Interest on FDRs taxable as Income from Other Sources unless Assessee proves business nexus

Quippo Telecom Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Ground number five of the appeal of treating the interest income from fixed deposit receipts of Rs. 2982000/- as income from other sources, we also do not find any infirmity in the order of the lower authorities as assessee has merely placed fixed deposits with the banks and it has not been shown that how the earning of the bank‟s deposit receipt interest can be said to be interest income chargeable to tax under the head business income. Thus, ground number five of the appeal is also dismissed. FULL TEXT OF THE ITAT JUDGEMENT 1. The...