Expense allowability.

Can interest on loan be claimed as expenses against short-term gain on sale of shares.
If the borrowed amount from bank is invested for acquisition of shares.
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This discussion explores the allowability of claiming interest on a bank loan as an expense when the funds were used to acquire shares. Generally, interest on loans used for share acquisition cannot be claimed against capital gains. However, if share trading is a regular business activity, the interest may be allowable as a business expense. The thread also touches upon the potential implications of reclassifying income from capital gains to business income in tax returns, especially if previously declared as capital gains.

No. Under Capital gains, such expenditures are not claimable.

 

Interest on gain can't be allowed but u can claim interest expense while calculating income of dividend only upto 20%
But can interest on loan be allowed as expense if Income is shown under the head business income instead of capital gain?

Yes, if its your routine business.

Any chances of defective return notice if assessee
1) Shows Business income along with salary income in ROI
2) If already filed as capital gain in original return and now showing as business income in revised return
3)As per AIS TIS statement it is shown as Capital gains.

Kindly guide
Thanks in advance.

1. If the transactions are very frequent, mostly on daily basis, then you can treat it as business income; otherwise difficult to be accepted. 

2. When already declared under CG, better not to change it for creating any suspicion, specifically, when income gets reduced.

 

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