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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


Section 194C(6) & (7) cannot be read together to attract section 40(a)(ia) disallowance

October 12, 2022 1785 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Gopinathan Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) It is not the case of the Department that the Assessing Officer has omitted to consider the claim of expenses and thereby passed the rectification order under section 154 of the Act. In this case assessment was reopened under section 147 of the Act and during the course of […]

No disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) if recipient offered payment made by assessee as income – ITAT remands matter back to AO

October 12, 2022 1587 Views 0 comment Print

Disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) cannot be made if recipient has offered payment made by assessee as income in their hands. The Assessing Officer is directed to verify above facts and if it is found that payee has already offered above amount as income in their return of income, disallowance u/s.40(a)(ia) made by Assessing Officer would not survive.

Disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) unsustainable as TDS not deductible on bank commission

October 12, 2022 1146 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that TDS provisions are not applicable in case of commission paid to bank and commission paid to partners. Accordingly, disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) unsustainable.

Non deduction of expenses for non-deduction of TDS & inclusion of same by deductee in their income tax return – ITAT directs assessee to submit CA certificate

September 17, 2022 9504 Views 0 comment Print

Viral Ashish Parikh Vs ACIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) it is transpired that the assessee can be granted immunity from disallowances of expenses on account of non/short deduction of taxes provided that the assessee (payer) furnishes the certificate in the prescribed form. Thus the onus is upon the assessee. However we find that assessee has not furnished […]

Disallowance u/s 40(a)(i)/ 40(a)(ia) unsustainable as amount not claimed as revenue expenditure

September 13, 2022 2904 Views 0 comment Print

Held that disallowance by invoking provisions of section 40(a)(i)/ 40(a)(ia) unsustainable as the alleged amount is not debited to the profit and loss account and accordingly not claimed as deduction under profits and gains of business or profession

TDS not deductible on interest paid by Co-op. Bank to Nominal members

August 16, 2022 6582 Views 1 comment Print

Mandheshwari Urban Development Co-op. Bank Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Pune) issue in the present appeal relates to whether a nominal member, who is not a registered member of the society, can be treated as a member of the cooperative society whether the exemption is available under clause (v) of sub-section (3) of section 194A of […]

Section 40(a)(ia) Amendment by Finance Act, 2010 are retrospective 

August 9, 2022 1290 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Crescent Construction Co (Bombay High Court) The purpose of the amendment made by the Finance Act, 2010 is to solve the anomalies that the insertion of section 40(a)(ia) was causing to the bonafide tax payer. The amendment, even if not given operation retrospectively, may not materially be of consequence to the Revenue when […]

No Section 40(a)(ia) Disallowance for TDS shortfall due to difference of opinion

August 3, 2022 1662 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 18294 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 19059 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.

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