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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


No section 40(A)(Ia) disallowance for purchase if TDS not deductible on such purchase

January 18, 2023 948 Views 0 comment Print

Once no TDS is liable to be deducted on these purchases, no disallowance under section 40 (a)(ia) of the I.T. Act can be attracted. Hence, we delete this addition.

TDS not deductible on salary, bonus, commission or remuneration credited by firm to partners

January 16, 2023 3555 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Gauhati held that TDS not required to be deduct by the partnership firm on salary, bonus, commission or remuneration given/ credited to the partner of the firm.

Disallowance u/s 40a(ia) unjustified if payee duly disclosed receipt in its return

December 24, 2022 7158 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that disallowance under section 40a(ia) of the Income Tax Act for non-deduction of TDS untenable if payee has duly disclosed the receipt of the impugned payment in their return of income.

Disallowance of expense u/s 40(a)(ia) untenable when TDS deducted at lower rates

December 12, 2022 2535 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that if TDS is deducted by applying wrong provisions or at lower rates, the sum paid cannot be disallowed attracting provisions of section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act.

Section 40(a)(ia) disallowance cannot be made in a mechanical manner

December 2, 2022 1629 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(Appeals) that the CPC has misread the Audit Report because in the Audit Report, it has been specifically mentioned that TDS is being deducted wherever such TDS was required to be deducted on payments made by the assessee. This aspect was not examined, i.e. what is the nature of payment, whether TDS is to be deducted or not? The disallowance cannot be made in a mechanical manner.

Payment to train resources to provide pre & post sale services is FTS

November 24, 2022 609 Views 0 comment Print

Sunsmart Technologies Pvt. Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Chennai) As per Explanation-2 to Sec.9(1)(vii) of the Act, FTS means any consideration (including in lump sum consideration) for the rendering of any managerial, technical or consultancy services, but does not include consideration for any construction, assembling, mining or like project undertaken by the recipient or consideration which […]

Section 194A TDS not deductible on Factoring Charges

November 17, 2022 5700 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs 3i Infotech Consultancy Services Limited (ITAT Mumbai) ITAT held that factoring charges incurred by the assessee company is not in the nature of interest and that the assessee was not under the obligation to deduct TDS as per the provisions of section 40(a)(ia) of the I.T. Act. For this, we would like to […]

TDS not deductible on interest on savings bank account and compulsory deposit account

November 11, 2022 6873 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that there is no liability to deduct TDS on interest on savings bank account and interest of compulsory deposit account as per the provisions contained u/s 194A of the Act. Accordingly, disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) unsustainable.

Disallowance of freight & carriage expense justified for non-submission of TDS payment Proof or CA certificate

November 6, 2022 660 Views 0 comment Print

Paras Nath Singh Vs ACIT (ITAT Patna) Main grievance of the assessee is disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) amounting to Rs. 25,74,023/- being the expenditure incurred in respect of freight and carriage. On this specific issue from the perusal of assessment order passed by the AO and it was come to our notice that he had categorically […]

TDS deduction under wrong section – No disallowance of expenses – Section 40(a)(ia)

October 21, 2022 16194 Views 1 comment Print

Understanding TDS deduction under Section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act. Learn about the disallowance of expenses and the consequences of non-compliance.

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