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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 9027 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 12672 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 153 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


Penalty Imposed by CIT(A) Without SCN from AO Held Infructuous by ITAT Mumbai

February 20, 2025 654 Views 0 comment Print

Claim of the assessee for deduction for education cess was on a bonafide belief that it was allowable expenditure u/s. 37(1) and hence, the same was not a case for initiation of penalty proceedings u/s. 270A.

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 Raipur deletes Related-Party Loan Addition (Genuineness Proven)

February 13, 2025 732 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that addition under section 68 towards unsecured loan from related party cannot be sustained since identity, creditworthiness of lender and genuineness of transaction proved. Hence, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Reopening u/s. 148 after four years without failure to disclose material facts unsustainable

February 10, 2025 1056 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that reopening of assessment under section 148 after expiry of four years without failure on part of assessee to disclose fully and truly all material facts is invalid and hence liable to be quashed.

Discounting charges not interest for TDS & cannot be disallowed under Section 40(a)(i)

February 8, 2025 3765 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court upheld ITAT’s decision in CIT vs. Cargill Global Trading, ruling that discount charges are not interest and not subject to TDS under Section 195.

No disallowance u/s. 40(a)(ia) as reimbursement of expense considered as receipts and tax paid thereof

February 8, 2025 774 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance under section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act unjustified when reimbursement of expenses is considered as receipts in total income and tax is paid on the same therefore no disallowance in terms of proviso to section 201.

ITAT Kolkata Remands ₹12 Lakh TDS Disallowance Case

February 6, 2025 537 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata remands ₹12 lakh TDS disallowance case under Section 40(a)(ia) for reassessment, directing AO to verify interest payments and tax compliance.

No TDS u/s 194H as amount retained by e-commerce platforms were service fees and not commissions

February 3, 2025 1956 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee was not liable to deduct TDS under section 194H as relationship between e-commerce platform and  assessee was not of an agency but that of two independent parties on principal to principal basis.

Addition u/s. 40(a)(ia) not sustained as profit is estimated by applying net profit rate

February 1, 2025 1179 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jodhpur held that if the books of accounts are rejected, and net profit is estimated by application of net profit rate, there cannot be again addition on account of any disallowance based on the same set of books of accounts. Thus, addition u/s. 40(a)(ia) set aside.

Addition towards non-genuine purchases deleted as all necessary documents submitted

January 18, 2025 1686 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that assessee has submitted all the necessary details in terms of purchase bills, transportation bills, confirmed copy of accounts and payment are made through cheques, hence disallowance of such purchases is not justified.

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