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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


No Retrospective Amendment to Section 14A vide Finance Act 2022: ITAT Mumbai

January 27, 2025 1398 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Mumbai dismissed the Revenue’s plea on Section 14A disallowance, ruling that the amendment introduced in Finance Act 2022 is not retrospective.

Assessee’s computation of expense for exempt income not found inadequate so recourse to rule 8D invalid

December 27, 2024 696 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that recourse to Rule 8D of Income Tax Rules for computing disallowance u/s. 14A not allowable since assessee’s computation of expense attributable to earning exempt income not found inadequate.

No Disallowance under Rule 8D if interest-free funds were adequate to cover investments

November 15, 2024 1416 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Mumbai ruled on Prakash Udyog Ltd. vs ITO, addressing errors in income computation, disallowance under section 14A, and overdraft interest disallowance.

Section 115JB Inapplicable to corresponding new bank: ITAT Bangalore

October 26, 2024 633 Views 0 comment Print

The fiction created by Section 11 of the Acquisition Act, does not imply that the assessee bank would also become a company for the purpose of the Companies Act for which Clause (b) of Sub-Section 2 of Section 115JB is applicable.

No Retrospective Application of 2022 Amendment to Section 14A

September 24, 2024 1149 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee claimed that in section 14A, the disallowance of expenditure even if computed in accordance with Rule 8D could not exceed the exempt income earned in that year.

Disallowance u/s. 14A unwarranted as interest-free funds exceeds investment: ITAT Ahmedabad

September 17, 2024 744 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that no disallowance under Section 14A of the Income Tax Act warranted as interest-free funds exceed the investments made, and there is no evidence to suggest that borrowed funds were used for such investments.

Appeal dismissed by CIT(A) as time barred unjustified as appeal in physical form filed in time: ITAT Jaipur

August 26, 2024 522 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that dismissal of appeal by CIT(A) holding it to be barred by limitation unjustified as CIT(A) failed to consider that appeal was filed in physical form and filing of appeal is not delayed.

ITAT held revision u/s 263 could not address issues beyond limited scrutiny under CASS

August 22, 2024 1380 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee-partnership firm had filed its income tax return declaring income. The case was selected for limited scrutiny, focusing on the issues such as investment in immovable property and share capital/other capital.

Section 14A Disallowance Unsustainable if Incorrectness of Claim Unproven: ITAT Ahmedabad

August 18, 2024 447 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the AO must record a proper satisfaction regarding the incorrectness of the assessee’s claim before invoking Rule 8D u/s. 14A. Thus, in absence of such satisfaction, disallowance u/s. 14A of the Income Tax Act unsustainable.

Inclusion of Bank & Bank Guarantee Charges for Disallowance u/s 14A Unjustified: ITAT Delhi

July 31, 2024 576 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that disallowance u/s. 14A of the Income Tax Act unjustified as sufficient interest free funds were available for investment. Also held that inclusion of bank charges and bank guarantee charges for making disallowance u/s. 14A unjustified.

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