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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


Section 14A disallowance cannot exceed amount of exempt Income

October 20, 2020 2127 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the disallowance u/s 14A can exceed the amount of exempt income? In the light of the order of M/s.Century Real Estate Holdings Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (supra), ITAT hold that the disallowance u/s 14A of the I.T.Act cannot exceed the exempt income.

Analysis of Section 14A read with Rule 8D

October 16, 2020 82590 Views 1 comment Print

Section 14A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) provides that no deduction shall be allowed of any expenditure incurred in relation to income not includible in total income i.e. expenditure related to exempt income is not tax deductible.

Insurance Companies- Section 14A disallowance unjustified

October 16, 2020 1461 Views 0 comment Print

Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) The Tribunal has interpreted Section 44 read with the first schedule and concluded that applicability of Section 14A is excluded in relation to computation of income of an insurance company. We have examined the relevant provisions. Section 44 begins with a non-obstante clause and overrides the other […]

Section 14A disallowance not sustainable if proper satisfaction not recorded

October 14, 2020 1227 Views 0 comment Print

Vinay Bhasin Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Assessee made heavy investments for earning of exempt income and being a busy professional, he requires the management of such a portfolio by incurring expenses, diversion of man-power/staff for indulging in investment activities to various activities like visiting banks, use of vehicle and telephone, use of internet if portfolio […]

Additional claim can be made before ITAT despite no such claim in Return of Income

October 11, 2020 7584 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether submitting additional claims before tribunal, which is not claim in return of income will be sustain in law?

No further disallownce U/s. 14A warranted if Voluntary disallowance by Assessee exceeds exempted income

October 7, 2020 765 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether CIT(A) is correct in confirming the enhancement of disallowance made by the AO over and above the amount disallowed by the assessee u/s 14A of the Act?

Section 14A disallowance 14A & Reporting in Tax Audit Report

October 3, 2020 35472 Views 0 comment Print

Clause 17(l) – Amount of deduction inadmissible in terms of section 14A in respect of the expenditure incurred in relation to income which does not form part of the total income; This clause was inserted by the notification number 208/2006 dated 10th August 2006. Section 14A was inserted in Chapter IV – Computation of total income by the Finance Act, 2001

Section 14A disallowance unjustified if Interest Free Funds exceeds Investment Value

October 2, 2020 1449 Views 0 comment Print

Kingfisher Finvest India Ltd. Vs. DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) The issue under consideration is whether the disallowance made by AO u/s 14A of the Act is justified in law? ITAT states that if the interest free funds available with the assessee is more than the value of investments, then the presumption is that the assessee has […]

Section 14A disallowance cannot exceed income earned by Assessee

October 2, 2020 1287 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the disallowance u/s 14A is justified even if the bank had not incurred any expenditure for the purpose of earning the interest amount?

No section 14A Disallowance if There is No Exempt Income

September 27, 2020 2643 Views 0 comment Print

Tata Sky Limited Vs. CIT (ITAT Mumbai) The issue under consideration is whether the disallowance of expenditure under section 14A is justified if there is no exempt income? In the instant case, the assessee has invested in various investments which, yield exempt income. Further, the assessee has not made suo moto disallowance of expenditure incurred […]

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