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Karnataka HC Allows Section 263, Distinguishes Plausible View Doctrine

Income Tax : Karnataka High Court allows PCIT's appeal, upholding a Section 263 revision for non-disallowance of commission payments without TD...

July 21, 2025 1257 Views 2 comments Print

Consequences of Non-Compliance to TDS (Section 201)

Income Tax : Understand the penalties, interest, and disallowance of expenditure under Section 201 for failure to comply with TDS provisions in...

July 5, 2025 9024 Views 0 comment Print

Disallowed Expenses While Calculating Profits & Gains of Business or Profession

Income Tax : Learn about disallowed expenses under PGBP in India's Income Tax Act. Understand key sections like 37, 40, and 40A, and their impa...

October 7, 2024 12669 Views 0 comment Print

Disallowances covered under Income-Tax Act and Reporting in Tax Audit

Income Tax : Learn about disallowances under Income Tax Act sections and their reporting requirements in Form 3CD during tax audits. Key provis...

September 29, 2024 11850 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Obligations: Reimbursement of Expenses vs. Fee for Technical Services

Income Tax : Delhi HC rules reimbursements to NRAEs not subject to TDS as "fees for technical services," clarifying scope of Section 9(1)(vii) ...

September 25, 2024 2589 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 40(a)(ia): Disallowance of expenditure for non-deduction of tax at source on payment made to resident

Income Tax : Section 40(a)(ia) is amended via Finance (No. 2) Act, 2014 to restrict the amount of disallowance for non-deduction of tax to 30% ...

January 21, 2018 151323 Views 3 comments Print

Change in provisions related to disallowance of expenditure on account of non-compliance with TDS provisions : Budget 2010-11

Income Tax : The existing provisions of section 40(a)(ia) of Income-tax Act provide for the disallowance of expenditure like interest, commissi...

February 26, 2010 1137 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 80-IA Deduction Upheld as Market Value Must Be Based on Electricity Board Consumer Rates

Income Tax : The Delhi High Court held that the issues raised by the Revenue were either covered by binding precedents or based on factual find...

July 1, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai Restricts Section 14A Disallowance as It Cannot Exceed Exempt Income

Income Tax : The Tribunal restricted the Section 14A disallowance to exempt income and deleted additions relating to bad debts, tea and coffee ...

June 28, 2026 225 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 40(a)(ia) Disallowance as Payments Stayed Below TDS Threshold

Income Tax : The ITAT Chandigarh held that no TDS was deductible where professional fees paid to each payee were below the statutory threshold....

June 28, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT Allows Mine Development Expenditure as Revenue Expense; Deletes Double Addition

Income Tax : Bangalore ITAT held that mine development expenditure incurred by a mining contractor was allowable as a revenue deduction under S...

June 24, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Gratuity Deduction as Contribution Was Made to Approved Gratuity Fund

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that an adjustment against excess contributions already made to an approved gratuity fund could not be disallo...

June 23, 2026 309 Views 0 comment Print


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Disallowance for failure to withhold tax- Sec.195 rw Sec. 40(a)(i)

Income Tax : Circular No. 3/2015 Section 40(a)(i) of the Act stipulates that in computing the income chargeable under the head "Profits or gain...

February 12, 2015 5610 Views 0 comment Print

S. 195 AOs to tax taxable part of sum paid to NR for TDS default

Income Tax : Sub: Deduction of tax at source under Section 195 read with Sections 201 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 relating to payment made to a...

February 26, 2014 15305 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT circular on Section 40(a)(ia)-TDS Disallowance

Income Tax : Circular No. 10/DV/2013-Income Tax It has been brought to the notice of the Board that there are conflicting interpretations by j...

December 16, 2013 21641 Views 0 comment Print


Delay of 388 days in filing appeal not condoned as sufficient reason not explained

September 1, 2025 525 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that huge delay of 388 days on the reason that delay occurred due to death of its Chartered Accountant is not cogent and not acceptable. Thus, condonation denied since sufficient reason to condone delay not explained.

Composite consultancy contracts attract TDS on gross payments

August 25, 2025 894 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Cochin has ruled against Muthoot Fincorp, confirming the disallowance of expenses due to non-deduction of TDS on a composite contract.

ITAT Delhi on Default under Section 201 & its Impact on Disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia)

August 22, 2025 1428 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules on TDS default. If the payee pays tax, the deductor isn’t in default, preventing disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) but not interest.

ITAT Delhi Remands ₹7.17 Crore Addition Case Back to AO for Review

August 20, 2025 570 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi sends Anil Kumar Chauhan’s Rs. 7.17 Cr. tax addition case back to the AO. The tribunal cited a violation of natural justice, allowing new evidence.

Section 40(a)(ia) couldn’t be made applicable to short deduction of TDS: Uttarakhand HC

August 13, 2025 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Uttarakhand High Court held that Section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be made applicable to short deduction of tax at source and the disallowance made was rightly directed to be deleted. Accordingly, writ of revenue dismissed.

Extrapolation of wages restricted to evidences found during survey: ITAT Chandigarh

August 4, 2025 732 Views 0 comment Print

AO taxed the said surrendered amount under the provisions of section 115BBE of the Income Tax Act. CIT(A) allowed the appeal of the assessee. Being aggrieved, revenue has preferred the present appeal.

CPC adjustment u/s. 143(1) deleted as were on account of technical glitches

August 2, 2025 810 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that adjustments made by Central Processing Centre [CPC] under section 143(1) of the Income Tax Act is deleted since the entire adjustments were on account of technical glitches of the CPC system.

No disallowance u/s. 40(a)(ia) when tax on income already paid by deductee: ITAT Pune

July 29, 2025 1395 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that disallowance under section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act cannot be sustained interest income is already reflected in the return of the deductee and tax is already paid on the same. Accordingly, appeal allowed to that extent.

Karnataka HC Allows Section 263, Distinguishes Plausible View Doctrine

July 21, 2025 1257 Views 2 comments Print

Karnataka High Court allows PCIT’s appeal, upholding a Section 263 revision for non-disallowance of commission payments without TDS, citing AO’s lack of explicit inquiry.

Deduction 80P admissible as presence of nominal and associate members lawful under KCSA

July 12, 2025 513 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that eligibility u/s. 80P should be assessed in the light of the relevant state cooperative law. Under Karnataka Cooperation Societies Act [KCSA], the presence of nominal and associate members is lawful and does not break the mutuality principle.

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