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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


Amendment to section 40(a)(ia) vide Finance Act 2020 is retrospective in nature

April 29, 2023 8187 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Cochin held that amendment to section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act made by the Finance Act 2020 is retrospective in nature. Accordingly, TDS deposited on or before the due date of filing return u/s 139(1) is allowable.

Replacement of old tube light with LED lights cannot be treated as capital expenditure

April 28, 2023 5082 Views 0 comment Print

Ashok Kumar Jain Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) ITAT observed that the assessee has replaced old bulbs/tube lights with new LED lights. Some other expenditure was incurred for regular repair and replacement. Thus, from the nature of expenditure incurred, it is evident that they are in the nature of consumables and not for acquiring any assets […]

No disallowance of interest expenditure u/s. 40(a)(ia) for non furnishing form 15G / form 15H

April 26, 2023 1467 Views 0 comment Print

Ravindra Dayanand Sankeshwar Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) Assessee, an individual/ proprietor claimed expenses  towards interest  on unsecured loans. 30% disallowance of interest expenditure for non-deduction of TDS was upheld by CIT(A) holding that Act requires the forms to be submitted before the competent authority during the year under consideration and not at the time scrutiny […]

TDS deductible on interest payment by Co-Op bank to Minors & Unregistered Firms

April 25, 2023 753 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of the assessee, it is an admitted fact that minors and unregistered firms cannot become members of the society. Thus, assessee had paid interest to minor and unregistered firms who were not members of the assessee. This is violation of section 194A of the Act.

Expenditure incurred between setting up & commencement of business is duly allowable

April 24, 2023 3153 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that that expenditure incurred between setting up and commencement of business could not have been capitalized and was to be allowed as business expenditure.

Warehouse Charges paid without TDS deduction disallowable u/s 40(a)(ia)

April 22, 2023 4806 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune confirms disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) for failure to deduct TDS on warehouse charges, emphasizing tax compliance in Vandana Dinehkumar Inani Vs ITO case.

Amendment to Section 40(a)(ia) vide Finance Act, 2014 is Not Retrospective  

April 12, 2023 2238 Views 0 comment Print

Sole issue for determination is ‘whether amendment made by Finance Act, 2014 to Section 40(a)(ia) is to be applied retrospectively or not’.

TDS not deductible on Sale of prepaid sim cards & roaming charge

March 31, 2023 2274 Views 0 comment Print

Sale of prepaid sim cards / recharge vouchers by the assessee to distributors cannot be treated as commission / discount to attract the provisions of section 194H of the Act and hence there cannot be any obligation on the part of the assessee to deduct tax at source thereon and consequentially there cannot be any disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Act.

Addition towards unsecured loans unsustainable as genuineness established

March 6, 2023 3216 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that all necessary details and evidences to establish genuineness of the unsecured loans duly furnished by the assessee, accordingly, addition towards the same unsustainable.

Disallowance u/s 40(ia) for non-deduction on social security contribution to expat employees unsustainable

February 21, 2023 1113 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that social security contribution doesnt constitute income from salary in the hands of expatriate employees. Hence disallowance u/s 40(ia) for non-deduction of TDS on the same is unsustainable in law.

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