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Section 40A(2)(b)

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Section 40A: Expenses or payments not deductible in certain circumstances

Income Tax : Dive into critical tax regulations and provisions, from related party payments to cash disallowance, and learn how they impact you...

November 1, 2023 9906 Views 0 comment Print

Deductions on Payments to Relatives in Business: A Tax Guide

Income Tax : Understand nuances of claiming tax deductions on payments to relatives in business. Learn how Section 40A(2) of Income Tax Act, 19...

September 11, 2023 13311 Views 0 comment Print

Disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia), 40A & 43B vis a vis income declared u/s 44AD & 44ADA & 44E

Income Tax : The issue under consideration in this write up is whether disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia), 40A & 43B of Income Tax Act, 1961 are at...

January 29, 2022 20415 Views 2 comments Print

Related Party Transactions – Section 40A(2) of Income Tax Act,1961

Income Tax : Introduction Section 40A(2) of Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with payments to relatives and associated persons. It provides that wher...

December 13, 2020 287472 Views 4 comments Print


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TPO fails to Apply Industry Filter while Determining ALP of Interest: ITAT Deletes addition

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi dismisses DCIT's appeal against DLF Urban Pvt. Ltd. TPO failed to apply industry filter for ALP of interest, resulting ...

May 31, 2024 255 Views 0 comment Print

Section 40A(2)(b) cannot be invoked if no excessive or unreasonable payment

Income Tax : Explore the intricacies of Section 40A(2)(b) with insights from the M S Hostel Vs DCIT case. Learn why salary disallowance require...

May 6, 2024 582 Views 0 comment Print

Compensation for unilaterally terminating certain obligation under agreement is business income: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that compensation received by the assessee in out of court settlement for unilaterally terminating certain obliga...

March 20, 2024 393 Views 0 comment Print

Higher interest paid on unsecured loan to related party justified as loan received without any security: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that rate of interest @18% paid to related party towards unsecured loan is reasonable as rate of interest charged...

March 19, 2024 687 Views 0 comment Print

Payment to related party cannot be disallowed u/s. 40A(2)(b) as AO failed to prove it as unreasonable: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : Trinity Global Enterprises Ltd. vs. ITO: No disallowance under 40A(2) for supervision and risk management charges. Detailed analys...

March 18, 2024 510 Views 0 comment Print


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CBDT notifies more modes of e-payments; 6DD limit reduced to ₹ 10000

Income Tax : Notification No. 8/2020-Income-Tax- CBDT has notified Other electronic modes by inserting New Income TAx Rule 6ABBA. It also amend...

January 29, 2020 12909 Views 0 comment Print


Remuneration paid to managing director in previous year cannot be a criterion for invoking provisions of section 40A(2)section 40A(2)

October 30, 2018 4719 Views 0 comment Print

Further, the remuneration paid to managing director in the previous year cannot be a criterion for invoking the provisions of section 40A(2) of the Act as the assessee’s turnover stood at ₹ 283 lakhs as compared to ₹ 99 lakhs in immediately previous year. This has resulted into rise of 185% in turnover.

Disallowance U/s. 40A(2)(b) not justified without proving that expense incurred by assessee is excessive

September 3, 2018 5763 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs Media Satellite & Telecom Ltd, (ITAT Delhi) In this cse AO could not show that the expenditure incurred by the assessee is excessive or unreasonable providing market comparative price with respect to the fair market value of the goods. The ld AO could not show that without offering the discount the goods are […]

Section 40A(2)(b): Interest Rate on Permanent Loan cannot be compared with Rate on Temporary Loan

September 1, 2018 2385 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs  Shiv Agrevo Ltd. (Rajasthan High Court) The prevailing market rates of interest for the loans of permanent nature were between 18 per cent, to 24 per cent, whereas the cases compared by AO pertained to the loans of temporary nature and that the assessee had advanced money for the purpose of business needs. […]

Remuneration paid to Management Graduates related to business is allowable

June 16, 2018 1392 Views 0 comment Print

These are the appeals filed by assessee against the order of CIT(A)-12, Mumbai dated 30/05/2014 for A.Y. 2008-09 and A.Y. 2009-10 in the matter of order passed under Section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act (hereinafter the Act). In the A.Y. 2010-11, Revenue is in appeal before us with respect to disallowance of similar expenses.

Mere low profitability of recipient firm not relevant to apply section 40A(2)(b)

January 29, 2018 2397 Views 0 comment Print

Sharp Designers and Engineers India Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly Khinvasara Investments Pvt. Ltd.) Vs ACIT (ITAT Pune) AO had not brought any comparables from market to make out that the case that impugned payment was excessive or unreasonable within the meaning of section 40A(2)(b) and based his conclusion merely on low profitability of recipient firm was […]

Salary to partners as per deed and Income Tax Act cannot be disallowed

April 16, 2017 8937 Views 0 comment Print

Salary to the partner is being regulated by the provisions of section 40(b) of the Income Tax Act. It is to be paid in accordance with the provision stipulated in the deed which should be in commensurate with the provisions of section 40(b) of the Income Tax Act. On such salary payment, provisions of section 40 A(2) cannot be invoked.

Section 14A applies also to strategic investments in subsidiaries; No estoppel against a statute

February 18, 2017 2931 Views 0 comment Print

Section 14A applies also to strategic investments in subsidiaries.Section 40A(2) is not applicable to co-operative societies. No disallowance under section 40A(2) should be made if the tax effect is neutral i.e. the recipient is paying tax at the same rate as the payer

Disallowance u/s 40A(2) of Commission paid to relatives cannot be made without proper enquiry

July 22, 2015 6799 Views 0 comment Print

AO made the disallowance by invoking the provisions of section 40A(2) of the Act, however nothing was brought on record on the basis of the comparative analysis to substantiate that the commission paid to the related parties was higher than the commission paid to unrelated parties.

S. 40A(2)(b) Loan taken from relatives cannot be compared with bank loan

December 20, 2013 10758 Views 0 comment Print

It was held that loan taken from the relatives cannot be compared with bank loan because loan from the relatives are without security, while loan from the bank is secured. Tribunal has held in the case of Omkarmal Gaurishanker –Vs- ITO reported in 92 TTJ (Ahd.) 223 that interest paid to relatives @24% is reasonable.

S. 40A(2)(b) Interest on loan @ 12% paid to related party can’t be considered as excessive

December 20, 2013 11281 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) found force in the submission of the assessee that the interest at the rate of 12% was also taken as reasonable in the Income Tax Act under the provisions of section 40A(b)(iv) for the purpose of calculating interest to the partners. The CIT(A) also followed the decision of the Tribunal in the case of ACIT Vs. M/s.Raj Steel Industries and Vipul Y. Mehta Vs. ACIT (supra) where the rate of interest at 18% to 24% was considered to be reasonable.

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