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Section 43B(h): MSME Payment Clause Every Business Must Understand

Income Tax : This guide explains how Section 43B(h) defers tax deductions where payments to Micro and Small Enterprises remain unpaid beyond th...

June 18, 2026 507 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026 simplifies Rule for Due Date for Deposit Employee Contributions

Income Tax : The Central Government, in the Union Budget 2026, has proposed an important amendment concerning employee welfare funds. The objec...

March 10, 2026 2706 Views 0 comment Print

Section 43B(h) of Income Tax Act: Law, Intention, Practical Application & Loopholes

Income Tax : 2023 Income Tax change (Sec 43B(h)) mandates that deductions for payments to Micro and Small Enterprises are allowed only when pai...

September 25, 2025 2223 Views 0 comment Print

PF/ESI Deduction Denied for Late Deposit, Allowed for Holiday – 143(1) Adjustment Upheld

Income Tax : Delhi High Court upholds disallowance of delayed PF/ESI contributions under Section 143(1), but permits deductions when the due da...

September 14, 2025 1641 Views 0 comment Print

A Practical Guide to Tax Audit under Section 44AB for Trader Assessees – AY 2025–26

Income Tax : Practical guide to tax audit under Section 44AB for trader assessees, covering groundwork, data analysis, compliance checks, and f...

September 11, 2025 3438 Views 0 comment Print


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Concerns on Corporate Tax, MSME Deductions, GST Rates

CA, CS, CMA : Explore recent updates on corporate tax rates, MSME concerns over tax deductions, and GST rates for shawls as addressed in Lok Sab...

August 5, 2024 705 Views 0 comment Print

Urgent Request for Amendment to Section 43(B)(h) for MSMEs

Income Tax : Punjab Accountants Association urges Finance Minister to amend Section 43(B)(h) for MSMEs, proposing better payment timelines and ...

July 27, 2024 11634 Views 0 comment Print

Representation against Proposed Amendment In Section 43B of Income Tax

Income Tax : Discover how proposed amendment in Section 43B of Income Tax Act, 1961, affects MSMEs. Learn about potential challenges and sugges...

June 11, 2024 5604 Views 0 comment Print

Live Course on Section 43B(h) by CA Manoj Lamba – Last Few Hours to register

Income Tax : Live Webinar with Book on Section 43B(h) (Financial Fitness) on 10th May 2024, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. CA Manoj Lamba will break down ...

May 10, 2024 10812 Views 1 comment Print

Message to Micro and Small Enterprise/Suppliers (Manufacturing) – Section 43B(h)

Income Tax : Explore how the new 43 B (h) clause of the IT Act impacts Kerala Textiles and Garments Dealers Welfare Association and their appea...

February 12, 2024 1152 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


TPO Cannot Value Management Fees at Nil Without Rejecting Evidence of Services Rendered

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that the Transfer Pricing Officer could not arbitrarily determine the arm's length price of management service...

June 25, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

8% Profit Addition Deleted as Revenue cannot Change Consistent Accounting Method: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that the Revenue could not substitute the assessee's consistent method of revenue recognition with the Percent...

June 23, 2026 1002 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 37(1) Disallowance as No Penal Action Was Taken by IRDA Against Insurance Company

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that Explanation 1 to Section 37(1) could not apply in the absence of any finding by the competent authority ...

June 23, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Leave Encashment Deduction as Payment to Insurer Was Actual Business Expenditure

Income Tax : The dispute concerned deduction of CSR expenditure incurred before Explanation 2 to section 37(1) became applicable. The ITAT held...

June 21, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

Form 3CD Reporting Error Not Sufficient to Deny Bonus Deduction: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that a mismatch between the income tax return and Form 3CD cannot by itself justify disallowance of a genu...

June 19, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT notifies Interest on Loan to NBFCs under Section 43B(da) of Income Tax Act

Income Tax : Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has recently issued a crucial notification concerning the payment of interest on loans to Non...

