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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


TDS not deductible on exempt supplementary rent – Section 10(15A)

November 5, 2021 2574 Views 0 comment Print

The appellant has alleged disallowance of lease rental payment treating the same as capital expenditure. Further, the appellant has also alleged that CIT(A) has erred in upholding the payment of supplementary rent to Lessors in Ireland under Lease Agreements executed after 01st April 2007 attracts liability for TDS.

No TDS on commission paid to a foreign agent for service provided outside India

October 29, 2021 21609 Views 0 comment Print

Section 40(a)(i) did not contemplate order wise commission based on the order value. Consequently, the expenditure on export commission payable to non-residents for services rendered outside India became an allowable expenditure.

TDS not deductible by distributor for mere routing of commission paid to retailers by telecom company through his ledger

October 12, 2021 3561 Views 0 comment Print

Laxmi D. Gupta Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) ITAT: Telecom Distributor is exempt from TDS on Commission given directly to Retailers by Service Provider In the case, the Appellant is engaged in distribution of SIM cards and mobile recharge coupons of Uninor. During proceedings, upon perusal of financial statements, the AO disallowed the expenses claimed by […]

Section 28(va) and Section 40(a)(ia) of Income Tax Act, 1961- Q&A

October 4, 2021 14238 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding Section 28(va) and Section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Explore provisions and solutions to related problems in this informative blog post.

No section 40(a)(ia) disallowance for professional charges not claimed in profit and loss account

October 2, 2021 3165 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Conwood Medipharma Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) CIT(A) noted that the assessee had not claimed the said professional expenses in its profit & loss account and had capitalized the same under work in progress i.e. ‘Building under Construction’ in fixed assets schedule. The CIT(A) thus deleted the addition. We find merit in the order […]

Sales Commission cannot be treated as Technical Services

September 5, 2021 2742 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs Wheels India Limited (Madras High Court) After hearing the submissions of the auhorized representative of the assessee, the CIT(A) perused the copies of the agreement and on facts, found that the amounts paid by the assessee were sales commission and marketing services to nonresident agents outside India for their services rendered outside India […]

TDS on trade discount to news paper vendors & P2P payment to Advertising Agents

August 25, 2021 1608 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Dempo Industries Pvt. Ltd. (Bombay High Court) Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 2. This appeal was admitted on 18th October 2016 on the following substantial questions of law: A. Whether the Hon’ble ITAT was right in completely ignoring the decision of the Hon’ble ITAT, Kolkata in ACIT V/s. Bharati Cellular Ltd.(105) […]

Payments for computer software sold/licenced on a CD/other physical media cannot be classed as a royalty

August 11, 2021 1722 Views 0 comment Print

World Courier (India) Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) M/s. World Courier (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Appellant) has filed an appeal against order dated April 24, 2017 of Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) (CIT(A)) on the issue whether Revenue authorities were justified in disallowing sum paid by the Appellant as software maintenance charges to its overseas […]

No section 40(a)(i) disallowance for commission paid to overseas agents

July 15, 2021 2040 Views 0 comment Print

Carraro India Private Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Pune)  It is seen that the assessee paid commission of Rs.58.65 lakh to overseas agents for export orders obtained by them in overseas territories. Section 195 mandates the deduction of tax at source from any sum paid by the assessee which is ‘chargeable under the provisions of this […]

Disallowance for Non deduction of Tax at Source

July 12, 2021 168012 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Section 40(a)(i)- Non-compliance of Provisions of TDS where payment is made to Non Resident If any interest, royalty, fees for technical services or other sum chargeable under this Act, which is payable,— (A) Outside India; or (B) In India to a non-resident, not being a company or to a foreign company, On which […]

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