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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


No TDS on commission to Agents outside India if such agent pays income after deduction of commission

June 18, 2021 1686 Views 0 comment Print

Since assessee was a recipient of income in India after deduction of commission by the buyer outside India and no income had been received or paid inside India, which attracted TDS deduction in India, therefore, assessee was not liable to deduct TDS in India.

Section 194A TDS not applicable if amount was below threshold limit

May 20, 2021 2607 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Singareni Colleries Company Ltd. (ITAT Hyderabad) On careful reading of the Notes submitted by the assessee company it is clear that the assessee is providing interest at certain percentage and credited to the fund account. Further, he observed that it is also a fact that the insurance premium is paid out of interest […]

In absence of any contract or sub-contract work by Joint Venture to its members, Section 194C not applicable

May 17, 2021 3159 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs Shraddha & Prasad Joint Venture (ITAT Pune) This appeal preferred by the Revenue emanates from the order of the Ld. CIT(Appeal), Pune-3 dated 29.08.2017 for the assessment year 2014-15 as per the following grounds of appeal on record : “1. On the facts and circumstances of the case, the order of the Ld. […]

Section 40(a)(ia) disallowance for payment made to Non resident shipping companies – Draft submission

April 26, 2021 3480 Views 0 comment Print

Draft submission regarding applicability of section 194C , 195 and disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) with regard to payment made to Non resident shipping companies Addition of Rs.4,61,811/- u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act for failure to deduct tax at source. This relates to AY 2007-08 The facts are that during the course of assessment proceedings, […]

No section 40(a)(ia) disallowance  on cost sharing reimbursements without TDS deduction

April 24, 2021 5697 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Pfizer Products (India) Pvt Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) In terms of the agreement with M/s. Pfizer Ltd., assessee was sharing services of certain employees and other facilities which belonged to M/s. Pfizer Ltd. The reimbursement of such expenses due or paid to M/s. Pfizer Ltd. amounts to Rs.14,51,77,000/- and has been included under the […]

No Section 194C TDS on Hire Charges if not satisfies threshold limit of Rs. 20000

April 22, 2021 6447 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Late D. Mahendran (ITAT Hyderabad) The AO disallowed hire charges for non-deduction of tax u/s 40(a)(ia) of the I.T.Act, with an observation that the appellant has not brought on record any supporting evidence that he had hired lorries and trucks in the manner the public hire an auto or a taxi on the […]

Surrogacy charges paid to surrogate mothers not liable to TDS u/s 194J & liable to TDS U/s. 194C

April 8, 2021 4215 Views 1 comment Print

We first of all advert to the impugned Section 40(a)(ia) r.w.s.194C and 194J issue of surrogacy payments in case of Shri S.Sesha Sai since the other recipient has never appeared to support the impugned claims till date. The CIT(A)’s identical lower appellate discussion affirming the Assessing Officer’s action disallowing assessee’s summary of payments made to surrogate mothers reads as under:

No tax to be deducted on License Fee paid to Foreign Entities

March 26, 2021 6960 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee was not liable to deduct TDS on license fees paid to Israel entity as it had already furnished certificate from a chartered accountant, return of income and computation of income under section 139 and income of assessee was not taxable in India and assessee had already filed the relevant information u/s 201(1) which showed that assessee could not be regarded as ‘assessee in default’.

TDS not deductible on Reimbursement without any Profit Element

March 24, 2021 3006 Views 0 comment Print

BYK Asia Pacific Pte. Limited Vs ACIT (ITAT Pune) On going through the documents/material as discussed above, it is evident that Seminar expenses, Training expenses, Printing expenses and Staff welfare expenses are amounts paid by the Indian BO to the Singapore HO, which satisfy the twin conditions of `reimbursement’ as discussed supra, viz., one-to-one direct […]

Form 26A – Why, What and How

March 19, 2021 187713 Views 4 comments Print

Discover the significance of Form 26A in Income Tax Act, 1961. Learn why and how this form is crucial for avoiding penalties.

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