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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 213 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 1445 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 117 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 387 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


No TDS on Payment Gateway Charges paid by Make My Trip

July 3, 2020 15528 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the Payment Gateway facilities provided by banks are liable for TDS provisions?

No disallowance of interest U/s 14A if assessee’s own capital is more than investments fetching exempt income

June 26, 2020 2460 Views 0 comment Print

No disallowance of interest can be made u/s 14A if the assessee’s own capital is more than the investments fetching exempt income. Similar view has been taken by the Hon’ble Gujarat High Court in the case of CIT vs. Suzlon Energy Ltd. (2013) 354 ITR 630 (Guj).

Section 14A Disallowance cannot exceed Exempt Income

June 24, 2020 7509 Views 0 comment Print

The window for disallowance is indicated in section 14A and is only to the extent of disallowing expenditure incurred by the assessee in relation to tax exempt income.

Interpretation of Section 14A & Exception to Rule 34(5)- Covid-19

June 19, 2020 1935 Views 0 comment Print

The present case has again established a clear picture on the interpretation of Section 14A of the Act, with detailed explanation of various cases. It clearly explains that Section 14 of the Act will not apply if no exempt income is received or receivable during the relevant previous year.

Consider Only Dividend bearing Securities for Section 14A disallowance R.W. Rule 8D(2)(iii)

June 17, 2020 1536 Views 0 comment Print

In the light of judgment of Coordinate Bench of ITAT Kolkata in the case of REI Agro Ltd, we note that only dividend bearing securities should be considered for disallowance under rule 8D(2)(iii) of I.T. Rules.

Section 35D benefit once granted in initial year cannot be denied in subsequent years

June 10, 2020 1719 Views 0 comment Print

Once the claim under section 35D of the Act was accepted in the initial year i.e. AY 1995-96, then the clock had started running in favour of the assessee which was to continue for the entire period of ten years and the benefit once granted in the initial year could not be denied in the subsequent years.

Section 10(34) Exemption w/o disallowing expenses u/s 14A for Insurance Co.

June 10, 2020 1698 Views 0 comment Print

Max Life Insurance Company Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) The issue under consideration is whether assessee is liable for exemption u/s 10(34) of the Act without disallowing any expenditure under section 14A? ITAT noted that this issue is duly covered by decision of Mumbai Bench of this Tribunal in case of ICICI Prudential Insurance Co. […]

Section 14A apply on investment made for acquiring controlling interest 

June 7, 2020 3135 Views 0 comment Print

Hence, the contention of the assessee investment made for acquiring controlling interest in Dabur India Ltd should not be subject to disallowance under section 14A is rejected.

Section 14A applies to share of profit from partnership firm

June 6, 2020 10509 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether Section 14A will be applicable on Profit sharing from Partnership Firm, which is exempt in the hands of partners?

Where own funds exceeds investment, no disallowance of interest can be made u/s 14A

June 4, 2020 1686 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat State Energy Generation Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) Held that if the assessee can demonstrate the availability of surplus interest free funds for making investments that are generating tax free income, disallowance under Section 14A of the Act would not be justified. In this case, the own fund of the assessee exceeds the amount […]

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