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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 555 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 636 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 38040 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 8868 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 4605 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 1065 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 912 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Pune Directs Exclusion of Mutual Funds & Tax-Free Bonds While Computing Rule 8D Disallowance

Income Tax : ITAT Pune ruled that investments in mutual funds and tax-free bonds should not form part of the investment pool for Rule 8D(2)(ii)...

June 13, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata Deletes Interest Disallowance as AO Exceeded Scope of Limited Scrutiny

Income Tax : The ITAT Kolkata held that the Assessing Officer could not examine issues beyond the limited scrutiny mandate without following CB...

June 7, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print

Section 14A Disallowance Cannot Exceed Exempt Income Earned: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi accepted the assessee’s contention that disallowance under Section 14A cannot exceed exempt income. The ruling restri...

June 7, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

No 14A Disallowance Without Satisfaction, No Penalty on Debatable Issues

Income Tax : The Bangalore ITAT held that a disallowance under Section 14A read with Rule 8D cannot survive without the Assessing Officer recor...

June 4, 2026 330 Views 0 comment Print

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 327 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 57521 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 4442 Views 0 comment Print


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

June 15, 2025 549 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 897 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 1002 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 1125 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.

Word Annual Denotes 12 Months: ITAT Clarifies Rule 8D(2)(ii) Calculation Methodology

March 18, 2025 1008 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules on Radiant Life Care’s appeal against disallowance under Section 14A of the Income Tax Act. Key interpretation of Rule 8D(2)(ii) discussed.

Disallowance u/s. 14A not justified as investment made out of interest free funds: ITAT Jaipur

March 12, 2025 1359 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that the assessee has sufficient amount of interest free fund to make investment yielding exempt income, therefore, disallowance under section 14A of the Income Tax Act not justified. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed.

Section 14A Explanation Applies Prospectively from 01/04/2022, Not Retrospectively

March 8, 2025 858 Views 0 comment Print

Explanation to Section 14A has only a prospective effect from April 1, 2022, and cannot be retrospectively applied to earlier assessment years.

2022 Section 14A Amendment: Prospective, No Disallowance Without Exempt Income

February 23, 2025 1215 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules 14A amendment is prospective. No disallowance if no exempt income earned, upholding Delhi HC’s Era Infrastructure view.

Consider Investments Yielding Exempt for Rule 8D Disallowance: ITAT Delhi

February 6, 2025 711 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi remanded the issue back to file of AO to re-compute disallowance under rule 8D(2)(ii) of the Income Tax Act by taking those investment which give rise to exempt income @1% of average value of investment.

Rule 8D Disallowance should be Based on Average Investment Value: ITAT Mumbai

February 6, 2025 702 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance under rule 8D(2)(ii) r.w.s. 14A of the Income Tax Rules should be made on average value of investment yielding exempt income and not on the basis of quantum of investment based on market value.

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