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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


Disallowance u/s 14A in absence of exempt income unsustainable

August 31, 2023 1821 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that where no exempt income is earned by the assessee there is no case for making any disallowance under Section 14A of the Income Tax Act.

Late TDS Deposit Interest not deductible as Business Expenditure

August 30, 2023 969 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Shiva Pharmachem Ltd vs. DCIT case where ITAT Ahmedabad rules no disallowance under section 14A of Income Tax Act without any exempt income. Full text of ITAT order included.

Disallowance of staff welfare expenditure resorting to adhoc base unsustainable

August 29, 2023 2736 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that disallowance of staff welfare expenditure on the adhoc basis unsustainable as AO failed to establish as to who the expenses are not incurred for business purpose.

Initiation of Re-assessment u/s 147 Requires new Tangible Material: ITAT

August 29, 2023 1011 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad decides on the legitimacy of re-assessment under section 147 without tangible proof of income escape. Explore the detailed verdict here.

Granting one day time to furnish reply against notice issued unjustified

August 28, 2023 4740 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that notice issued just two days before expiry of limitation and giving only one day time to provide the defence reply is unjustified as petitioner is not granted reasonable opportunity of being heard.

ITAT allows Electricity expenses which were disallowed on mere presumptions

August 28, 2023 831 Views 0 comment Print

Detailed analysis of ITAT’s decision in Uma Rajendra Agarwal Vs ACIT regarding deletion of adhoc disallowance on electricity expenses.

No Reassessment for Appealed Issues

August 21, 2023 1461 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of the ITAT Chennai ruling on Carborundum Universal Limited vs ACIT, emphasizing no scope for reassessment on an issue under appeal.

Business Nexus Required for Allowance of Bad Debts Claim: ITAT

August 21, 2023 603 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of ITAT Delhi’s ruling in DCIT vs Centum Learning Ltd on debts claim, business nexus & re-adjudication. A critical look at the order dated 12.04.2019.

Expense incurred for earning only exempt income is not allowable as deduction

August 17, 2023 1242 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that expenditure claimed by the assessee relating to earning of only exempt income is not allowable as deduction. Accordingly, the whole expenditure incurred for earing exempt income cannot be allowed to carryforward.

Section 36(1)(viia) Deduction for Bad & Doubtful Debts Allowed Regardless of Rural & Non-Rural Advances

August 8, 2023 5904 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that deduction u/s 36(1)(viia) of the Income Tax Act towards Provision for bad and doubtful debts allowable irrespective of rural advance and non-rural advances.

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