Interest on Borrowed Funds for Share Investment in Singapore Allowed as Deduction for Future Income Generation.

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....Deduction of interest expenditure incurred on borrowed funds u/s 57 - Interest incurred on borrowed funds utilized for making investment in shares in company of Singapore - The ITAT considered the purpose of the investment, emphasizing that the investment was made to earn future income. It referred to a similar case decided by the Calcutta High Court, which held that expenditure on interest could be allowable under Section 57 even if the investment was not solely for earning dividends. The Tribunal concluded that since the investment was made to generate income, the interest expenditure should be allowed as a deduction.....