CIT v. Walfort Share & Stock Brokers (P.) Ltd.

326 ITR 1Supreme Court of India2010#116 most cited

What is CIT v. Walfort Share & Stock Brokers (P.) Ltd. authority for?

For attracting Section 14A disallowance, there must be a proximate cause relating the expenditure to actual tax-exempt income, and such disallowance is not automatic but requires positive material. Additionally, Section 94(7) on dividend stripping only ignores losses to the extent of dividend received for assessment years post-April 1, 2002, allowing the remaining loss.

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CIT v. Walfort Share & Stock Brokers P. Ltd. · 326 ITR 1 · Section 14A disallowance · proximate cause exempt income · not automatic disallowance · actual exempt income · Section 94(7) · dividend stripping · loss ignored to extent of dividend · tax-exempt income expenditure

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192 Taxmann 21141 DTR 233

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Judgments citing CIT v. Walfort Share & Stock Brokers (P.) Ltd.

ACIT - CC-3(3), Mumbai vs. M/S.Welspun India Ltd., Mumbai

In the result, the appeal filed by the revenue is dismissed

ITA 2551/MUM/2021[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai11 Jul 2022AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Prashant Maharishi & Shri Pavan Kumar Gadaleacit, Cc-3(3), Vs. M/Swelspun India Ltd Room No. 1923, 19Th B Wing, 9Th Floor, Floor, Air India Bldg, Trade Worldcentere, Nariman Point, Senapati Bapat Marg, Mumbai-400021. Kamala Mills Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai - 400013 Pan/Gir No. : Aaacw1259N Appellant .. Respondent Appellant By : Shri Jasbir Chouhan.Cit.Dr Respondent By : Shri Rajiv Khandelwal.Ar Date Of Hearing 12.07.2022 Date Of Pronouncement 25.07.2022 आदेश / O R D E R Per Pavan Kumar Gadale Jm:

For Appellant: Shri Jasbir Chouhan.CIT.DRFor Respondent: Shri Rajiv Khandelwal.AR
Section 115JSection 132Section 143Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 14ASection 153A

…n relation to” has been judiciously explained to mean some real and dominant relationship. 4.9. In this regard ld. counsel has relied on the decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of CIT Vs. Walford M/s. Welspun Ind Ltd., Mumbai. Share & Stock Brokers 326 ITR 1, wherein it has been held by the Apex Court that there must be proximate relationship of expenditure with the exempt income for the purpose of making disallowance u/s 14A of the Act. This decision was followed by the Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. Vs. CIT 328 ITR 81 . 4.10. He further referred to the decisio…