CIT v. Hero Management Services Ltd.

360 ITR 68High Court2014#2670 most cited

What is CIT v. Hero Management Services Ltd. authority for?

The Assessing Officer must record dissatisfaction with the assessee's expenditure claim related to exempt income before invoking Rule 8D to determine disallowance under Section 14A. Additionally, interest expenditure cannot be disallowed under Section 14A when the assessee has sufficient interest-free funds for investments yielding tax-free income.

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CIT v. Hero Management Services Ltd. · Section 14A · Rule 8D · disallowance of expenditure · exempt income · AO satisfaction · condition precedent · interest-free funds · sufficient own funds · mixed funds

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Judgments citing CIT v. Hero Management Services Ltd.

The DCIT, Circle-3(1)(1), Ahmedabad vs. M/S. Priyal International Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad

In the result, appeal of the Revenue is dismissed

ITA 91/AHD/2019[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad20 Apr 2022AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Waseem Ahmed & Ms. Madhumita Royआयकर अपील सं./Ita.No.91/Ahd/2019 "नधा"रण वष"/Asstt. Year: 2015-16 Dcit, Cir.3(1)(1) M/S. Priyal Internaional P. Ltd. Ahmedabad. 297/300, Phase-Ii, Gidc Vs. Vatva, Ahmedabad. Pan : Aaecp 4640 A (Applicant) (Responent) Assessee By : Shri M.K. Patel, Advocate Revenue By : Shri S.S. Shukla, Sr. Dr सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 04/03/2022 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement: 20/04/2022 आदेश/O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri M.K. Patel, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri S.S. Shukla, Sr. DR
Section 115JSection 142(1)Section 143(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 14ASection 36(1)(iii)

…ncurred any expenditure which can be disallowed or any such expenses having not been brought on record, there cannot be any disallowance of any expenditure under Rule 8-D or otherwise against the exempt income." (v) CIT vs. Hero Management Service Ltd. (2014) 360 ITR 68 (Del-HC) "To invoke Rule 8D, the AO had to first record a finding that he was not satisfied with the correctness of the claim for expenditure made by the assessee in relation to income, which did not form part of the total income under the Act. No such satisfaction had been recorded by the AO. Therefore excess disallowance was deleted." 12.9 On s…