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

Income Tax : Section 40A of the Income-tax Act restricts the deduction of specified business expenses where statutory conditions are not fulfil...

June 10, 2026 16668 Views 0 comment Print

Prohibited transaction in cash/limit on cash transactions

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act contains strict provisions under Sections 40A(3), 269SS, 269ST, 269SU, and 269T to regulate cash transactions, ...

June 10, 2026 33360 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 10236 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 8523 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 1926 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 24229 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Deletes ₹18.24 Crore Addition as Corrupted Computer Records cannot Override Audited Books

Income Tax : The Hyderabad ITAT held that incomplete data retrieved from an inoperative computer could not prevail over audited books of accoun...

June 20, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print

Section 40A(3) Addition Quashed as Department Failed to Prove Single-Day Violation

Income Tax : The Tribunal deleted the disallowance after finding no evidence that cash rent payments exceeded ₹10,000 on any single day. The ...

June 17, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print

No addition regarding commission income earned by PSPL as it was not an undisclosed income

Income Tax : Additions made by attributing the commission income earned by PSPL as undisclosed income of the Assessees were held unsustainable ...

June 12, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

Cash Payments for Paddy Purchase Allowed as Transactions Fell Under Rule 6DD Exceptions

Income Tax : The ITAT Kolkata held that cash payments made through agents for procuring paddy from farmers were covered by Rule 6DD exceptions....

June 7, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT: No 40A(3) Disallowance on Mere Assumptions- Profit Estimation Without Rejecting Books Quashed

Income Tax : The Bangalore ITAT held that a Section 40A(3) disallowance cannot be made on the assumption that cash payments might have exceeded...

June 4, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print


Avoid Cash Payments: Impact on Deductions and Tax Compliance

July 20, 2023 1734 Views 0 comment Print

Discover why cash payments should be avoided for personal and business transactions. Learn about the deductions affected and the potential consequences of using cash. Stay compliant with tax regulations.

Limited Scrutiny: AO can’t verify cash withdrawals when permission was for cash deposit verification

July 16, 2023 3306 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Visakhapatnam in case of Vishnu Srinivasa Rao Kakarla Vs ITO clarifies that AO cannot travel beyond his jurisdiction to verify cash withdrawals when limited scrutiny was for verifying cash deposits.

Addition u/s 40A(3) unsustainable as in liquor business strict adherence to payment via banking channel not practicable

July 13, 2023 2454 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition u/s 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as the assessee has sufficiently demonstrated that strict adherence to payment through banking channel is, at times, not practicable and has the potential to severally hamper the ongoing business of trading in liquor.

Whether Electricity charges comes under the ambit of Section 40A(3)?

July 11, 2023 6762 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the debate surrounding cash payments exceeding Rs. 10,000 to electricity boards in Income Tax. Learn about Rule 6DD, government entities, and relevant case laws to understand the disallowance implications.

No section 40A(3) disallowance for cash payment for land on sellers demand

June 30, 2023 10575 Views 0 comment Print

Delve into the detailed analysis of the Monika Chitrasen Patil Vs ITO case by ITAT Pune. Understand the context, the decision, and its implications on cash payments in property transactions.

Addition for Violation of section 40A(3) sustained because of non-satisfying reply

May 18, 2023 1263 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that violation of section 40A(3) sustained as the reply provided by the assessee is hypothetical and non-satisfying.

Section 40A(3) not applies to cash payments deposited in bank account of payee

May 6, 2023 10512 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that provisions of section 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act doesn’t apply to cash payments when ultimately the amount is deposited in the bank account of the payee.

No section 40A(3) disallowance for non-maintenance of books by supplier

April 23, 2023 1683 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that in this case disallowance u/s 40A(3) of the Act has not been found from the books of accounts of the assessee. Rather the plea is that the suppliers have not maintained proper books of accounts.

PCIT exercising suo motu revisional power cannot travel beyond scope of limited scrutiny in original order

March 17, 2023 1164 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court held that while exercising suo motu revisional power u/s. 263 of the Act, the CIT cannot travel beyond the scope of the issues which form part of the ‘limited scrutiny’ in the original Assessment Order.

Rice is an agricultural produce exempt from disallowance u/s 40A(3) of Income Tax Act

February 14, 2023 4512 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that rice being specified in schedule is covered within the definition of agricultural produce as per provision of Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987. Accordingly, as per Rule 6DD(e)(i) of the Income Tax Rules the same is exempt from disallowance under section 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act.

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