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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 9027 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 153 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 payments to NRI for Purchase of Raw Materials

July 31, 2020 4362 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the provisions of deduction of tax at source (TDS) would be applicable in case of payments made to non-resident Indian for the purchase of raw materials?

No TDS on ocean freight paid to non-resident shipping companies

July 29, 2020 104013 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Suresh Khatri Vs ITO (ITAT Lucknow) Ground Nos. 1 to 3 of the appeal relate to the disallowance of Rs.6,42,437/- for non deduction of tax at source u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Act on payment of ocean freight, made to non-resident shipping companies. The assessee is a proprietary concern and engaged in the business of […]

Digital Technology (DigiTech) & E-commerce Taxation

July 28, 2020 2535 Views 0 comment Print

Digital Technology (DigiTech) & E-commerce Taxation Indian e-commerce and DigiTech industry have been grown to a new height in the past decade. We have seen exponential rise in the way people look at business and the modus operandi of managing a business. From high investments in space and layouts, people have diverted to high investments […]

No liability on assessee to deduct merely based on provisions

July 13, 2020 1947 Views 0 comment Print

 The fact that provision made at the end was reversed in the beginning of next accounting year showed that there was no income accrued. Mere entries in books of account did not establish accrual of income in the hands of payee and hence there was no liability on assessee-company to deduct merely on the provisions made at year end.

ITAT Restored Case to AO Regarding TDS Applicability u/s 194A on Financial Charges Paid for Car Loan

July 9, 2020 1065 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) is justified for non deduction of TDS u/s 194A on financial charges paid for car loan?

Payment of Foreign Agency Commission not liable for TDS in India

July 7, 2020 2403 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the TDS will be applicable on payment of Foreign Agency Commission?

Reopening of assessment merely on Internal Audit Objection Not Justified

June 30, 2020 3609 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the re-opening of assessment u/s 147 initiated by AO is justified in law? Re-opening of assessment on basis of Internal Audit Objection Not Justified.

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

June 29, 2020 1170 Views 0 comment Print

A.Y. Garment International Private Ltd. Vs DCIT (Karnatka High Court) Whether the Tribunal was justified in law in holding that the amendment made by Finance Act, 2010 in the provisions of Section 40(a)(ia) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is not retrospective in operation on the facts and circumstances of the case? The issue whether the […]

Section 195 TDS applicable only when amount is chargeable to tax in the hands of recipient

June 26, 2020 2979 Views 0 comment Print

C.U.Inspections (I) Pvt. Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Mere fact that the payment in question is not reimbursement of expenses to the holding company would not per se expose the expenditure to disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Act. It has been noticed supra that the disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) is activated when there is failure on […]

Amendment to Section 40(a)(ia) restricting disallowance to 30% is retrospective

June 24, 2020 9114 Views 1 comment Print

Muradul Haque Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Finance (No.2) Act has made amendment to section 40(a)(ia) of the Act w.e.f. 01.04.2015. Various benches of the Tribunals including the Delhi Benches of the Tribunal, have held the amendment made by Finance (No 2) Act to be curative in nature. We further finds the coordinate bench of the […]

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