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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 Rulings on TP Adjustments, ESOP Expenses & Section 14A Disallowance

June 11, 2024 1257 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal upholds CIT(A) decisions in DCIT Vs Astral Limited case, offering key insights on TP adjustments, ESOP expenses, and Section 14A disallowance.

Section 14A disallowance applies only to investments yielding exempt income

June 9, 2024 1821 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules no disallowance under Section 14A for investments not yielding tax-free income. Detailed analysis of DCIT vs Paranjapee Schemes case.

Date of Satisfaction Recording for Searched Person is deemed Date of Search for Non-Searched Person

June 7, 2024 1167 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that date of recording of satisfaction in the case of searched person qua non-searched person becomes date of search in case of non-searched person

Section 14A disallowance not warranted for investments not yielding tax-free income

June 4, 2024 876 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of DCIT vs. Paranjapee Schemes Construction Ltd., ITAT Mumbai rules no disallowance under Section 14A of the Income Tax Act is warranted for investments not yielding tax-free income.

Intas Pharmaceuticals Wins Dispute Over Profitability Calculations

June 4, 2024 576 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Ahmedabad ruling on Intas Pharmaceuticals Vs ACIT, focusing on working capital adjustment and notional interest on trade receivables.

TDS on Foreign Payments & Liquidated Damages as Capital Receipts

June 4, 2024 4029 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata ruled that TDS under section 195 is not required for foreign commission payments and liquidated damages are capital receipts, not taxable income.

After TPO’s Order, AO Obligated to Follow Section 92CA(4) for Assessment

May 30, 2024 3213 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court ruled that once a TPO issues an order, the AO must pass an assessment order per Section 92CA(4) of the Income Tax Act.

ITAT upholds deletion of addition towards stale draft account

May 30, 2024 780 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. vs. DCIT, ITAT Chennai rejects AO’s disallowance of stale drafts, citing precedent and banking business nature.

Section 41(1) cannot be invoked without liability in books: ITAT Kolkata

May 27, 2024 858 Views 0 comment Print

Dive into the detailed analysis of Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port’s case against DCIT at ITAT Kolkata regarding Section 41(1) of the Income Tax Act. Understand why cessation of trading liability cannot be invoked without liability in books.

MOOWR Instructions for denying benefit to Solar Power Generation Units was quashed

May 17, 2024 2658 Views 0 comment Print

The statutory scheme underlying the Manufacture and Other Operations in Warehouse Regulations, 2019 (MOOWR) could not be construed as seeking to exclude solar power generation in terms of permissions granted under Section 65 of the Customs Act, 1962.

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