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Interest unpaid on unsecured loan

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..... Interest unpaid on unsecured loan
Query (Issue) Started By: - satbir singh wahi Dated:- 12-11-2009 Last Reply Date:- 16-11-2009 Income Tax
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Partnership firm has pr .....

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..... esently unsecured loan from friends taken prior to 01.04.2004. But no interest has been provided on these loans for the financial year 2006-07.A.O. wants to tax these outstanding loans.Is he right? R .....

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..... eply By DEV KUMAR KOTHARI: The Reply: No AO is not right, loans were taken before 01.04.2004 and not during the year 2006-07. The loans have not been waived, they continue to be liability. Interest m .....

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..... ay not be provided for several reasons, that does not mean that liability has ceased to exist. Even in case loan is waived by creditros, it will be on capital account and not revenue.On this issue, ho .....

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..... wever, there are different opinions of courts but majority is thatit will not be income. Reply By Mukesh Kumar: The Reply: The action of AO is not appearing to be correct. If any addition or deductio .....

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..... n is to be made he can do so only for the assessment year in which transaction occurred. He can not make adjustments for unsecured loans taken from friends as per his whims and wish.
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