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Exempt Dividend Income Cannot Be Taxed Beyond Rule 8D: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The issue was whether exempt dividend income could be taxed by overriding Rule 8D. The ITAT held that additions beyond the Section...

January 10, 2026 504 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Upholds Rule 8D for Sec. 14A Disallowance Due to Unsatisfactory Explanation

Income Tax : Tribunal confirms that detailed AO dissatisfaction justifies invoking Rule 8D, ensuring proper disallowance of expenses related to...

December 2, 2025 546 Views 0 comment Print

Section 14A disallowance even in absence of any exempt income

Income Tax : Clarification in respect of disallowance under section 14A in absence of any exempt income during an assessment year Section 14A o...

February 1, 2022 37911 Views 3 comments Print

Section 14A disallowance- South Indian Bank Ltd Vs. CIT (Supreme Court)

Income Tax : The issue before the Hon’ble Supreme Court (SC) was whether section 14A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) enables the Depart...

September 21, 2021 8763 Views 1 comment Print

Disallowance under section 14A: Another instance where section is not invoked

Income Tax : The ever debatable ‘Disallowance under section 14A’ (read with Rule 8D (2) now has again found a different horizon whe...

May 19, 2021 4569 Views 0 comment Print


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Stop Mechanical disallowance of expenditure u/s 14A r.w. Rule 8D: ICAI

Income Tax : The mechanical disallowance u/s 14A r.w. Rule 8D is also being added to the book profit by the AO irrespective of the fact whethe...

January 24, 2018 1029 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay high court to hear petition challenging Constitutional validity of Rule 8D

Income Tax : As earlier intimated to you, Writ Petition bearing No. 50 of 2010 (Indian Exporters Grievances Forum & Other vs. CIT) challenging ...

February 17, 2010 867 Views 0 comment Print


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SC Dismisses Revenue Appeal as AO Failed to Record Dissatisfaction Before Applying Rule 8D

Income Tax : The Supreme Court upheld the deletion of Section 14A disallowance after finding that the Assessing Officer did not record dissatis...

March 16, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 14A Disallowance Without Exempt Income: ITAT Deletes Addition in Investment Case

Income Tax : The tribunal held that disallowance under Section 14A cannot be made when the assessee has not earned any exempt income during the...

March 6, 2026 480 Views 0 comment Print

No Satisfaction Under Section 14A, Rule 8D Disallowance Fails

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi ruled that disallowance under Section 14A cannot be made without AO recording satisfaction under Section 14A(2), fully ...

December 27, 2025 351 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal Flags Error in Applying Section 14A to Non-Yielding Investments

Income Tax : The ITAT found that Rule 8D cannot be applied blindly without examining the nature of investments and income earned. The matter wa...

December 18, 2025 405 Views 0 comment Print

Section 14A Disallowance Deleted for Mechanical Application & Lack of AO Satisfaction

Income Tax : he ITAT ruled that an automatic ₹56 lakh 14A disallowance was invalid as the AO failed to record specific satisfaction regarding...

November 23, 2025 351 Views 0 comment Print


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CBDT Circular No. 5/2014 Dated: 11.02.2014

Income Tax : Circular No. 5/2014-Income Tax Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of its powers under section 119 of the Act hereby clari...

February 11, 2014 57173 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 45/2008-Income Tax Dated: March 24, 2008 on Section 14A

Income Tax : INCOME TAX NOTIFICATION NO-45/2008, DT: March 24, 2008 Method for determining amount of expenditure in relation to income not incl...

March 31, 2008 4370 Views 0 comment Print


No Section 14A Disallowance Without Exempt Income: ITAT Mumbai

November 2, 2025 366 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai allowed Saurashtra Cement’s appeal, ruling that disallowance under Section 14A r/w Rule 8D cannot be made if Assessee did not earn any exempt income during financial year. Ruling deletes an addition of ₹1.15 crore.

Rule 8D Cannot Be Mechanical: Only Net Interest & Income-Yielding Investments Count, Says ITAT

October 17, 2025 255 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that the Assessing Officer’s mechanical application of Rule 8D for Section 14A disallowance was invalid without recording proper satisfaction. The Tribunal directed that only net interest (interest paid less interest earned) and only those investments that yielded exempt income should be considered for re-computation, upholding the assessee’s legal objections.

ITAT Limits 14A Disallowance to Exempt Income: Rule 8D Not Applicable for MAT

September 1, 2025 351 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT rules that disallowance of expenses under Section 14A cannot exceed the actual exempt dividend income, providing relief to KEI Industries.

Section 14A Disallowance Restricted to Dividend Yielding Investments; FA 2022 held Prospective

September 1, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata rules the Finance Act 2022 amendment to Section 14A is prospective. Disallowance for expenses related to exempt income is limited to investments that yield dividends for Assessment Year 2017-18.

Disallowance Under Rule 8D Valid When No satisfactory explanation given

August 6, 2025 447 Views 0 comment Print

The Kolkata ITAT upheld a Section 14A disallowance, stating there was no breach of natural justice when the AO invoked Rule 8D(2)(iii) after the assessee’s reply was considered.

No satisfaction, no disallowance—ITAT slams mechanical application of Rule 8D

August 1, 2025 756 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore rules that Section 14A/Rule 8D disallowances cannot be made mechanically without the AO recording proper satisfaction regarding the assessee’s claim of expenditure.

Only Investments Yielding Exempt Income has to be Considered for Rule 8D: ITAT Delhi

June 15, 2025 522 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi dismissed revenue appeals against Jindal Pipes Ltd., upholding deletion of disallowances on technical know-how fees and captive power expenses and restricting Section 14A disallowance.

Bombay HC restricts Section 14A Disallowance to Actual Exempt Income

June 12, 2025 795 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court rules Section 14A disallowance cannot exceed actual exempt income, upholding Tribunal decision against Revenue in HSBC Invest Direct case.

No Section 14A Disallowance Without Exempt Income: Bombay HC

June 5, 2025 894 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court upholds ITAT ruling, stating Section 14A disallowance and Section 115JB adjustment for exempt income are not applicable if no exempt income is earned.

Section 14A Disallowance Quashed Due to non Recording of Satisfaction: ITAT Mumbai

June 2, 2025 1035 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules in favor of Piem Hotels, overturning Section 14A disallowance for AY 2014-15 & 2016-17 due to AO’s lack of recorded satisfaction.

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