Additions as interest income - compensation received by the ...

Compensation from Boeing Co. reduces aerospace project costs, not taxable interest income, due to temporary suspension.

November 2, 2021

Case Laws     Income Tax     AT

Additions as interest income - compensation received by the assessee - As the business of assessee was set up and had started and there was huge investment made by assessee and the project was only temporarily suspended by the Boeing Co - Here what is received by the assessee is part of overall cost of project in the form of compensation from Boeing Co. which cannot be treated as interest. Accordingly, we hold that the compensation received in the sum would go to reduce the cost of aerospace project of the assessee company. - AT

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