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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 9021 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 105 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


Disallowance u/s. 14A cannot be more than exempt income

May 24, 2023 924 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that disallowance under section 14A of the Income Tax Act cannot exceed the exempt income.

TDS deductible on professional & technical services fees for developing of web enabled software

May 24, 2023 1107 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that towards professional and technical services for developing of web enabled software SIBIL for marketing related information, which in our view is payment for technical services and the same is subject to deduction of tax at source.

Disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) unsustainable as payment to non-resident not taxable in India

May 24, 2023 2244 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that as payments made to the non-resident service providers not chargeable to tax in India, thus disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act on account of non-deduction of TDS is unsustainable.

Order passed without adequate reasoning is a non-speaking order

May 15, 2023 2451 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that order passed without giving reasons for the conclusions arrived at is a non-speaking order and the same is liable to be set aside.

Sales tax subsidy received by assesee from Haryana Govt. is capital receipt

May 11, 2023 816 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that sales tax subsidy received by assessee be treated as capital receipt and not be added to income of asseseee.

Invocation of section 263 justified if AO failed to enquire about non-deduction of TDS on CFS charges

May 10, 2023 606 Views 0 comment Print

SDS Cargo Solutions Pvt Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) PCIT had given a categorical finding that the AO has not carried out any enquiries on the issue of CFS charges paid to Continental Warehousing Corporation in light of relevant provisions of the Act which render the assessment order to be erroneous and prejudicial to the […]

Proceedings u/s 263 unsustainable as enquiry already carried out by AO

May 3, 2023 1218 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that initiation of revisional proceedings u/s 263 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as AO has carried out enquiry on the issues, however, has failed to discuss the same in the Assessment Order.

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

April 29, 2023 8268 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 5325 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 1518 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 […]

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