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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


Disallowance u/s 14A restricted to amount of exempt income

January 12, 2023 2289 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that disallowance under section 14A of the Income Tax Act is restricted to the amount of exempt income earned by the assessee.

Expense reduced from export turnover should also be reduced from total turnover for calculating deduction u/s 10AA

January 10, 2023 1236 Views 0 comment Print

Infosys Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) ITAT Bangalore held that expenditure reduced from export turnover should also be reduced from total turnover while computing deduction under section 10AA of the Income Tax Act. Facts- During the relevant previous year, the assessee had incurred brand building expenses of Rs.81,79,53,112/-. The brand building expenditure were in the […]

Shares can be hold as both investment and stock-in-trade

January 8, 2023 5760 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that as per CBDT circular no. 4/2007 dated 15.6.2007 and 6/2016 dated 29-2-2016, person can hold shares as both investment and stock-in-trade Accordingly income will be taxable based on the type in which share is hold.

Interest on funds borrowed for business project is allowable u/s 36(1)(iii)

January 3, 2023 1743 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the interest paid on such borrowing is allowable under section 36(1)(iii) of the Income Tax Act as the funds were borrowed for the purpose of construction project.

Proportionate disallowance u/s. 14A unwarranted for investments made in tax free bonds

December 8, 2022 1635 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that proportionate disallowance of interest is not warranted, under Section 14A of Income Tax Act for investments made in tax free bonds or securities which yield tax free dividend and interest.

Rejection of disallowance offered u/s 14A after due application of mind is acceptable

December 3, 2022 1806 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that rejection of basis adopted by the assessee of the disallowance offered under section 14A after due application of mind and considering the reply furnished by the assessee is acceptable

ITAT directs AO to restrict  disallowance to those investments which earned dividend income

December 1, 2022 612 Views 0 comment Print

It is to be presumed that the assessee made investments from its own funds but not from borrowed funds. If that is the case the disallowance under interest is not warranted. Therefore, disallowance under Rule 8D(ii) to an extent of Rs. 1,78,490/- is not maintainable.

If assessee not earned exempted income, there cannot be section 14A disallowance

November 24, 2022 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Vertex Securities Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Cochin) The assessee has made an investment in equity shares of Rs.5,84,10,100/-. The dividend from such investment is exempted from the tax. Accordingly, AO computed the disallowance u/s 14A of the Act at Rs.11,84,111/-. The same was confirmed by the Ld. CIT(A). Before us, Ld. A.R. submitted that assessee […]

Disallowance u/s 14A untenable for non-satisfying the formula contained in rule 8D

November 23, 2022 951 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that AO had only recorded general satisfaction but not with reference to the accounts of the assessee and hence has not satisfied the formula contained in rule 8D in order to compute disallowance u/s 14A of the Act.

Adjustment for disallowance u/s 14A to book profits u/s 115JB is untenable

November 14, 2022 1134 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that AO cannot go beyond the profits as per profit and loss account prepared in accordance with the Companies Act except in the manner provided in Explanation 1 to section 115JB. therefore the action of the AO to make the adjustment for the disallowance u/s. 14A to the book profits u/s. 115JB is not tenable.

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