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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 1773 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 1863 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 1503 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 3231 Views 0 comment Print

MSME Changes as per Income Tax Act,1961 and MSMED Act, 2006

Income Tax : Understand Section 43B(h) of the Income Tax Act, MSME classification, payment timelines, tax disallowance, interest on delays, and...

March 31, 2025 9231 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 600 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 11589 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 5532 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 10761 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 1089 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Income Tax Section 143(1) Adjustments Without Opportunity of Hearing Unsustainable

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that adjustments made without issuing prior notice to the assessee violate the mandatory proviso to Section 143(...

April 14, 2026 273 Views 0 comment Print

Section 43B Not Applicable as Electricity Duty Is Not Assessee’s Liability: P&H HC

Income Tax : The Court held that electricity duty collected by a licensee is not its own liability but that of consumers. As a result, Section ...

April 14, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai Allows Actuarial Provisions for Employee Benefit Schemes; Deletes Major Disallowances on Expense Provisions

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai rules actuarial provisions for employee benefit schemes are allowable under Section 37(1) as ascertained liabilities, ...

April 13, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

Higher Depreciation Allowed on UPS as Integral Part of Computer: Delhi HC

Income Tax : The Court dismissed the appeal after finding that all issues were already settled by earlier rulings. It held that no new question...

April 10, 2026 204 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Revision Invalid as PCIT Acted Without Independent Application of Mind

Income Tax : The court held that revision under section 263 requires independent satisfaction by the PCIT. Acting merely on the Assessing Offic...

April 3, 2026 378 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 7878 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 4824 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 6973 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 60760 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 2156 Views 0 comment Print


Amendment in section 43B by Finance Act, 2021 is applicable prospectively

September 1, 2021 2739 Views 0 comment Print

AKS Power Equipments (P) Ltd. Vs. DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) Where assessee remitted employees contribution towards PF and ESI before filing of return under section 139(1) and that the amendment/Explanation brought in Section 43B of Income Tax Act, 1961 by Finance Act, 2021 with effect from 1-4-2021 on the instant issue being prospective in nature, the […]

MSMEs vs. Traders: Understanding Delayed Payment Benefits

September 1, 2021 4824 Views 0 comment Print

Explore how the recent policy update impacts MSMEs and traders regarding delayed payment benefits under the MSMED Act, 2006. Insights for businesses.

Interplay of section 36 & section 43B [Employee Contribution]

August 31, 2021 7233 Views 0 comment Print

1. Controversy in the past a. Before the amendment in Finance Act 2021, various taxpayers claimed the deduction of employee’s contribution deposited after the due date specified in relevant act but before the due date specified in section 139(1) of the Income-tax Act. b. If tax audit is also applicable on the taxpayer, then the […]

SC allows Interest payment by issue of debentures for section 43B

August 21, 2021 6879 Views 0 comment Print

Discharge of interest payable to financial institutions by way of issue of debentures amounts to actual payment of interest and allowed as deduction u/s 43B : SC Case Law : M.M. Aqua Technologies Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax (Supreme Court) Legal Provisions involved As per Section 43B(d) of Income Tax Act, 1961, interest on […]

Presumption of Retrospectivity cannot be implied by new clarifications in existing tax law

August 13, 2021 2127 Views 0 comment Print

In M.M. Aqua Technologies Ltd. Vs. CIT [CIVIL APPEAL NOS.4742-4743 OF 2021 dated August 11, 2021], the issue raised in the appeal is with respect to Section 43B Explanation 3C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (IT Act) when a claim of deduction filed by  M.M. Aqua Technologies Limited (Appellant) under Section 43B, which was […]

Delayed employees contribution to PF/ESIC deposited before due date of filing ROI u/s 139(1) is allowed as deduction

August 12, 2021 3861 Views 0 comment Print

Main issue involved in the matter was that Employees contribution to VPF was deposited after due dates under explanation to section 36(1)(va) but before the end of relevant previous year is allowable deduction or not.

Section 43B not attracted on issue of debentures in lieu of interest: SC

August 11, 2021 7419 Views 0 comment Print

M.M. Aqua Technologies Ltd. Vs CIT (Supreme Court of India) In the return filed by it, the Appellant claimed a deduction of Rs.2,84,71,384/- under Section 43B based on the issue of debentures in lieu of interest accrued and payable to financial institutions. By an order dated 29th October, 1998, the Assessing Officer rejected the Appellant’s […]

Provision of section 43B not applicable to ground rent

August 11, 2021 2712 Views 0 comment Print

Ajay Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) The solitary ground raised by the assessee in this appeal pertains to disallowance of Rs. 10,47,025/- incurred by the assessee during the year as ground rent on lease hold properties to L& DO. According to the AO this amount is not allowable u/s 43B of the Income […]

Delhi ITAT allows late deposit of ESI, EPF employees contribution

August 2, 2021 3756 Views 0 comment Print

Yogi Ji Technoequip Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) Facts : Addition on account of employee’s contribution to ESI and EPF – CPC while processing the return of the assessee disallowed the claim of employee’s contribution towards ESI and EPF on account of delay in depositing the amount as per the respective statutes Held: Respectfully […]

Leave encashment expense not allowable unless paid

June 30, 2021 15039 Views 0 comment Print

Sahara India Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) AO made the addition on the basis of tax audit report where it was mentioned that an amount of Rs. 31,63,861/- towards leave encashment unpaid is disallowed u/s 43B. The CIT(A), following the orders of his predecessor for preceding so many assessment years, deleted the […]

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