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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


123.97 Cr Addition: 7-Day Notice Period Unreasonable, Rules ITAT Raipur

April 15, 2025 3117 Views 0 comment Print

The case of the assessee was selected for complete scrutiny assessment and notice u/s 143(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was issued. Consequently, notice u/s 142(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 were also issued.

No separate addition warranted as already covered in declaration of income: ITAT Nagpur

April 15, 2025 645 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Nagpur held that addition towards unexplained expenditure u/s. 69C of the Income Tax Act not warranted since the same are already covered in declaration of income hence no separate additions warranted.

Section 40A(3) disallowance not applies to cash advance for property purchase

April 11, 2025 1038 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT dismisses revenue’s appeal, holding cash advance for property purchase intended as investment not subject to Section 40A(3) disallowance.

No Section 69C Addition When Cash Purchases Duly Recorded in Books: Delhi HC

April 5, 2025 3408 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court reviews PCIT vs. Param Dairy Ltd., addressing additions under Section 69C & 40A(3) for cash milk purchases.

Filing of cross objection before High Court is not maintainable

March 28, 2025 1089 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that Section 260A of the Income Tax Act refrains from incorporating a specific provision permitting the filing of a cross-objection. Thus, cross objection would not be maintainable.

Section 40A(3) applies to revenue expenditure, not to capital investments: Delhi HC

March 25, 2025 2844 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC confirms Section 40A(3) inapplicable to property investments, affirming ITAT’s ruling in PCIT Vs Sanskar Homes Pvt. Ltd. Appeal dismissed.

Disallowance u/s 40A(3) Remanded for Review Considering Bank Holiday, Agent Payment & Business Exigenc

March 8, 2025 558 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee had given cash to her employee who was the supervisor or the agent who in turn made payment to the sellers of the gold and therefore the same would not fall within the scope of section 40A(3) in view of the decision of Hon’ble Calcutta High Court in the case of S.K. Joynal Abedin v. CIT.

Addition u/s. 69C unwarranted as unaccounted expenditures met out of unaccounted receipts

February 28, 2025 1689 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that once the unaccounted receipts from the sale of properties are subjected to taxation as part of the capital gains computation, the related unaccounted expenditures stand explained and cannot be taxed separately as unexplained expenses.

Section 69A not invocable when cash is sourced out of recorded sales: ITAT Chennai

February 27, 2025 1161 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that provisions of section 69A of the Income Tax Act could not be invoked when cash is sourced out of recorded sales. Accordingly, appeal allowed and addition u/s. 69A is liable to be deleted.

Department Cannot Selectively Rely on Seized Documents: ITAT Pune

February 17, 2025 1344 Views 0 comment Print

A search and seizure action u/s.132 of the Act was conducted in the assessee’s case on 14.11.2019. AO observed that during the course of search action, a pen drive was found from the cabin of the Head-Cashier.

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