Madras High Court: Write-off of Investments as Business Loss, Not Capital Loss, for Tax Deduction.

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....Nature of expenditure - addition of write off of investments - the claim of loss accruing or arising as investment in equity shares, non-convertible debentures and zero coupon redeemable preference shares is not capital loss but eligible for deduction in computation of business income as business loss, as held by Hon’ble Madras High Court in the case of Electronic Corporation of Tamilnadu Ltd., for the sale of shares and amount advanced by assessee to various industries towards working capital, the real character of the transaction was those akin to loans and not equity investment. - AT....