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Section 14A

Disallowance under Section 14A of Income TAx Act, 1961

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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 489 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Orders Fresh Section 14A Disallowance computation for Lack of AO Satisfaction

Income Tax : The Tribunal clarified that disallowance under Section 14A is not warranted when sufficient interest-free own funds are available,...

January 8, 2026 537 Views 0 comment Print

Section 14A Disallowance Not Addable to MAT Book Profits: Analysis by ITAT

Income Tax : The ruling confirms that notional disallowances under Section 14A cannot be added while computing book profits under the MAT regim...

December 31, 2025 555 Views 0 comment Print

Disallowance of expenditure u/s 14A of Income Tax Act against Exempt Income

Income Tax : Section 14A disallows expenses related to tax-exempt income. Rule 8D provides the formula, ensuring only taxable-income-related ex...

December 21, 2025 1359 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 510 Views 0 comment Print


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6 Suggestions for Amendments in Income Tax Act by BCAS

Income Tax : Bombay Chartered Accountants' Society has made a Representation on 'Suggestions for Amendments in the Income Tax Act', on 24th May...

May 28, 2019 8364 Views 2 comments Print

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 1008 Views 0 comment Print

Easwar Committee Recommendations For Income Tax Reforms Through Administrative Instructions

Income Tax : 1. IMPLEMENTATION OF IND-AS AND THEIR IMPACT ON TAXABLE INCOME IND-AS (Indian version of IFRS) accounting standards are being impl...

January 21, 2016 1385 Views 0 comment Print

Simplify Section 14A to remove ambiguity

Income Tax : Amendments to Section 14A to provide that (i) dividend received after suffering dividend-distribution tax and share income from fi...

January 19, 2016 1046 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 846 Views 0 comment Print


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Bombay HC Quashes Section 270A Penalty Due to Absence of Under-Reported Income

Income Tax : Court held that penalty under Section 270A cannot apply where assessed income does not exceed processed income. Key takeaway: stat...

May 1, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Interest from co-op banks qualifies for Section 80P(2)(d) deduction: ITAT Indore

Income Tax : The case examined whether interest earned from co-operative banks qualifies for deduction under Section 80P(2)(d). The Tribunal he...

April 28, 2026 267 Views 0 comment Print

Consistency Over Technicalities – ITAT Allows Actuarial Pension Provision & Rejects Mechanical Disallowances

Income Tax : Consistency over technicalities: ITAT Mumbai allowed actuarial pension provision as an ascertained liability, rejected mechanical ...

April 24, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print

Revised ITR u/s 139(5) was allowed only for errors in the original return

Income Tax : A taxpayer could submit a revised return u/s 139(5) only when it discovered a bona fide omission or incorrect statement in the ori...

April 24, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

MAT Not Applicable as Bank Not Formed Under Companies Act: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : The Tribunal set aside additions to book profit after ruling that MAT provisions do not apply to banks established under a special...

April 21, 2026 357 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 14A disallowance cannot exceed total expense: CBDT

Income Tax : 2) The expenditure in relation to income which does not form part of the total income shall be the aggregate of following amounts,...

June 2, 2016 6295 Views 0 comment Print

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 57032 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 4307 Views 0 comment Print

Proceedings U/s. 144A & 144B of Income Tax Act, 1961- Procedural Instructions

Income Tax : The provisions of Sections 144-A and 144-B of the Income-tax Act have come into force with effect from 1st January 1976. Instructi...

December 31, 1977 12155 Views 0 comment Print


Section 14A Not on Auto-Pilot: Rule 8D Disallowance Quashed for Want of AO’s Satisfaction

December 13, 2025 372 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that Rule 8D cannot be applied automatically under section 14A; the AO must record satisfaction on the correctness of the assessee’s suomoto disallowance, quashing the incremental disallowance.

Assessment Quashed Due to Violation of Section 144C Draft Order Requirement

December 13, 2025 339 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT invalidated an assessment for AY 2008-09 after the AO failed to issue a mandatory draft order under section 144C during remand proceedings, highlighting procedural compliance in transfer pricing cases.

Search Return Can Reduce Income; U/s 69A Fails & CSR Eligible U/s 80G

December 12, 2025 522 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance under Section 14A cannot exceed the exempt income, upholding judicial precedents and deleting Rs. 6.66 crore addition, emphasizing that hypothetical income cannot be taxed.

Interest disallowance u/s. 36(1)(iii) unwarranted as sufficient own funds available for subsidiary investment

December 11, 2025 417 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that since there was sufficient own funds to make investment/advances to its subsidiary, the interest disallowance under section 36(1)(iii) was not warranted. Accordingly, AO directed to delete the addition.

ITAT Clarifies: Working Capital Adjustment May Nullify Interest Addition

December 9, 2025 531 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal holds that working capital impact must be examined by the TPO when comparables are selected by the Department. If adjustment is granted, no separate interest addition is warranted.

Penalty Deleted as 14A Addition Removed: Tribunal Finds No Basis for 270A Levy

December 5, 2025 615 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal held that penalty under Section 270A cannot survive once the Section 14A addition is deleted, especially where no exempt income was earned. The ruling reiterates that prospective amendments cannot justify retrospective disallowances.

CIT(A) Ignored Merits – ITAT Restores Appeal on Bogus Agri Income & 14A Issues

December 4, 2025 225 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT set aside dismissal due to delay, restoring appeal to ensure proper examination of disputed additions. Appellate authority must provide speaking orders considering all submissions.

Section 68 Addition of ₹3 Cr Deleted – Loan from RBI-Registered NBFC Held Genuine

December 4, 2025 438 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi ITAT rejected the TPO’s proposed uplift and held that the interest rate charged on the loan to the Jordan AE aligned with the Jordan Central Bank rate. The ALP at 3.55% was accepted, deleting the proposed TP adjustment.

Banks Can Compute 36(1)(viia) on Total Income Including Capital Gains: ITAT Ahmedabad

December 3, 2025 411 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that banks can claim deductions for provisions for bad debts on total income, including capital gains, rejecting the CIT’s restriction to business income.

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

December 2, 2025 510 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal confirms that detailed AO dissatisfaction justifies invoking Rule 8D, ensuring proper disallowance of expenses related to exempt dividend and capital gains.

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