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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 201 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 204 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 360 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 36(1)(iii) unsustainable as advance given during normal course of business

May 21, 2023 2220 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Hotel Ishika (ITAT Raipur) ITAT Raipur held that the interest expenditure corresponding to the advances that was given in the normal course of business could not have been disallowed under section 36(1)(iii) of the Income Tax Act. Facts- Post completion of original assessment, as is discernible from record, the A.O on the basis […]

Mere proving identity of creditor is insufficient, genuineness of transaction is also to be proved

May 21, 2023 885 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Guwahati held that submission of documents proved the identity of the creditors, however, genuineness of the transactions is not proved. Matter set aside for fresh consideration.

Disallowance of expense u/s 14A unsustainable as investment in shares were stock-in-trade

May 17, 2023 819 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that disallowance of expenses u/s 14A read with Rule 8D is unwarranted on the premise that the investment in shares were stock-in-trade.

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

May 17, 2023 2082 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance made under section 14A of the Income Tax Act cannot extent exempt income earned by the assessee. Accordingly, AO is directed to restrict the disallowance u/s. 14A to the extent of exempt income.

Deduction u/s 80IA available as cost of imported power is charged before computing eligible deduction

May 16, 2023 576 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that disallowance of deduction u/s 80IA of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as cost of power imported is charged before computing income eligible for deduction u/s 80IA.

Motor vehicle being a self-propelled vehicle eligible for depreciation @33.40%

May 15, 2023 1917 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that motor vehicles qualify as self-propelled vehicles and accordingly depreciation at the rate of 33.40% available on the same.

State failed to take steps for recovery of dues hence recourse to HPLR Act not sustainable

May 11, 2023 915 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that as the State of Himachal Pradesh didn’t took any steps for realization of its dues, recourse to Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act (HPLR Act) for recovery of dues as arrears of land revenue not sustainable.

Revisional jurisdiction u/s 263 not invocable merely because PCIT may entertain different view

May 10, 2023 537 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that AO took the plausible view of granting the benefit of mutuality after due application of mind. Accordingly, revisional jurisdiction u/s 263 cannot be invoked merely because PCIT may entertain a different view in the matter.

No section 14A disallowance based on assumption of tax-free income in future

April 28, 2023 1812 Views 0 comment Print

If there is no tax-free income, then no section 14A disallowance is to be made based on assumption that in future, some tax-free income will result to assessee on investment. 

Book profit u/s. 115JB cannot be computed by including disallowance u/s 14A

April 21, 2023 2688 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that book profit under section 115JB of the Income Tax Act cannot be computed by including disallowances made under section 14A of the Income Tax Act.

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