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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


Disallowance U/s. 40(a)(ia) justified for deduction of TDS under wrong section :HC

September 22, 2015 9903 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Kerala HC in in the case of CIT vs. M/s P V S Memorial Hospital Ltd. held that deduction of TDS under a wrong section amounts to non-compliance with the provisions of Chapter XVII-B which results in applicability of section 40(a)(ia) where the payments get disallowed and action u/s 201(1).

Second Proviso to Sec 40(a)(ia) being not curative by nature does not have retrospective effect: HC

September 22, 2015 1225 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Kerala HC in the case of Thomas George Muthoot vs. CIT held that the second proviso to sec 40(a)(ia) is not curative by nature , the same is an additional remedy to provide non-disallowance in certain tax deduction default cases.

2nd proviso to sec 40(a)(ia) inserted in FA ,2012 have retrospective effect from 01-04-2005

September 20, 2015 2454 Views 0 comment Print

The High Court of New Delhi has held in case of CIT-1 Vs Ansal Landmark Township P Ltd that second proviso to sec 40(a)(ia) will have retrospective effect from 01-04-2005 which means that if the assessee had forgot to deduct the TDS on payment

TDS is to be deducted on both amount paid as well as payable Section 40(a)(ia)-HC

September 3, 2015 5321 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Shri Thomas George Muthoot vs The Commissioner of Income Tax High court has held that TDS if to be deducted by individual who required to get his accounts audited. A statutory provision

Once Labour Payments are made, clear-cut Contract exists between the parties

September 2, 2015 1036 Views 0 comment Print

The Assessee had paid a sum of Rs.9,22,160/- on account of Sewing and Processing Charges without deducting TDS on the same. The AO invoked the provisions of Section 40(a)(ia) of the Act and disallowed the entire amount paid on account of Sewing and Processing Charges.

Mere non-production of proof for dispatch of documents does not entail disallowance

August 26, 2015 1348 Views 0 comment Print

In the cited case, ITAT inter-alia held that the appellant failed to produce proof in support of dispatch of Form 15H to the CIT, this by itself does not entail any addition. It was only technical breach of law and the act provides for separate penal provisions for such default.

Only Investments in respect of which income is exempt to be considered in working of disallowance U/s. 14A

August 20, 2015 1123 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT bench of Panaji in the case of Sesa Resources Limited held that the disallowance under Sec 14A read with rule 8D can be made only in respect of investments which are earning income exempt from tax and not the total investments.

ITAT referred case back to lower authorities as pre-requisite condition of DTAA is not ascertained

August 12, 2015 1060 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case services were provided by the non-resident individuals so article 15 was applicable but the pre-requisite condition that the each non-resident individual had to be present in India for more than 90 days which was not ascertained.

Disallowance of expenditure for non deduction of tax at source – Implications and Explanations

August 12, 2015 24563 Views 2 comments Print

Disallowance of expenditure for deduction of tax at source but non payment of the same on or before the due date of filing of return of income: Sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of aforesaid section has been amended by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2014 to provide that disallowance under the said sub-clause will be attracted,

Tax at source not deductible on reimbursement of cost

August 10, 2015 2256 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai has held in the case of Lionbridge Technologies Private Limited vs ITO (International Taxation) (TDS) that There is no liability to deduct tax at source on reimbursement of cost. Consequently for not deducting tax at source, the assessee cannot be treated as assessee in default under sections 201/ 201(1A).

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