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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 207 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 Exempt Income: ITAT Mumbai

August 11, 2020 3093 Views 0 comment Print

S. Vinodkumar Diamonds, Pvt Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) The issue under consideration is whether the disallowance u/s 14A can exceed the exempt income? ITAT states that during the year under consideration the assessee has earned exempt income of Rs. 1.62 lakhs only. The AO disallowed interest expenses under Rule 8D(ii) of Rs. 30,13,853/-. They […]

60% depreciation eligible on UPS as Part of Computer & Peripherals

August 10, 2020 17472 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the UPS is considered as essentially part of computer system and depreciation at rate of 60% charged on it?

Section 14A disallowance cannot exceed Actual Expense incurred for earning exempt income

August 8, 2020 1608 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the disallowance under 14A can be exceed the actual expenditure incurred in this regard?

Issues Related to Section 14A

August 8, 2020 5874 Views 1 comment Print

This Paper is on the Topic ‘Issues related to Section 14A’. Provisions of Section 14A and Rule 8D are invoked in a large number of cases. The tax laws of India treats certain income as not taxable such as agricultural income, dividend received from an Indian company, income of eligible charitable institution, and tax-free interest.

ITAT allows depreciation on expansion expenditure treating the same as Capital

July 28, 2020 1410 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the expenditure incurred by the assessee for the expansion will be considered as Capital Expenditure and allowability of the depreciation on the same?

HC confirms presumption of investments out of interest-free funds

July 24, 2020 2439 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the addition made by AO u/s 14A with respect of Interest free funds is justified in law?

Section 14A of Income Tax r.w. Rule 8D – Supreme Court upheld no income tax in absence of exempt income

July 24, 2020 12894 Views 0 comment Print

Section 14A of Income Tax Act, 1961 r.w. Rule 8D of Income Tax Rules: Supreme Court standpoint – No tax in the absence of any exempt income The much debated and extensively litigated issue has been resolved by the Supreme Court in 2018 & 2019. The article below summarises issues encountered by the assessee’s prior […]

Analysis on Disallowance under Section 14A of Income Tax Act

July 9, 2020 18432 Views 1 comment Print

The very intent of the section 14A of the income tax Act is that no expenditure shall be allowed as deduction, in computing the Total income of the Assessee, if such expenditure is incurred to earn an income, which is exempt under Income tax act. That is to say that no deduction shall be allowed in respect of the expenditure incurred in relation to the income which does not form part of the Total Income of the Act.

ITAT Restored Case to AO Regarding TDS Applicability u/s 194A on Financial Charges Paid for Car Loan

July 9, 2020 1014 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) is justified for non deduction of TDS u/s 194A on financial charges paid for car loan?

Applicability of Section 14A of Income Tax Act, 1961

July 8, 2020 7161 Views 0 comment Print

Section 14A was enacted vide Finance Act, 2001 w.r.e.f. 01.04.1962, so that net taxable income is actually taxed and no deduction is allowed against taxable income for expenditure incurred in earning exempt income. Further, it was enacted to overcome the Supreme Court decision in the case of Rajasthan State Warehousing Corporation v. CIT (2000) 242 ITR […]

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