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of <h1>Tribunal Rules Interest Income Must Be Included in 'Book Profit' for Partner Remuneration; Quashes Revisionary Order.</h1> <h3>M/s. Feelings Versus Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax, Panaji, Goa.</h3> M/s. Feelings Versus Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax, Panaji, Goa. - [2023] 107 ITR (Trib) 405 (ITAT [Panaji]) Issues involved: Appeal against order of Principal Commissioner of Income Tax under section 263 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 regarding computation of book profit for deduction under section 40(b)(v) of the Act.Issue 1: Misinterpretation of Explanation 3 in computing book profitThe assessee, a partnership firm engaged in real estate development and civil contracting, filed its return declaring total income after claiming a deduction under section 40(b)(v) of the Act. The assessment order was passed by the Income Tax Officer, which was later set aside by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax under section 263 of the Act due to misplacement of Explanation 3 in determining the eligible amount of book profit. The assessee challenged this revisionary order on legal and merit grounds.Issue 2: Treatment of interest income for computing book profitThe main issue revolved around whether the interest income earned by the assessee from investing surplus funds should be excluded from the book profit while calculating permissible remuneration under section 40(b)(v) of the Act. The Tribunal analyzed the relevant provisions and legal precedents to determine the treatment of such interest income.Judgment Summary:The Tribunal referred to section 40(b)(v) which restricts a partnership firm from claiming deduction towards remuneration exceeding certain limits of 'book profit'. The Explanation 3 defines 'book profit' as the net profit shown in the profit and loss account, increased by the aggregate amount of remuneration paid to partners. The Tribunal cited a judgment of the Gujarat High Court which emphasized that the net profit in the profit and loss account includes income from all sources, not just business income. Similar rulings from the Calcutta High Court and the Bombay High Court supported the inclusion of interest income from business-related funds in the computation of book profit.Based on these legal precedents, the Tribunal held that interest income earned from business activities should be considered as business income and not income from other sources. Therefore, the interest income should not be excluded while determining the deduction of remuneration to partners under section 40(b)(v) of the Act. The Tribunal concluded that the revisionary order setting aside the assessment was unjustified and quashed the order accordingly.Additionally, the Tribunal noted that the circular issued by the CBDT instructing the exclusion of certain incomes from book profit did not apply in this case due to existing judicial precedents and the timing of the assessment and revisionary orders.In conclusion, the Tribunal allowed the appeal and pronounced the order in open court.
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