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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


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

April 25, 2023 810 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 3324 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 4977 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 2298 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 2403 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 3264 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 1140 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.

TDS u/s 194C not deductible on security charges as it involves only supply of manpower

February 15, 2023 32637 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that security charges involve supply of manpower only and the same does not involve carrying on of any work. Accordingly, provisions of section 194C are not attracted for expenses claimed as security charges. Hence, disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) unjustified.

No TDS on reimbursements to directors and on traded goods supplied to client

February 10, 2023 5289 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that no tax is required to be deducted at source on amount reimbursed to the director of the company. Further, when tax has been deducted at source by the assessee while receiving software consultancy services, disallowance cannot be done by the Revenue Department.

Section 194H TDS applicable on Payment to Oxford University for Referring Students

January 30, 2023 2043 Views 0 comment Print

Oxford University Press Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) a) The assessee had made payment of School support services to various schools / societies for the services rendered by them to the assessee by way of referring the students to the booksellers to purchase the textbooks published by the assessee. b) But for the reference made by […]

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