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

July 10, 2022 888 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 504 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 1332 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 915 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 978 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 1422 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 5349 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 […]

No section 40(a)(ia) disallowance for shortfall in TDS due to difference of opinion

June 22, 2022 1263 Views 0 comment Print

Shree Sita Edibles Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Raipur) ITAT find that the issue involved in the present appeal lies in a narrow compass, i.e., as to whether or not, a short deduction of tax at source by the assessee would call for triggering the provision of Sec. 40(a)(ia) of the Act for disallowing the amount […]

Section 40(a)(ia) Disallowance justified for failure to deduct section 194A TDS

June 22, 2022 513 Views 0 comment Print

Swaraj Builders Vs ITO (ITAT Raipur) Assessee had failed to comply with the mandate of law and had failed to deduct tax at source u/s.194A of the Act on the aforesaid amount of interest payment of Rs.7,46,025/-. Accordingly, the A.O had disallowed the amount of Rs.7,46,025/-u/s.40(a)(ia) of the Act which was thereafter, upheld by the […]

No Section 40(a)(ia) disallowance if recipient included receipts in his return of income

June 22, 2022 705 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee claimed that recipient has included the receipts in their return of income in regard to these expenses on which assessee has not deducted TDS

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