A person is having business income. during the income his sales return Rs.1.25 lacs as compared to his sales of Rs.1.00 Lacs & having loss of Rs.7.50 lacs.
The assessee has borrowed huge amount from various institutions & paid hafty interest. It is not possible to identify whether the money is used for the purpose of business or for personal.
Can assessing officer disallow such interest expenditure & can assessing officer treat such disallowance as concealment of income.
If possible pls. quote judgement/case law on the same.
28 July 2010
Disallowance of expenses will not per se amount to furnishing inaccurate particulars of income so as to attract penalty under section 271(1)(c). Citation : -CIT Vs. Ajaib Singh & Co. (2002) 253 ITR 630 (P&H)