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Section 2(22)(e) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 — Deemed Dividend — Circulars of the CBDT are binding on the income tax authorities but even prior to the issue of the 2017 circular, the position in law was clear that the concept of deemed dividend would not apply to normal commercial transactions. Section 2(22)(e) can be applied to loans and advances simpliciter and not to transactions carried out in course of business as such. Assessee gave loan to another company in which assessee was a shareholder and debtor company had more than one shareholder, thus, loan cannot be deemed to be dividend — R Chitra vs. ITSC [2019] 418 ITR 530 (Madras)