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

Income Tax : Summary of Section 40A disallowances, including payments to related parties, cash payments, gratuity provisions, non-statutory fun...

November 17, 2025 15624 Views 0 comment Print

Prohibited transaction in cash/limit on cash transactions

Income Tax : Summary of income-tax rules on cash limits, including disallowance of cash expenditure, restrictions on loans, deposits, receipts,...

November 15, 2025 30072 Views 0 comment Print

Electricity bill payment in cash: Allowed or not?

Income Tax : Learn if cash payments over ₹10,000 for electricity bills are allowed under Section 40A(3) of Income Tax Act. Understand exempti...

September 30, 2024 9792 Views 0 comment Print

Restrictions on Cash Payments Under Income Tax Act on certain transactions

Income Tax : Section 40A(3) restricts cash payments exceeding ₹10,000 in business transactions. Exceptions apply for specific cases like tran...

September 10, 2024 8247 Views 0 comment Print

Navigating Cash Clarity: Ensuring Tax Compliance in Real Estate Deals

Income Tax : Explore the rules and regulations governing cash transactions in real estate deals to ensure tax compliance. Learn about permissib...

May 13, 2024 1791 Views 0 comment Print


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SIT report: Restrict Cash Transaction/Holding to curb black money

Income Tax : It is suggested that there should be a positive provision under the I.T. Act that any transaction involving more than Rs.3,00,000/...

July 14, 2016 24202 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Deletes Section 40A(3) Disallowance as No Single Cash Payment Exceeded Rs. 10,000

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi upheld deletion of disallowance under Section 40A(3) after finding that payments were made to multiple labourers and no...

May 10, 2026 936 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat Deleted Interest Disallowance as Loans Given from Interest-Free Funds

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that no disallowance under section 36(1)(iii) can be made where loans are advanced from interest-free funds. It ...

March 28, 2026 336 Views 0 comment Print

Capital Payment for Land Purchase Cannot Be Disallowed Under Section 40A(3): ITAT Nagpur

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that cash payments for land purchase cannot be disallowed under Section 40A(3) if not claimed as expenditure. Si...

March 21, 2026 756 Views 0 comment Print

Year-End Provisions Attract TDS – Disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) Does Not Bar Action u/s 201 – Matter Restored for Limited Verification – ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that year-end expense provisions can attract TDS under the IT Act. The matter was restored for limited verific...

March 4, 2026 570 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur Remands Cash Purchase Disallowance for Rule 46A Breach; Late TDS Interest Held Disallowable

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that admission of fresh evidence without AOs examination violated procedural rules. The deletion of ₹2 crore ...

February 18, 2026 393 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT upholds deletion of section 40A(3) Addition for bonus payments

December 1, 2023 2397 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the JCIT vs S.V. Balasubramani HUF case at ITAT Chennai. Learn why bonus payment disallowance under section 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act was challenged and the outcome of the appeal.

Addition restricted to profit element in case of bogus purchases as sales not doubted

November 8, 2023 5922 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that in case of bogus purchases, if the sale is not in doubt, then only the profit element embedded in such purchases should be subject to tax in the hands the assessee. Accordingly, CIT(A) restricting disallowance to 25% of the addition justified.

Income Tax Act Section 40A(3): Disallowance of Cash Expenditure

October 7, 2023 9723 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about Section 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act, which disallows deductions for cash expenditures exceeding Rs. 10,000. Explore rules, exceptions, and changes.

Disallowance u/s 40A(3) sustained as benefit of exception u/r 6DD(f) not eligible

October 3, 2023 1326 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that the payment of assessee made in cash in violation of section 40A(3) of the Act is not eligible for benefit of exceptions envisages under Rules 6DD(f) in absence of any evidence supporting identity and genuineness of the supplier.

Addition merely based on presumptions and assumptions is unsustainable

September 19, 2023 3996 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that addition based merely on presumptions and assumptions and without allowing cross-examination is unsustainable in law and liable to be set aside.

Treatment of cash deposited out of sales as income u/s 68 unjustified as sales not disputed

September 15, 2023 4071 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that the cash deposited out of sales cannot be treated as income u/s 68 of the Income Tax Act once the sales are not disputed by the revenue.

Profit estimation of 10% instead of 8% adopted under presumptive taxation scheme justified

September 12, 2023 4224 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that estimation of profit at 10%, instead of 8% as adopted under presumptive scheme of taxation provided u/s. 44AD, justified as the same is guided by the principles of objectivity, fairness and consideration of justice.

Beware of Cash Transaction under Income Tax Act

September 11, 2023 8178 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the legal constraints around cash transactions under India’s Income Tax Act. Learn about the various sections that impose limits and penalties on cash dealings.

Section 40A(3) Terms Not Absolute; Rule 6DD Circumstances Not Exhaustive

September 9, 2023 2511 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the legal battle in Smt. Shashikala Ram Kumar vs ACIT case, analyzing additions under 40(a)(ia) & 40A(3). Understand key arguments, judicial opinions, and the Tribunal decision.

Cash Payment exceeding prescribed limit towards purchase of land disallowed as per section 40A(3)

September 4, 2023 2541 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that payment of cash towards purchase of land exceeding the prescribed limit is duly disallowed under section 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act.

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