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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


Addition based on rough noting made on loose sheets unsustainable: ITAT Bangalore

October 3, 2024 1821 Views 0 comment Print

As per the AO, the impugned payment in cash exceeding the specified limit was not allowable as deduction and accordingly the AO disallowed the same under the provisions of section 40A(3) of the Act and added to the total income of the assessee.

Cash payments permissible if assessee can justify necessity & genuineness: ITAT Indore

October 1, 2024 2115 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore partly upheld disallowance of cash payments under Section 40A(3, affirming Rs. 1.14 crore in disallowed transactions for the year 2014-15.

Electricity bill payment in cash: Allowed or not?

September 30, 2024 9792 Views 0 comment Print

Learn if cash payments over ₹10,000 for electricity bills are allowed under Section 40A(3) of Income Tax Act. Understand exemptions and related case laws.

No penalty u/s 270AA for delayed immunity application, as breach was procedural & tax was paid

September 27, 2024 3312 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty under section 270 A was not leviable as the nature of addition/disallowance were not in the nature of misreporting or misreporting income of assessee and assessee had paid the demand within 30 days and filed the required form no. 68 and that form was procedural in nature.

Addition @ 20% was upheld on account of alleged bogus purchases and unverified sellers

September 24, 2024 867 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal upheld 20% addition instead of 25% on alleged bogus purchases due to unverified sellers agreeing that assessee failed to prove the genuineness of the transactions, and confirmed penalty proceedings.

Restrictions on Cash Payments Under Income Tax Act on certain transactions

September 10, 2024 8247 Views 0 comment Print

Section 40A(3) restricts cash payments exceeding ₹10,000 in business transactions. Exceptions apply for specific cases like transporters, government payments, etc.

Order u/s. 263 passed on issues not covered in show cause notice untenable: ITAT Delhi

August 31, 2024 1050 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that order under section 263 of the Income Tax Act passed on the issues for which no show cause notice has been issued is unjustifiable and hence liable to be quashed.

Section 80C Deductions Should Not Be Disallowed Without Justification

July 22, 2024 2220 Views 0 comment Print

Detailed analysis of Ramanlal Jivrajbhai Patel vs ITO case from ITAT Ahmedabad. Learn about judgments on business expenditure under Income Tax Act, 1961.

AO Can’t Alter Gross Profit Rates When Books of Accounts Not rejected: Allahabad HC

May 25, 2024 1080 Views 0 comment Print

In PCIT Vs Mahabir Jute Mills Lts., the Allahabad High Court ruled that if books of accounts are not objected to, the AO cannot disturb gross profit rates. Detailed analysis here.

Navigating Cash Clarity: Ensuring Tax Compliance in Real Estate Deals

May 13, 2024 1791 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the rules and regulations governing cash transactions in real estate deals to ensure tax compliance. Learn about permissible payment methods and the implications of cash transactions under the Income-tax Act.

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