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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 186 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


Rent from factory building taxable under the head income from house property: Delhi HC

September 25, 2024 2643 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that rental income earned from factory building it taxable under the head Income from house property and is eligible for deduction under provisions of section 24 of the Income Tax Act.

No Retrospective Application of 2022 Amendment to Section 14A

September 24, 2024 1005 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee claimed that in section 14A, the disallowance of expenditure even if computed in accordance with Rule 8D could not exceed the exempt income earned in that year.

Disallowance u/s. 36(1)(iii) unjustified as interest-free funds exceeds loan to subsidiary: ITAT Ahmedabad

September 18, 2024 1041 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that disallowance u/s. 36(1)(iii) of the Income Tax Act unjustified as interest-free funds exceeds loan to the subsidiary and loan was advanced for commercial expediency.

Disallowance u/s. 14A unwarranted as interest-free funds exceeds investment: ITAT Ahmedabad

September 17, 2024 687 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that no disallowance under Section 14A of the Income Tax Act warranted as interest-free funds exceed the investments made, and there is no evidence to suggest that borrowed funds were used for such investments.

Order u/s. 263 passed on issues not covered in show cause notice untenable: ITAT Delhi

August 31, 2024 1005 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that order under section 263 of the Income Tax Act passed on the issues for which no show cause notice has been issued is unjustifiable and hence liable to be quashed.

Interest income directly relating to business is assessable as business income: ITAT Ahmedabad

August 30, 2024 912 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that interest income and miscellaneous income earned by the assessee are directly related to the business of the assessee and assessable as business income only and not as income from other sources.

Disallowance u/s. 14A of Income Tax Act cannot exceed exempt income: ITAT Ahmedabad

August 29, 2024 696 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that disallowance under section 14A of the Income Tax Act cannot exceed exempt income. Thus, disallowance u/s. 14A restricted to the extent of exempt income.

Limitation period u/s. 263 would be from date of original assessment order as reassessment order is distinct

August 29, 2024 1038 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court held that since reassessment order is distinct and different, the period of limitation for exercising powers u/s. 263 of the Income Tax Act would be the date of original assessment order. Thus, entire proceedings barred by limitation.

Appeal dismissed by CIT(A) as time barred unjustified as appeal in physical form filed in time: ITAT Jaipur

August 26, 2024 468 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that dismissal of appeal by CIT(A) holding it to be barred by limitation unjustified as CIT(A) failed to consider that appeal was filed in physical form and filing of appeal is not delayed.

Section 57 Deduction Allowable for Interest Expense Incurred to Earn Income from Other Sources: ITAT Raipur

August 26, 2024 1998 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that interest expenditure incurred for earning income chargeable under the head “Income from other sources” is allowable as deduction under section 57 of the Income Tax Act.

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