A company X took loan from finance company and paid 1 lac as arranger fees to it for procurement of loan.
X gave the loan to another person named Y and charged interest at rate charged by finance company plus 1%.
Query is
Whether arranger fees so paid shall be added back in computation of book profit income from business or profession
Deductibility of arranger fees: whether they must be added back in book profit computation for business income. A company paid an arranger fee to a finance company for procuring a loan and on lent the proceeds to another person charging the financier's interest rate plus a margin; the central question is whether the arranger fee must be added back in computing book profit for income from business or profession. (AI Summary)