Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. v. DCIT, Range10(2), Mumbai

234 CTR 1High Court2010#1164 most cited

What is Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. v. DCIT, Range10(2), Mumbai authority for?

Expenditure incurred by an assessee in relation to income not forming part of the total income is not deductible under Section 14A(1). The disallowance must be restricted to direct and indirect expenses having an approximate connection with the earning of such exempt income, and Rule 8D applies from Assessment Year 2008-09.

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Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. · Section 14A · Rule 8D · disallowance of expenditure · exempt income · expenses related to exempt income · approximate connection · applicability of Rule 8D · Section 14A(1) · Bombay High Court

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. v. DCIT, Range10(2), Mumbai

Vibha Agrotech Limited, Hyderabad vs. Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-17(2), Hyderabad

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 179/HYD/2018[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Hyderabad28 Jun 2022AY 2013-14

Bench: Before Shri Rama Kanta Panda & Shri Laliet Kumarassessment Year: 2013-14 Vibha Agrotech Limited, Vs. The Dy.Commissioner Of Hyderabad. Income Tax, Circle – 17(2), Pan : Aaacv8157A Hyderabad. (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By: Sri Ca P. Murali Mohan Rao Revenue By: Dr. Rajendra Kumar, Cit Date Of Hearing: 23.06.2022 Date Of Pronouncement: 28.06.2022 O R D E R Per Laliet Kumar, J.M. This Appeal Is Filed By The Assessee Feeling Aggrieved By The Order Of Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) – 5, Hyderabad Dt.21.07.2017 For The Assessment Year 2013-14 On The Following Grounds :

For Appellant: Sri CA P. Murali Mohan RaoFor Respondent: Dr. Rajendra Kumar, CIT
Section 10(1)Section 14ASection 35Section 37(1)Section 44A

…nvestments are not intended for earning exempt income and that no administrative expenditure was incurred in managing these huge amounts or investment. In view of the decision of the Hon'ble Bombay High Court in the case of Godrej & Boyce Mfg Company the Ltd (234 CTR 1) which dealt with various issues viz, the purport, the interpretation, the applicability and the constitutional validity of section 14A of the I.T. Act, 1961 and Rule 8D of the IT investments Rules 1962 and considering the facts of the case, 0.50 per cent of the average value of the investments (as against indirect expenses that would have been inc…