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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


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

July 17, 2025 363 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 780 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 1185 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 540 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 669 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 867 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 399 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 270 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 699 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 1074 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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