September 22, 2023 8166 Views 0 comment Print

MSMEs vs. Traders: Understanding Delayed Payment Benefits

Corporate Law : Explore how the recent policy update impacts MSMEs and traders regarding delayed payment benefits under the MSMED Act, 2006. Insig...

September 1, 2021 5178 Views 0 comment Print

Chapter VIA deduction on enhanced profits after disallowance eligible

Income Tax : Disallowances made under sections 32, 40(a)(ia), 40A(3), 43B, etc. of the Act and other specific disallowances, related to the bus...

November 2, 2016 7048 Views 0 comment Print

Section 43B: CBDT clarifies Due date for payment of Employee Provident fund

Income Tax : Income Tax Circular No. 22/2015 W.c.f. 1.4.1988, the settled position is that if the assessee deposits any sum payable by it by wa...

December 17, 2015 60943 Views 0 comment Print

The liability to pay sales tax by instalments cannot be treated to be beyond the provisions of section 43B of the Act

Income Tax : Whether the liability has been deferred or not has to be considered not from the simplistic point of the term 'defer' but in conte...

July 9, 2010 2219 Views 0 comment Print


Disallowance due to delayed payment of employees’ contribution to PF and ESIC justified

December 26, 2024 1449 Views 0 comment Print

After the receipt of intimation, the assessee found mistake in the Tax Audit Report in which the Tax Auditor has mistakenly filled the due date of payment in column of actual date of payment and vice-versa.

TNMM appropriate method for determining Arm’s Length Price of management fees

December 24, 2024 1155 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that that the activities / services do not qualify as stewardship / shareholder activity. Further, assessee correctly determined Arm’s Length Price in respect of management fees by using Transaction Net Margin Method i.e. TNMM.

Section 43B Doesn’t Apply to Unclaimed Service Tax Liabilities: Delhi ITAT

December 22, 2024 861 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules that Section 43B does not apply to unclaimed service tax liabilities, partially allowing the appeals of Sircar Securities for AY 2017-18 and 2019-20.

No TDS Disallowance u/s 40(a)(i) due to lack of incriminating evidence in sec.153A assessment

December 13, 2024 1062 Views 0 comment Print

As a result, assessee was required to deduct TDS on payments made to Bemo. AO invoked Section 40(a)(i) for non-deduction of tax on Rs. 12,69,79,006, disallowing the deduction.

ITAT Allows Timely Employer PF/ESI Contributions Deduction

December 1, 2024 1017 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore allows deduction for timely employer PF/ESI contributions in Blue Moon Enterprises case, limiting disallowance to delayed employee contributions.

GST not includible while computing presumptive income u/s. 44B: ITAT Mumbai

November 28, 2024 1806 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that Goods and Services Tax (GST) amount while computing presumptive income under section 44B of the Income Tax Act cannot be included. Thus, issue decided in favour of assessee.

Mere Disagreement Doesn’t Justify invocation of Section 263 Revision Power: Madras HC

November 25, 2024 1128 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that issue relating to pre-closure premium was already considered and allowed by the assessing authority. Thus, invocation of revisionary power u/s. 263 for mere disagreement with the view of the assessing authority is unjustified in law.

Disallowance of amount of employees’ share to ESI and PF after due date justifiable: ITAT Bangalore

November 19, 2024 1776 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that amount of employee’s share to ESI and PF paid after due date provide under the respective statutes is liable to be disallowed. Accordingly, matter referred back for limited purpose of verification of payment challans.

Contribution to EPF/ESI beyond due date of respective Act duly disallowed: ITAT Jaipur

November 19, 2024 1155 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that disallowance of contribution of EPF/ESI of employees contribution justified since amount deposited beyond the due date of respective Acts. Notably, deduction is not allowance even if contribution is deposited before filing of return u/s. 139(1).

Section 43B(h): Implications for MSME Payments Under Income Tax Act

November 5, 2024 5277 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Act, 2023, has inserted section 43B(h) to facilitate timely payments to MSMEs by withholding deduction on account of delayed payments beyond prescribed timelines under the MSMED Act.

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