Assessee paid interest on short term and long term borrowings and claimed deduction for same. Assessing Officer disallowed interest expenditure to extent of diversion of funds for non-business purpose. on appeal the Tribunal held that assessee had not given any evidence with regard to nexus between assessee’s business and interest free loan accordingly disallowance of interest made by Assessing Officer was held to be justified. (AY. 2014-15, 2015-16)
Global Tech Park (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 184 ITD 673 (Bang.) (Trib.)
S. 36(1)(iii) : Interest on borrowed capital-Borrowed funds used for giving interest free loan to sister concerns-Interest disallowable., interest on funds diverted for non-business purpose was to be disallowed.