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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 12672 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 147 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 28(va) and Section 40(a)(ia) of Income Tax Act, 1961- Q&A

October 4, 2021 14487 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 3270 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 2784 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 1671 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 1803 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 2073 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 168240 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 […]

Liability to Tax deduction cannot be imposed from retrospective effect

July 2, 2021 1710 Views 0 comment Print

McCANN Erickson (India) Pvt.Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) we find that the Ld.CIT(A) has relied upon the amendment in the statute. However, the Co-ordinate Bench of this Tribunal after having considered the amendment held in the case of Ashapura Minichem Ltd. vs ADIT 131 TTJ 291 that till 08.05.2010, “the prevailing legal position was that […]

Depreciation on Software cannot be disallowed by invoking section 40(a)(i)(a)

July 2, 2021 1710 Views 0 comment Print

UKN Properties Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Banglore)  Since the transactions of purchase of software has been completed prior to rendering of decision by Hon’ble Karnataka High Court and since there were decisions which have held that TDS is not required to be made out of payment made for software purchases, following the above said […]

Section 194C amendments & important judgements on section 40(a)(ia)

June 23, 2021 8223 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding Section 194C amendments and important court judgments on section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act.

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