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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 1194 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 8271 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 11802 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 11388 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 2424 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 151173 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 1080 Views 0 comment Print


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Notional Interest Addition Deleted Because Only Real Income Can Be Taxed: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi confirmed deletion of addition on alleged diversion of interest-bearing funds, holding that hypothetical or notional in...

May 10, 2026 270 Views 0 comment Print

No TDS on Foreign Agent Commission for Services Rendered Abroad; ITAT Deletes Section 40(a)(i) Disallowance

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that commission paid to foreign agents for services rendered outside India is not taxable in India. Consequently...

April 29, 2026 267 Views 0 comment Print

No Adhoc Disallowance of Commission on Assumptions Without Specific Defects: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The issue was whether commission payments were genuine business expenses. The Tribunal held that disallowance based on non-respons...

April 29, 2026 312 Views 0 comment Print

Charitable Trust as Pass-Through Entity: ITAT Deletes Interest Disallowance Rejects 8% Profit Estimation

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that interest expenses cannot be disallowed when the trust merely facilitates transactions and costs are reimbur...

April 27, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

Consistency Over Technicalities – ITAT Allows Actuarial Pension Provision & Rejects Mechanical Disallowances

Income Tax : Consistency over technicalities: ITAT Mumbai allowed actuarial pension provision as an ascertained liability, rejected mechanical ...

April 24, 2026 315 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 5517 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 15029 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 21473 Views 0 comment Print


No disallowance for not deducting TDS on minimum hotel booking guarantee expense

February 16, 2024 2034 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi allows Oravel Stays’ appeal against CIT(A)’s order, removing disallowance under section 40(a)(ia) for not deducting TDS on minimum guarantee expense.

Section 80P(2)(d) Deductions for Statutorily Mandated Investments & Cost of Funds Entitlement

February 14, 2024 1011 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore remands S. K. Goldsmiths Co-operative Society Ltd.’s case for re-examination of deduction claim under section 80P(2)(d) related to interest from banks.

Discrepancies in KYC docs don’t constitute incriminating material: ITAT Mumbai

February 9, 2024 801 Views 0 comment Print

Discrepancies in KYC docs don’t constitute incriminating material. ITAT cancels income tax addition for Renukamata Multi-State Co-op Society Ltd. vs ACIT.

Vessel Damage Payments, Capital in Nature and Not fall under Section 5(2): ITAT

January 19, 2024 738 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad upheld decision of CIT(A), ruling in favor of Nirma Limited. The nature of payments for vessel damage was deemed as reimbursement and capital in nature, not falling under Section 5(2) of the Act. The appeal by Revenue was dismissed, affirming the cancellation of TDS deduction on the payment of USD 4,50,000.

TDS not deductible from discount paid on prepaid sim card/ recharge vouchers

January 17, 2024 1266 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the assessee is not liable to deduct tax at source from the discount paid on prepaid sim card/recharge vouchers. Thus, disallowance made u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act liable to be deleted.

No Reevaluation of Facts Without Alleged Perversity in Findings: Delhi HC

January 16, 2024 780 Views 0 comment Print

HC court upheld factual findings of lower authorities, emphasizing its limited jurisdiction under Section 260A of Income Tax Act. It clarified that it cannot reevaluate questions of fact in the absence of any grounds alleging perversity in the findings.

No disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) if payee has already paid taxes: ITAT Jaipur

January 11, 2024 2973 Views 0 comment Print

The issue involved the contention that disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) should not be made if the payee has already paid taxes. Noteworthy payees included public limited companies such as Maruti Udhyog Ltd., and Non-Banking Finance Corporations like Sundaram Finance, AU Finance, and Mahindra & Mahindra Finance.

Estimated addition without pointing out specific defect in audited books unjustified

December 25, 2023 2442 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that without pointing out any specific defect in the audited books of accounts, AO cannot and should not make any estimated addition. Accordingly, such estimated addition deleted.

Disallowance of interest on loan given to subsidiary unjustified as investment was purely for commercial expediency

December 23, 2023 1890 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that disallowance of interest u/s 36(1)(iii) of the Income Tax Act on loans and advances given to subsidiary company unjustified as investment in subsidiary is purely for commercial expediency.

ITAT Directed Assessee to furnish CA certificate in Form 26A for setting aside disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia)

December 15, 2023 3612 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur restored the matter back to the file of AO in case of disallowance u/s. 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act as the CA certificate submitted was not as per the prescribed form i.e. Form 26A. Post submission of CA certificate in prescribed form, disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) will be vacated.

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