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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 81 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 252 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 249 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 354 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 12152 Views 0 comment Print


Disallowance Under Rule 8D Valid When No satisfactory explanation given

August 6, 2025 423 Views 0 comment Print

The Kolkata ITAT upheld a Section 14A disallowance, stating there was no breach of natural justice when the AO invoked Rule 8D(2)(iii) after the assessee’s reply was considered.

ITAT Allows 5% Safe Harbour in Property Valuation- Section 50C Amendment Retrospective

August 5, 2025 888 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata upholds deletion of capital gains addition under Section 50C and disallowance under Section 14A for Tirupati Niryat Pvt. Ltd.

Foreign exchange loss allowed as revenue expense: ITAT Mumbai

August 4, 2025 597 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that consulting charges is revenue item and accordingly, foreign exchange loss arising thereon is allowable as revenue expenditure. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

No satisfaction, no disallowance—ITAT slams mechanical application of Rule 8D

August 1, 2025 714 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore rules that Section 14A/Rule 8D disallowances cannot be made mechanically without the AO recording proper satisfaction regarding the assessee’s claim of expenditure.

Revision order u/s. 263 quashed as AO took plausible view after proper application of mind

August 1, 2025 576 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that revisionary order passed u/s. 263 of the Income Tax Act cannot be sustained to the extent AO duly examined the issue during scrutiny assessment proceedings and plausible view taken after proper application of mind.

Deduction claimed u/s. 80G towards CSR expenditure is allowed

July 22, 2025 741 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the claim for deduction under section 80G of the Act in respect of Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR] expenditure cannot be denied. Accordingly, deduction claimed is allowed and appeal of revenue dismissed.

Appellate authorities have jurisdiction to entertain new claim: ITAT Ahmedabad

July 21, 2025 480 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that appellate authority has jurisdiction to entertain new claim. Accordingly, additional claim for deduction on account of ESOP is allowed. Accordingly, appeal allowed to that extent.

ITAT Reduces Vadilal Section 14A Disallowance to Rs. 30,000

July 20, 2025 249 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad partially allows Vadilal International’s appeal, cutting the Section 14A disallowance for exempt dividend income from Rs. 15 lakh to Rs. 30,000.

Interest from investment with other co-operative society deductible u/s. 80P(2)(d)

July 18, 2025 1164 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee is a co-operative society engaged in the business of providing credit facilities to its members. Assessee is claiming deduction u/s. 80P(2) of the Income Tax Act. Notably, vide intimation u/s. 143(1), the deduction u/s. 80P(2)(d) was disallowed.

Bogus LTCG addition quashed as sale transaction of shares cannot be doubted

July 17, 2025 708 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Nagpur held that addition under section 68 towards bogus LTCG set aside as sale transaction of shares cannot be doubted. Thus, sale consideration received on sale of shares cannot be assessed as unexplained cash credit under section 68 of the Income Tax Act.

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