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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


Filing of cross objection before High Court is not maintainable

March 28, 2025 1215 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 2931 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 603 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 1791 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 1248 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 1431 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.

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

February 14, 2025 993 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 975 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 8196 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 636 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.

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