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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 1445 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 114 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


Interest expense not allowed as borrowed funds used for earning exempt income: Bombay HC

March 18, 2024 777 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that as per section 14A of the Income Tax Act any expenditure incurred in relation to any income which is not included in total income would not be allowed as expenditure. Thus, interest on borrowed funds used to earn dividend which is exempt from tax cannot be allowed as expenditure.

ITAT Grants MAT Credit Claim under Vivad se Vishwas Scheme

March 9, 2024 1182 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai allows United Spirits Limited to claim MAT credit under the VSV Scheme for the year in question, setting a precedent for similar cases.

Government incentive/Subsidy towards Investment Promotion is capital receipt

February 22, 2024 2544 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai’s ruling on government subsidies as capital receipts in DCIT Vs Saint-Gobain India Pvt. Ltd., impacting investment promotion.

Section 14A Disallowance & Additional Depreciation in Section 115JB Book Profit Calculation

February 18, 2024 2364 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai decides on disallowances under Section 14A and additional depreciation in book profits under Section 115JB in ATC Global Logistics vs ACIT case.

No 271(1)(c) Penalty Without Willful Concealment or Furnishing Inaccurate Details

February 13, 2024 3039 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT deletes penalty under section 271(1)(c) for Eureka Outsourcing Solutions, stating making an incorrect claim does not amount to furnishing inaccurate particulars.

No Section 14A Disallowance If Assessee Has No Exempt Income in the Year

February 12, 2024 1296 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Reliance Power Ltd vs. DCIT, Mumbai ITAT’s ruling clarifies disallowance under Section 14A of the Income Tax Act, emphasizing that investments yielding exempt income should be considered for disallowance.

CIT(A) cannot exercise enhancement power on issue not dealt by AO

January 18, 2024 2058 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that CIT(A) cannot exercise the power to enhance u/s. 251(1) where AO has not dealt with the issue and has not applied his mind on the taxability or non-taxability of a specific matter. Accordingly, exercise such power by CIT(A) will be beyond his jurisdiction.

TDS not deductible from discount paid on prepaid sim card/ recharge vouchers

January 17, 2024 1353 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the assessee is not liable to deduct tax at source from the discount paid on prepaid sim card/recharge vouchers. Thus, disallowance made u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act liable to be deleted.

ITAT Bangalore Directs Re-adjudication on Goodwill Depreciation in Slump Sale

January 17, 2024 1650 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Bangalore order in the case of I&B Seeds Pvt Ltd vs ACIT, directing re-adjudication on the claimed depreciation for goodwill arising from a slump sale.

Foreign exchange loss attributable to material purchase is revenue expense

January 16, 2024 945 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that foreign exchange loss incurred by the assessee attributable to purchase of material is revenue expenditure and it cannot be included in the cost of project. Accordingly, the same is allowable as deduction.

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