Allowability of Interest Expenditure - The Tribunal noted a...

Allowability of Interest Expenditure - The Tribunal noted a delay of 418 days in filing the quantum appeal by the assessee, which was condoned as the assessee pursued an alternative legal remedy before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)]. - The main issue was the disallowance of interest on the grounds that borrowed funds were utilized for non-business purposes. The Tribunal found that the CIT(A) did not appropriately consider the remand report from the Assessing Officer (AO), which detailed the utilization of borrowed funds. Therefore, the Tribunal restored the quantum appeal to the file of the CIT(A) for re-adjudication in light of the AO's remand report. - AT