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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


In absence of principal agent relationship section 194H not applicable

February 24, 2018 3171 Views 0 comment Print

When there is direct sale transaction between two principals and there is no principal agent relationship, provisions of section 194H are not applicable

TDS not deductible on Reimbursement of conversion expenses without profit element

February 21, 2018 2802 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee filed return of income declaring total income of 3,90,370/- on 3.10.2007. The assessment was completed u/s 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter called as the Act) on 31.12.2009 determining the total income at 6,90,370/-. Subsequently, the case was reopened u/s 147 of the Act by issue of notice u/s 148 of the Act for not considering the disallowance u/s 40a(ia) of IT Act.

Disallowance justified for non deduction of TDS on Provision for Audit Fees

February 8, 2018 13257 Views 0 comment Print

Since assessee had made provision for audit fees to account of payee, provisions of section 194J were clearly attracted and non-deduction of tax at source would automatically invite disallowance under section 40(a)(ia).

Amount paid to RMCs for Foreign Currency Purchase cannot be treated as Commission liable to TDS

February 8, 2018 6507 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs. M/s. Cox & Kings (I) Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) Assessee has a foreign exchange division approved by the RBI and is authorized to buy foreign exchange and travelers cheques from RMCs and others and sell them to persons in need of them. RMCs are also authorized by RBI to buy foreign currency from non […]

Section 40(a)(ia): Disallowance of expenditure for non-deduction of tax at source on payment made to resident

January 21, 2018 151323 Views 3 comments Print

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% of expenditure. The proviso is also amended to the effect that 30% of such sum shall be allowed as a deduction in computing the income of the previous year in which tax has been paid.

TDS U/s. 194C applies on amount paid under Oral Agreement

January 10, 2018 14850 Views 0 comment Print

The Kolkata bench of ITAT recently held that TDS provisions under the Income Tax Act, 1961 are applicable to payments made under an oral agreement.

No disallowance U/s. 40(a)(ia) where net profit was estimated

January 8, 2018 3267 Views 0 comment Print

Once the income of the assessee was estimated after rejection of books of account, then, the AO could not make disallowance on the same books of account for the purpose of disallowance by invoking provisions of section 40(a)(ia) or general disallowance under section 37(1). Hence, the disallowance made by the AO was deleted.

TDS not deductible on estimation /provision of expenses which was not paid

December 26, 2017 2943 Views 0 comment Print

Explore ITAT Mumbai’s order on Apax Partners India vs. DCIT regarding transfer pricing, legal fees, and travel expenses. Key insights on taxation under section 40(a)(ia)

No Section 14A Disallowance if investments are business expediency & strategic investments

December 22, 2017 3528 Views 0 comment Print

No disallowance U/s 14A of Act need to be made by invoking the provisions of Rule 8D (2) (ii) of Rules as investments admittedly are business expediency investments and strategic investments.

Discount on sales cannot be regarded as Commission liable to TDS U/s. 194H

December 18, 2017 8004 Views 0 comment Print

Out of these four appeals two appeals are filed by the assessee while the other two appeals are filed by the Revenue for against the orders of the Commissioner (Appeals)–4, Mumbai dated 13-2-2017 and 6-2-2017 for assessment years 2011-12 and 2012-13 respectively.

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