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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 1362 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


Deduction u/s. 36(1)(vii) available to banks for providing long term finance for residential house: Kerala HC

July 25, 2024 441 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that even after 01.04.2010, Bank would be entitled to the deduction envisaged u/s. 36(1)(viii) of the Income Tax Act in respect of the long term finance provided by it for construction and purchase of houses in India for residential purpose.

Without incriminating material, additions cannot be made to completed/unabated assessments

July 19, 2024 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Detailed analysis of ACIT Vs Mansha Agencies Pvt Ltd (ITAT Mumbai) case where Mumbai ITAT rules that additions can’t be made in unabated assessments without incriminating material. Read the full text of the ITAT Mumbai order.

TDS not deductible on Payments which become Taxable Due to Retrospective Amendment

July 18, 2024 1380 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed judgment of Bombay High Court in ACIT Vs Sociedade de Fomento Industrial Pvt Ltd regarding TDS deduction on retrospective taxable payments. Full analysis of IT Act implications.

Mere inadequate enquiry alone not justify Commissioner’s revisional jurisdiction

July 12, 2024 729 Views 0 comment Print

Assessing Officer is not required to detail reasoning for each deduction in the assessment order and that inadequate enquiry alone does not justify the Commissioner’s revisional jurisdiction.

Gujarat HC allows Section 80IA(4) deduction to Captive Power Plant of Alembic Ltd

July 10, 2024 1269 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court grants Alembic Ltd Rs. 4 crore income tax deduction under Section 80IA for their captive power plant. Read the full judgment and analysis here.

ITAT allows foreign travel expenses for board meetings in Singapore

July 8, 2024 618 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cuttack rules replacement of gear boxes in Surface Furnace Kiln as current repairs under Section 31(1) for Sponge Tata Iron Ltd. Read the full judgment analysis.

Assessment not erroneous if AO adopts plausible view despite PCIT’s different opinion

June 27, 2024 480 Views 0 comment Print

If AO adopts a plausible view, even if two views are possible, the assessment cannot be deemed erroneous merely because the PCIT holds a different opinion.

Section 14A disallowance based on presumptions of earning dividend income in future is unsustainable 

June 25, 2024 768 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of Zodiac Ventures Ltd. vs. ITO case by Mumbai ITAT regarding income tax disallowance based on presumptions of future dividend earnings. Full text of the ITAT order included.

Assessments Void Due to Lack of Section 153D Approval: Delhi ITAT

June 20, 2024 687 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi ITAT ruled assessments concluded without mandatory Section 153D approval as void, affecting Emaar MGF Land Ltd’s cases from AY 2010-11 to AY 2015-16.

Interest Income from money lending business assessable as Business Income

June 15, 2024 2100 Views 0 comment Print

Read detailed analysis of ITAT Mumbai’s order regarding interest income from money lending assessed as business income in Kamlakant Chhotalal Exporters Pvt Ltd vs ACIT case.

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