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Sec 57 plz reply 2 dis

CA Kanveer Singh Dhingra (Merchant Banker) (193 Points)

11 December 2009

Are the deductions for the expenses paid for earning exempt income allowed under head income from other sources?

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Hareesh H Sharma (Cleared IPCC..now article) (894 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

Nop Kanveer Singh..Sec 14A says that expenditure incurred in relation to income exempted from total income shall not be allowed as deduction in the computation of income under ANY 5 heads of income

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Amol Gopal Kabra (CA,CS,DISA) (Practicing CA) (8539 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

Ya, section 14A specifies that any expenditure that is incurred in relation of any income claimed exempt shall not be allowed as deduction..

CA Kanveer Singh Dhingra (Merchant Banker) (193 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

But in the book supplied by institue itself says that it will be allowed even if the income earned was exempt.. Case law-cit v. Rajindra prasad moody(page no-4.235 of taxation ipcc)

Hareesh H Sharma (Cleared IPCC..now article) (894 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

Kanveer......it says in respect of any exp that its not necessary that income should in fact have been earned as result of the exp....

Here the interest on money borrowed was allowed as it did not yield any taxable divident..these are the facts of the case..right

Hareesh H Sharma (Cleared IPCC..now article) (894 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

This means that even if we dont earn an income with respect to an investment we can still claim it as ded in sec 57..the fact that there was no income to deduct the exp is not a valid claim..I hope u get the point

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Hareesh H Sharma (Cleared IPCC..now article) (894 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

i mean u can claim the interest on the borrowed funds for such investment...like the fact in the case law

CA Kanveer Singh Dhingra (Merchant Banker) (193 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

But that interest was paid for earning the exempt income..

Hareesh H Sharma (Cleared IPCC..now article) (894 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

But the facts of the case law says taxable dividend......may be it was an investment in any shares of which the dividend was taxable

CA Kanveer Singh Dhingra (Merchant Banker) (193 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

Ok..As you are saying the dividend which was earned was not taxable but the deduction was allowed.. So if there is no other income of assesse under head capital gain then can he set off this with incomes from other heads?

Hareesh H Sharma (Cleared IPCC..now article) (894 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

I dint get u kanveer..section 57 talks about other sources and not capital gains..

are u asking what happens if there is no other income for the assesse in the head of other sources and whether he can set off it with other heads??

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CA Kanveer Singh Dhingra (Merchant Banker) (193 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

Yeah..sorry i wrote capital gain instead of i.F.O.S

Hareesh H Sharma (Cleared IPCC..now article) (894 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

its ok friend..Income from OS can be set off against other sources..i mean if its a -ve anw as u askd...But it cant be carried forward...

CA Kanveer Singh Dhingra (Merchant Banker) (193 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

K thanks

Hareesh H Sharma (Cleared IPCC..now article) (894 Points)
Replied 11 December 2009

My pleasure dude...just finished studyin this and wrote the exam..so i guess its true..and tanx 4 the case law too..never touched ma study material other than for serv tax and VAT..lolz