Circular No. 665-Income tax By Circular No. 599, dated 24-4-1991 (see clarification 2), it was clarified that securities held by banks must be regarded as their stock-in-trade and the claim of loss, if debited in the books of account, should be given the same treatment as is normally given to the stock-in-trade. It was also clarified that the interest paid for broken period on the purchase of securities
