of commercial expediency and the case law of Hon’ble Apex Court in S.A. Builders Ltd. (288 ITR 1) would also apply, Similar view was taken in various other judicial decisions which has been enumerated in the impugned order. 3.5 The Ld. CIT(A) concurred that in the absence of any one-to-one finding that borrowed funds were utilized to make the advances, no such disallowance could have been made. The assessee had sufficient interest-free funds i…