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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 Section 40(a)(ia) Disallowance for TDS shortfall due to difference of opinion

August 3, 2022 1617 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Future First Info. Services Pvt. Ltd (Delhi High Court) No Disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) for TDS shortfall due to any difference of opinion  Section 40(a)(ia) of the Act refers only to the duty to deduct tax and pay to government account. If there is any shortfall due to any difference of opinion as […]

Accountant not become technical person for writing Accounts of 2 firms

July 30, 2022 18252 Views 0 comment Print

Salary of accountant cannot be treated as professional service for managing books of two firms to invoke TDS under section 194J

Liability to deduct section 194R TDS on Benefit or Perquisite in Business or Profession

July 19, 2022 18912 Views 0 comment Print

Any person being Individual/HUF/Company/Firm/LLP etc. providing any benefit or perquisite whether convertible into money or not, is liable w.e.f. 1-7-2022 to deduct TDS U/s 194R @ 10% on the value or aggregate value of such benefit or perquisite.

TDS not deductible on freight charges if PAN of Company provided for its proprietary concern

July 10, 2022 864 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Vinod Chimanlal Modi (ITAT Ahmedabad) It is observed that sufficient documentary evidence was placed on record by the assessee before the learned CIT(A) to establish that M/s. S.S. Enterprises is a proprietary concern of M/s. Gunesh India Pvt. Ltd. and on the basis of the same, a finding was recorded by the leaned […]

TDS provisions not applicable to late fee and service tax

July 10, 2022 468 Views 0 comment Print

Since, the said amount pertains to late fee and service tax, therefore the provisions of TDS does not apply to the late fee and service tax, hence we delete the addition of Rs.10,48,125/-, made by the Assessing Officer.

Disallowance u/s 40(a)(i) justified if assessee failed to deduct TDS

July 8, 2022 1293 Views 0 comment Print

Penta Media Graphics Ltd Vs DCIT/ACIT (ITAT Chennai) Disallowance u/s 40(a)(i) justified if assessee failed to deduct TDS on payment for software development consultancy charges to foreign companies. Conclusion: Since assessee had not deducted TDS under section 195 on payment for software development consultancy charges was made to foreign companies and failed to file any […]

No Tax payable for non-deduction of TDS when income of assessee is exempt

June 29, 2022 882 Views 0 comment Print

So far as the disallowance made by the ld. Assessing Officer under section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act is concerned, it is noted that since the income of the assessee is exempt under section 10(23C)(vi), therefore, any disallowance made under section 40(a)(ia) by the ld. Assessing Officer will only add to the income of the assessee, which otherwise is exempt under section 10(23C) as stated above.

No Section 40(a)(ia) disallowance when TDS been deducted & paid before due date of filing of return

June 24, 2022 885 Views 0 comment Print

Read about the ITAT Ahmedabad’s ruling in ITO vs. Yagnesh Dayabhai Vyas, where disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) was deemed unjust when TDS was duly deducted and paid before the return filing deadline.

Non- Deduction of TDS: No Addition if deductee included income in ITR

June 23, 2022 1365 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Nandkishore Bhikamchand Rathi Vs ITO (ITAT Nagpur) The assessment order passed by disallowing an amount of Rs.5,18,596/- on the ground that the assesse has not followed the provision of Section 194A r.w.s. 40(a)(ia) of Income Tax Act, 1961. ITAT find both the CIT(A) and the AO have not examined as to whether or not […]

Amendment to Section 40(a)(ia) restricting disallowance to 30% is retrospective

June 23, 2022 5253 Views 0 comment Print

Punabhai G. Pardava Vs ITO (ITAT Rajkot) Assessee contended that the disallowance should be restricted to the tune of 30% of the rent paid under the provisions of section 40(a)(ia) read with section 194-I of Income Tax Act. The amendment was brought by the Finance Act (No. 2) 2014 effective from 1-4-2015 whereas the year […]

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