Interest on unsecured loans
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19 August 2014
The assessee is liable for tax audit U/s 44AB and has given several unsecured loans from related parties. Is he required to charge Interest on such unsecured loans? Is it mandatory? If so, at what rate?
19 August 2014
then sec 40A(2) shall be made applicable.
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19 August 2014
40 A(2) will be applicable in both the cases but whether the person should charge interest or not?
19 August 2014
in case if int is charged then this section is operative when ao is of the opinion that rate is not as per market rate benefitting party to contract so ur case is totally diff as u havent charged only
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19 August 2014
Is it mandatory to charge interest on unsecured loan?
19 August 2014
who can give a int free loan ? always it will question the transaction and the source of the lendor as all black income can be converted to white
19 August 2014
no addition can be made to your taxable income in form of notional/deemed interest on account of interest free loans given unless following conditions are met:
1. The assessee has taken interest bearing loans and has given interest free loans; and
2. the AO is able to establish clear nexus between the interest bearing funds and interest free advances.
You can refer to judgments in the case of Ravindra Kumar Sharma v. ITO (ITA No. 905/Jp/2005)
CIT v. Shoorji Vallabhdas & Co., 46 ITR 144 (SC)
Having said the above, you might still be required to furnish KYC details of the borrowers, sources of your funds etc. Otherwise, money laundering implications may arise as Tushar has suggested
1. The assessee has taken interest bearing loans and has given interest free loans; and
2. the AO is able to establish clear nexus between the interest bearing funds and interest free advances.
You can refer to judgments in the case of Ravindra Kumar Sharma v. ITO (ITA No. 905/Jp/2005)
CIT v. Shoorji Vallabhdas & Co., 46 ITR 144 (SC)
Having said the above, you might still be required to furnish KYC details of the borrowers, sources of your funds etc. Otherwise, money laundering implications may arise as Tushar has suggested
19 August 2014
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