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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


Section 14A r.w.r. 8D: Disallowance cannot exceed exempted income

November 26, 2023 996 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Ahmedabad ruling in the case of DCIT vs. Amazon Textiles Pvt. Ltd., addressing disallowance under Section 14A, Rule 8D of the Income Tax Act.

No Section 14A disallowance when no exempt income earned: Madras HC

November 23, 2023 1743 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the CIT vs Chettinad Logistics case from Madras High Court. Analysis of Section 14A disallowance, Rule 8D, and its impact on income tax assessments.

No section 14A disallowance if no income exempt during relevant period

November 23, 2023 642 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Delhi High Court judgment in PCIT vs. Bhilwara Energy Ltd, covering condonation of delay, key issues, and disallowance under Section 14A of the Income Tax Act.

No Section 14A Disallowance without Exempt Income: Delhi HC

November 21, 2023 954 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court ruling in PCIT Vs Techno Trexim (India) Pvt. Ltd. Understand the implications of the judgment on Section 14A disallowance without exempt income.

No tax is payable on interest accrued as fixed deposit is under prohibitory order

October 13, 2023 6069 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that as assessee has no right to receive the interest accrued on Fixed Deposits due to prohibitory order, the same is not taxable.

Disallowance under rule 8D(2)(ii) unjustified as interest bearing funds not applied for making investments

October 7, 2023 939 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that there is no finding that interest bearing funds have been applied for purpose of making investment. Further, on account of sufficient availability of interest free funds, interest disallowance under rule 8D(2)(ii) unjustified.

Determination of ALP without applying methods prescribed u/s 92C is untenable

October 6, 2023 888 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the determination of Arm’s Length Price (ALP) without applying any methods as prescribed under section 92C(1) of the Income Tax Act by the TPO is not tenable in law.

Disallowance u/s 14A without scrutinizing books of accounts is unwarranted

October 5, 2023 1044 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that disallowance under section 14A of the Income Tax Act without scrutinizing the accounts of the respondent/assessee unjustified in law and hence liable to be set aside.

Expense incurred for earning income chargeable under income from other source allowable as deduction u/s 57(iii)

October 4, 2023 1245 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that any expenditure incurred for purpose of earning income chargeable under the head ‘income from other sources’ is allowable as deduction u/s. 57(iii) of the Income Tax Act.

Disallowance of interest u/s 36(1)(iii) unjustified as interest bearing funds not used for purchase of land

September 30, 2023 1770 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that disallowance of interest u/s. 36(1)(iii) of the Income Tax Act unjustified as interest bearing funds not utilized towards purchase of capital assets (i.e. land).

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