Shankar Chemicals Works v. ACIT
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What is Shankar Chemicals Works v. ACIT authority for?
Expenditure in relation to earning exempt income is to be disallowed under Section 14A, even if no exempt income is actually earned. If interest-bearing borrowed funds are used for share investments and no dividend income or only meagre dividend income is received, the entire interest expenditure is subject to disallowance.
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Shankar Chemicals Works v. ACIT · Section 14A · exempt income · expenditure · disallowance · interest expenditure · borrowed funds · share investment · dividend income