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Section 16(4): Will Delayed filing of return cost availability of ITC to Defaulters?

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the critical implications of Section 16(4) of the CGST Act, 2017 on taxpayers' Input Tax Credit (ITC) eligibility and the ...

March 2, 2024 8961 Views 0 comment Print

Strategic Insights into Section 41: with easy to understand examples

Income Tax : Explore the intricacies of Income Tax Section 41, covering allowances, deductions, and financial transactions. Real-world examples...

December 16, 2023 6882 Views 0 comment Print

Tax on Remission of Trading Liability for Assessee under Presumptive Taxation

Income Tax : Whether Remission Of Trading Liability Separately Taxable Where Income From Business Has Been Declared On Presumptive Basis U/S 44...

January 7, 2023 6990 Views 0 comment Print

Liability to deduct section 194R TDS on Benefit or Perquisite in Business or Profession

Income Tax : Any person being Individual/HUF/Company/Firm/LLP etc. providing any benefit or perquisite whether convertible into money or not, i...

July 19, 2022 18945 Views 0 comment Print

Impact of Waiver of Loan or Liability on Depreciation Claim

Income Tax : ISSUE FOR CONSIDERATION When a loan taken for acquiring a depreciable capital asset or a part of the purchase price of such capita...

April 13, 2022 4245 Views 0 comment Print


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Bad Debts Written Off Cannot Be Disallowed as Prior Period Expenses: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : Tribunal held that deduction for bad debts is allowable in the year in which the debts are actually written off in the books of ac...

May 22, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 41(1) Addition Permissible Without Proof of Cessation of Liability

Income Tax : The ITAT Raipur held that additions for cessation of liability cannot be made merely because creditor confirmations were not filed...

May 15, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

Self-Generated Trademark Before 2002 Not Taxable as Capital Gain Reason Cost of Acquisition Cannot Be Computed

Income Tax : High Court held that consideration received on transfer of self-generated trademarks before 1 April 2002 was not taxable as capita...

May 4, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

No Addition for Cessation of Liability if no Evidence of Remission: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that addition under Section 41(1) cannot be made without proof of actual cessation of liability. It found that m...

April 18, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

No Liability Cessation Without Remission: ITAT Deletes Section 41(1) Addition  

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that mere non-payment or expiry of limitation does not amount to cessation of liability. In absence of actual be...

April 10, 2026 501 Views 0 comment Print


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Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment (First Amendment) Regulations, 2024

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Latest Posts in Section 41

Bad Debts Written Off Cannot Be Disallowed as Prior Period Expenses: ITAT Mumbai

May 22, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal held that deduction for bad debts is allowable in the year in which the debts are actually written off in the books of account. It rejected the Revenue’s view that NPAs classified earlier must necessarily be written off in those earlier years.

No Section 41(1) Addition Permissible Without Proof of Cessation of Liability

May 15, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Raipur held that additions for cessation of liability cannot be made merely because creditor confirmations were not filed when PAN details, ledger accounts, and other records were already submitted.

Self-Generated Trademark Before 2002 Not Taxable as Capital Gain Reason Cost of Acquisition Cannot Be Computed

May 4, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

High Court held that consideration received on transfer of self-generated trademarks before 1 April 2002 was not taxable as capital gains because no ascertainable cost of acquisition existed, making computation provisions unworkable.

No Addition for Cessation of Liability if no Evidence of Remission: ITAT Mumbai

April 18, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that addition under Section 41(1) cannot be made without proof of actual cessation of liability. It found that mere non-payment or absence of confirmation is insufficient to establish remission. 

No Liability Cessation Without Remission: ITAT Deletes Section 41(1) Addition  

April 10, 2026 501 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that mere non-payment or expiry of limitation does not amount to cessation of liability. In absence of actual benefit or remission, addition under Section 41(1) was deleted.

ITAT Deletes Section 43CA Addition as Presumptive Taxation Already Includes Stamp Duty Value

March 24, 2026 594 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal held that once income is computed under section 44AD using stamp duty value as turnover, a separate addition under section 43CA leads to double taxation and is not permissible.

ITAT Mumbai Orders Allocation of Head-Office Costs to Eligible Units to Compute 10B/80-IB Deductions

March 18, 2026 402 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal directed allocation of common head-office expenses (and common income) to eligible industrial undertakings when computing deductions under sections 10B and 80-IB, following prior coordinate-bench rulings; AO must apply the earlier directions on remand. Key takeaway: common corporate overheads and income were to be apportioned to units for deduction-computation as previously directed.

No Cessation of Liability U/s 41(1) – Long Outstanding Foreign Creditors Cannot Be Taxed Without Waiver or Write-Back

February 16, 2026 735 Views 0 comment Print

Rejecting reliance on time lapse and regulatory issues, the Tribunal held that a trading liability remains valid unless actually extinguished. The addition under Section 41(1) was therefore deleted.

Assessment in Name of Amalgamating Bank Held Void – Order Passed on Non-Existent Entity Quashed Following Maruti Suzuki Principle

February 16, 2026 273 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal clarified that passing an order in the name of a non-existent entity is not a mere procedural defect. It held that participation in proceedings does not validate a void assessment.

ITAT Bangalore: Mere Long Outstanding Sundry Creditors Not Taxable u/s 41(1) – No Cessation of Liability Without Write-Back

February 12, 2026 561 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that mere long-pending sundry creditors cannot be taxed under Section 41(1) unless there is actual remission or legal cessation of liability. Continued reflection of liabilities in books prevents addition as income.

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