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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 30060 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 8244 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 1785 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 750 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 567 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 Chennai Strikes ₹1.86 Cr Loan Addition u/s 68, Sends Cash-Payments & TDS Disputes Back for Real-Check

October 9, 2025 657 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai deletes Rs.1.86 Cr unsecured loan addition u/s 68 after verifying director source. Remands Rs.1.01Cr cash payment (40A(3)) and restricts TDS default (40(a)(ia)) additions.

Verification, Not Estimation – ITAT Delhi Corrects AO’s Approach on Creditors & Expenses

September 27, 2025 522 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), in Shelender Kumar Jain Vs ACIT, has ruled against making adhoc disallowances on verified business expenses.

Business Necessity Justifies Cash Payments: ITAT Deletes Section 40A(3) Addition

September 23, 2025 1743 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Lucknow deleted an addition of ₹27.34 lakh under Section 40A(3), ruling that cash payments for land were justified by business expediency and genuine transactions.

Disallowance purely on adhoc basis without rejection of books not tenable

September 15, 2025 1716 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance of expenses purely on adhoc basis without rejection of books of accounts or without pointing out any specific deficiencies is not justifiable and liable to be set aside. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed.

Section 40A(3) disallowance invalid as payments to single person per bill not exceeds Rs. 20,000

September 9, 2025 5856 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Rajkot has deleted a disallowance under Section 40A(3), ruling that the provision applies to individual payments against a single bill, not the aggregate of multiple payments below Rs. 20,000 each.

Cash Payment to Kerala State Electricity Board Not Disallowable u/s 40A(3)

September 6, 2025 735 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the ITAT Cochin’s ruling in the case of Mina Wood Industries, which clarifies that payments made to state government undertakings are not subject to tax disallowance, citing judicial precedents from the Delhi and Gujarat High Courts.

Cash payments on Sundays & holidays may fall under Rule 6DD exceptions

September 1, 2025 8589 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Cochin sent a case back to the tax officer for review. The Tribunal ruled that cash payments made on Sundays and public holidays may be exempt from disallowance under Section 40A(3), per Rule 6DD.

Cash payments to Kerala Electricity Board not hit by section 40A(3): ITAT Cochin

August 12, 2025 735 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Cochin has ruled that cash payments to the Kerala Electricity Board are not subject to disallowance under Section 40A(3), as the board is considered a government entity.

Only Profit on Unaccounted Sales Taxable; 12% NPR Upheld: ITAT Ahmedabad

July 17, 2025 948 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad reviews Sankalp Recreation’s tax appeals concerning unaccounted income, expenses, book rejection, and PF/ESIC disallowances following a search operation.

Net profit to be assessed on past history in absence of any comparable cases

July 15, 2025 663 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allahabad held that in the absence of any comparable cases, the past history of the assessee, which has been accepted in many assessments under section 143(3) of the Act, cannot be overlooked. Accordingly, directed to assess net profit @3.5% instead of 7%/5% of contractual receipts.

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