Interest Disallowance u/s 36(1)(iii) Hinges on Commercial Expediency; AO Cannot Dictate Business Interest Decisions.

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....Disallowance of interest u/s 36(1)(iii) - interest bearing loans versus advances - as long as commercial expediency is established, there remains no reason for making any disallowance and it is entirely the prerogative of the assessee to charge or not to charge interest on such advances made. The AO cannot sit in the arm chair of the businessman and determine how the business is to be run.....