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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 189 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 270 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


ITAT Upholds PCIT’s Directive on Loan Interest and Section 14A disallowance

July 17, 2025 258 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cochin affirms PCIT’s order for AO to verify loan interest deduction and Section 14A applicability after loan’s business use questioned.

Reassessment u/s. 148 quashed as initiated inspite of full and true material disclosure: Bombay HC

July 15, 2025 735 Views 0 comment Print

Therefore, the amount distributed by it to the Petitioner would not qualify as exempt dividend income under Section 10(34) of the Act. This to our mind would be merely a “change of opinion”.

Unrealized Rent income cannot be taxed even if TDS is deducted on accrual basis

July 10, 2025 1077 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai grants Vishwaroop Infotech partial relief on unrealized rent and Section 14A disallowance, highlighting commercial expediency and proper expense attribution.

Non-filing Form No. 62 cannot disentitle claim of depreciation of amalgamating company

July 9, 2025 465 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that depreciation of amalgamating company cannot be disallowed merely for non-filing of Form No. 62 which is only directory. Thus, non-compliance of the same would not disentitle the assessee to claim carry forward losses to be set off. Accordingly, appeal allowed.

No addition u/s. 68 as genuineness and identity of shareholders proved

July 7, 2025 591 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act not justified as genuineness and identity of shareholders proved. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed and CIT(A) upheld.

ITAT Deletes Section 271(1)(c) Penalty for Leave Encashment Disallowance

June 27, 2025 720 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune quashes Section 271(1)(c) penalty on Intervalve Poonawalla for leave encashment disallowance, citing full disclosure and judicial precedents.

Revision u/s 263 Quashed: No Error or Revenue Prejudice Demonstrated

June 26, 2025 318 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that revision under section 263 of the Income Tax Act not justified as PCIT failed to demonstrate that assessment order was erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue. Accordingly, revision order quashed.

Proportionate Allocation of Employee Benefits for Agriculture Upheld by ITAT

June 25, 2025 228 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad upholds allocation of employee benefit expenses to agricultural activities for Super Crop Safe Limited, citing the specialized and labor-intensive nature of their operations. Finance costs and some other expenses were deleted or set aside for re-verification.

Interest from Staff Loans Qualifies as Business Income, Not Other Sources

June 24, 2025 615 Views 0 comment Print

Income received by an electricity distribution company from staff loans and advances should be classified as business income under Section 28(i) and not as “income from other sources”.

Open Terrace/Portico Excluded in Built-Up Area for Sec. 80-IB Deduction Eligibility

June 23, 2025 876 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee – real estate developer was engaged in the business of construction of residential units / bungalows which were duplexes surrounded by a compound wall. Each residential unit consisted of a portico and an open terrace.

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