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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


Interest on amount advanced to sister concern cannot be disallowed

November 7, 2023 2739 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that disallowing the interest to the extent of amount advanced to its sister concern unsustainable as subsidiaries are engaged in the business as that of the assessee and it is called the expansion of business.

No Section 194H TDS deductible on Trade Discount Retained by Ad Agencies

November 5, 2023 1281 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court’s judgment in PCIT vs. Optimal Media Solutions Ltd. for AY 2009-10 clarifies that retention by advertising agencies is trade discount, not subject to TDS under section 194H.

ITAT Directs Rehearing due to Notice Sent to Wrong Address

November 4, 2023 606 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi’s decision in the case of Grand Venezia Commercial Towers Pvt. Ltd. regarding hearings notice sent to wrong address. Detailed analysis and conclusion.

Section 40(a)(ia) Inapplicable to TDS Non-Deduction on Pre-AY 2015-16 Salary

November 4, 2023 1326 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi’s decision in the case of Sumaitri Bima Distributors Pvt. Ltd vs. ITO regarding non-applicability of S.40(a)(ia) for TDS on salary before AY 2015-16.

Booking fee collected from non-resident airlines not taxable as royalty

November 1, 2023 1059 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that the booking fee received by the assessee from non-resident airlines is taxable as ‘business income’ and not as ‘royalty’ u/s. 9(1)(vi) of the Income Tax Act and Article 13(3) of Indo-Spain DTAA.

Disallowance of foreign travel expenditure justified as business expediency not proved

October 31, 2023 1695 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that disallowance of foreign travel expenditure justified as assessee failed to prove the business expediency of foreign trip and therefore assessee failed to discharge the primary onus.

Unexplained Labor Credits sustained additions as Evidence of Labor & Material Payments not produced

October 26, 2023 456 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Visakhapatnam held that addition towards unexplained labour credits sustained as assessee failed to discharge the onus casted on it and failed to produce material evidence with respect to labour payments and material payments.

ITAT ruling on TDS on Casual Labour Expenses

October 25, 2023 12615 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi’s ruling in Amtech Engineers vs. ITO clarifies that TDS is not applicable under section 194C for casual labor expenses in road construction and crane hiring.

Deduction u/s 37(1) not available to pharmaceutical company gifting freebies to doctors

October 20, 2023 1224 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the assessee (pharmaceutical company) is not entitled for claiming deduction under section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act on account of freebies given to the doctors.

Invocation of section 263 unjustified as order passed after considering information

October 16, 2023 1236 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that the assessment order passed by AO after considering the information filed during assessment proceedings cannot be said to be erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of the revenue. Every loss of revenue as a consequence of an order of the AO cannot be treated as prejudicial to the interests of the Revenue.

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