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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 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


Cash sourced out of recorded sales cannot be added again u/s. 69A: ITAT Chennai

February 14, 2025 888 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that when the cash is sourced out of recorded sales, the provisions of section 69A of the Income Tax Act could not be invoked since sales have already been offered to tax and taxing same again u/s. 69A would amount to double taxation.

ITAT Upholds CIT(A) Order deleting Section 40A(3) ₹12.92 Cr Addition

January 29, 2025 933 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad affirms CIT(A)’s deletion of ₹12.92 crore tax addition under Section 40A(3), relying on past gross profit rates and valid agricultural purchases.

Disallowance U/S 40A(3) Deleted: Genuineness & Identity of receiver Proven

January 21, 2025 8109 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that disallowance of cash payment under section 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act deleted since genuineness of the transactions and the payment and identity of the receiver are established. Accordingly, appeal allowed.

Reassessment Order Set Aside for Fresh Probe into Employee Cash Transactions

December 27, 2024 588 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment order was set aside and remitted back to Respondent due to insufficient details in the assessment order on employee’s cash transactions.

Allegation of bogus purchase without verification of books not justifiable: Kerala HC

December 24, 2024 1701 Views 0 comment Print

The assessing authority, therefore, disallowed the deduction claimed by the appellant towards the purchase of paddy from the said persons and added this to the income declared by the appellant.

Jurisdiction u/s. 153C impermissible as satisfaction of seized material belonging to assessee not fulfilled

December 9, 2024 831 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that assuming jurisdiction under section 153C of the Income Tax Act impermissible unless it is satisfied that document / seized material belonged to the assessee. Thus, appeal dismissed.

Once liquidation order has been passed no suit or legal proceedings can be instituted: ITAT Nagpur

November 26, 2024 954 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Nagpur held that when a liquidation order has been passed, no suit or other legal proceedings shall be instituted by or against the corporate debtor. Thus, IBC Code will override anything inconsistent contained in any other enactment, including Income Tax Act.

Contribution to EPF/ESI beyond due date of respective Act duly disallowed: ITAT Jaipur

November 19, 2024 1113 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that disallowance of contribution of EPF/ESI of employees contribution justified since amount deposited beyond the due date of respective Acts. Notably, deduction is not allowance even if contribution is deposited before filing of return u/s. 139(1).

Completion of revisionary proceeding within short span of 12 days unjustified: Matter restored back

October 25, 2024 588 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the entire proceedings under Section 263 of the Act were initiated and completed by the PCIT within a period of only 12 days without pointing out reason for lack of enquiry unjustified. Accordingly, matter restored back.

Profits estimated at 10% of contractual receipts hence no separate disallowance u/s. 40A(3) or 40(a)(ia) warranted: ITAT Chennai

October 19, 2024 840 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee is a contractor who is involved in the construction of roads, bridges, runways and tunnels etc. The assessee is also engaged in the business of operating petrol bunks, cinema theatres and manufacture of blue metals and ready-mix concrete.

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