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Section 14A

Disallowance under Section 14A of Income TAx Act, 1961

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ITAT Deletes Section 14A Disallowance Because No Exempt Income Was Earned

Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that no disallowance under section 14A read with Rule 8D can be made where the assessee did not earn exemp...

June 15, 2026 204 Views 0 comment Print

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 546 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 585 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 756 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 1683 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 8409 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 1053 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 1442 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 1097 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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Section 10AA Deduction Allowed as AO Failed to Prove Business Splitting: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : The ITAT Pune upheld the deduction under Section 10AA after finding that the Assessing Officer had not established that the SEZ un...

June 23, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 37(1) Disallowance as No Penal Action Was Taken by IRDA Against Insurance Company

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that Explanation 1 to Section 37(1) could not apply in the absence of any finding by the competent authority ...

June 23, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT Deletes ₹44.80 Crore Angel Tax Addition; AO Cannot Replace Assessee’s DCF Valuation with NAV Method

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that Rule 11UA gives the assessee the exclusive option to choose the valuation method for unquoted shares. While...

June 22, 2026 384 Views 0 comment Print

ESOP Discount Is Allowable Business Expenditure Despite Pending SLP: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that ESOP discount is an allowable deduction under Section 37(1), observing that the pendency of an SLP again...

June 22, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Periodic dredging to maintain existing jetty was revenue expense, not capital outlay: ITAT granted ₹4.49 Crore Relief

Income Tax : Expenditure of ₹4.49 crore incurred on maintenance dredging for removal of natural siltation and restoration of the existing ope...

June 20, 2026 189 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 6313 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 57458 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 4424 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 12272 Views 0 comment Print


Bogus Purchases: Only 6% Profit Element Taxable: Delhi ITAT

November 30, 2025 1932 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT upholds CIT(A) order, ruling that only profit embedded in alleged bogus purchases can be taxed, not the full purchase value.

Genuine Misunderstanding of VRS Exemption Not “Under-Reporting”

November 29, 2025 795 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal emphasized that an error regarding VRS exemption made by a salaried, non-technical taxpayer cannot be classified as deliberate under-reporting. With no false claim or suppression, the 270A penalty was deleted.

Suo-Motu 14A Disallowance Upheld as Own Funds Exceed Investments

November 29, 2025 363 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal found that the assessee’s net worth was substantially higher than the value of its investments, creating a presumption that investments were made from own funds. As no interest expenditure was linked to exempt income, the AO’s disallowance under Section 14A was held unsustainable.

No Exempt Income Means No 14A: 270A Penalty Cannot Survive When Quantum Dies

November 29, 2025 918 Views 0 comment Print

Since the 14A disallowance was already struck down on the ground that no exempt income was earned, the Tribunal held that penalty under section 270A had no legal basis. It ruled that penalty cannot survive once the underlying quantum addition ceases to exist. The key takeaway is that penalty collapses automatically when its foundation is eliminated.

Prospective 2022 Amendment Saves Assessee – 14A Knocked Out No Exempt Income, No 14A

November 28, 2025 360 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal upheld deletion of a Rs. 17.93 crore disallowance since the assessee earned no exempt income during the year. It applied binding High Court rulings holding that Section 14A cannot operate without exempt income. The decision confirms that the 2022 amendment to Section 14A is prospective.

Matching Principle Not applies to Cash Accounting – Section 36(1)(iii) Disallowance Deleted

November 27, 2025 321 Views 0 comment Print

The Madras High Court held that an investment company’s interest disallowance under Section 36(1)(iii) was invalid as it followed a cash system of accounting. The Tribunal’s deletion of the addition was upheld, confirming that matching principles are not applicable under cash-based accounting.

ITAT Chandigarh Quashes Revisionary Order for Failure to Show Error or Prejudice

November 25, 2025 465 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that the revisionary order was invalid because the authority failed to demonstrate how the assessment was erroneous or prejudicial to revenue. The AO’s enquiries and acceptance of a plausible view were upheld.

ITAT Chandigarh Upholds Deletion of Additions on Depreciation, Stock & GP

November 25, 2025 438 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh upheld CIT(A)’s order deleting AO’s additions on depreciation, excess stock, and gross profit, confirming machinery was in use and books were reliable.

Share Capital Call-Money ₹2.10 Cr Deletion u/s 68; ITAT Upholds Genuineness

November 24, 2025 447 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi deletes ₹2.10 Cr addition u/s 68 for share call-money; statements not supplied or cross-examined. Identity, creditworthiness & genuineness of subscribers proven; ad-hoc disallowance also deleted.

ITAT Delhi Annuls Reopening Email Notice as Time-Barred Under TOLA

November 23, 2025 720 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal ruled that reassessment notices issued after April 2021 for AY 2015-16 are invalid, as they fall outside TOLA provisions and are time-barred.

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