Maxopp Investment Ltd. v. CIT

402 ITR 640Supreme Court of India2018#21 most cited

What is Maxopp Investment Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

Disallowance under Section 14A is not automatic and requires the Assessing Officer to record satisfaction before applying Rule 8D. Only investments yielding exempt income are considered for disallowance, irrespective of their strategic nature.

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Maxopp Investment Ltd v CIT · Maxopp SC 2018 · Section 14A disallowance · Rule 8D application · expenditure for exempt income · only dividend bearing investments · satisfaction Section 14A(2) · strategic investment disallowance · disallowance not automatic · 402 ITR 640

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Judgments citing Maxopp Investment Ltd. v. CIT

United Bank of India, Kolkata vs. ACIT, Ltu - 1, Kolkata

Appeal is partly allowed in above terms

ITA 75/KOL/2018[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata28 Feb 2020AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri S. S. Godara, Jm & Dr. A. L. Saini, Am आयकर अपीलसं/I.T.A No.75/Kol/2018 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2012-13) United Bank Of India Vs. Acit, Ltu-1, Kolkata. 16, Old Court House Street, Kol-1. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaacu5624P (Appellant) .. (Respondent) Appellant By : Shri Soumitra Choudhury, Advocate Respondent By : Shri Vijay Shankar, Cit सुनवाई क" तार"ख/ Date Of Hearing : 24/02/2020 घोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement : 28/02/2020 आदेश / O R D E R Per Shri S. S. Godara: This Assessee’S Appeal For Assessment Year 2012-13 Arises Against The Commissioner Of Income Tax - 23, Kolkata’S Order Dated 08.06.2017 Passed In Case No.06/Cit(A)-23/L.T.U-1/16-17 Involving Proceedings U/S 143(3) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (In Short ‘The Act’). Heard Shri Soumitra Choudhury, Learned Authorized Representative For Assessee & Shri Vijay Shankar, Cit-Dr Appearing At The Revenue’S Behest. 2. The Assessee’S First Substantive Grievance Challenges Correctness Of Both The Lower Authorities’ Action Disallowing Club Entrance Fees Of Rs.97,794/- In The Course Of Assessment Affirmed In The Lower In The Lower Appellate Proceedings. The Assessee Herein Is Admittedly A Bank Which Claimed The Impugned Expenditure As An Allowable Deduction Under Revenue Head. The Assessing Officer’S Assessment Order Dated 25.02.2015 Held The Same To Be Capital Expenditure Than Revenue In Nature. The Cit(A) Has Confirmed The Impugned Disallowance.

For Appellant: Shri Soumitra Choudhury, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri Vijay Shankar, CIT
Section 143(3)Section 35DSection 35D(1)(ii)Section 35D(2)(c)

…IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “C”, BENCH KOLKATA BEFORE SHRI S. S. GODARA, JM & Dr. A. L. SAINI, AM आयकर अपीलसं/I.T.A No.75/Kol/2018 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2012-13) United Bank of India Vs. ACIT, LTU-1, Kolkata. 16, Old Court House Street, Kol-1. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./PAN/GIR No.: AAACU5624P (Appellant) .. (Respondent) Appellant by : Shri Soumitra Choudhury, Advocate Respondent by : Shri Vijay Shankar, CIT सुनवाई क" तार"ख/ Date of Hearing : 24/02/2020 घोषणा क" तार"ख/Date of Pronouncement : 28/02/2020 आदेश / O R D E R Per Shri S. S. Godara: This assessee’s appeal for assessment year 2012-13 aris…

DCIT- 14 (2)(1), Mumbai vs. Krypton Investment Consultancy Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed and revenue’s appeal is dismissed

ITA 5209/MUM/2018[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai26 Feb 2020AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri R.C. Sharma, Hon'Ble & Shri C.N. Prasad, Hon'Blem/S. Krypton Investments Consultancy V. Acit – 14(2)(1) Room No. 432, 4Th Floor Pvt. Ltd., 13, Motilal Marwadi Chawl, M.G. Road Aayakar Bhavan, M.K. Road Ghatokopar(E), Mumbai – 400 077 Mumbai – 400 020 Pan: Aadck9142R (Appellant) (Respondent) Acit – 14(2)(1) V. M/S. Krypton Investments Consultancy Room No. 432, 4Th Floor Pvt. Ltd., 13, Motilal Marwadi Chawl, M.G. Road Aayakar Bhavan, M.K. Ghatokopar(E), Mumbai – 400 077 Road Mumbai – 400 020 Pan: Aadck9142R (Appellant) (Respondent)

For Appellant: Shri Neelkanth KhandelwalFor Respondent: Shri K.C. Selvamani
Section 14A

…t. Ltd., that the Assessing Officer without recording any satisfaction as to why the suomoto disallowance made by the assessee is incorrect invoked the provisions of section 14A r.w. Rule 8D and made disallowance. In the case of Maxopp Investment Ltd. v. CIT [402 ITR 640] the Hon'ble Supreme Court held as under: - “41) Having regard to the language of Section 14A(2) of the Act, read with Rule 8D of the Rules, we also make it clear that before applying the theory of apportionment, the AO needs to record satisfaction that having regard to the kind of the assessee, suo moto disallowance under Section 14A was not cor…

M/S.Krypton Investments Consultancy Private Limited, Mumbai vs. ACIT Circle 14(2)(1), Mumbai

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed and revenue’s appeal is dismissed

ITA 4922/MUM/2018[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai26 Feb 2020AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri R.C. Sharma, Hon'Ble & Shri C.N. Prasad, Hon'Blem/S. Krypton Investments Consultancy V. Acit – 14(2)(1) Room No. 432, 4Th Floor Pvt. Ltd., 13, Motilal Marwadi Chawl, M.G. Road Aayakar Bhavan, M.K. Road Ghatokopar(E), Mumbai – 400 077 Mumbai – 400 020 Pan: Aadck9142R (Appellant) (Respondent) Acit – 14(2)(1) V. M/S. Krypton Investments Consultancy Room No. 432, 4Th Floor Pvt. Ltd., 13, Motilal Marwadi Chawl, M.G. Road Aayakar Bhavan, M.K. Ghatokopar(E), Mumbai – 400 077 Road Mumbai – 400 020 Pan: Aadck9142R (Appellant) (Respondent)

For Appellant: Shri Neelkanth KhandelwalFor Respondent: Shri K.C. Selvamani
Section 14A

…t. Ltd., that the Assessing Officer without recording any satisfaction as to why the suomoto disallowance made by the assessee is incorrect invoked the provisions of section 14A r.w. Rule 8D and made disallowance. In the case of Maxopp Investment Ltd. v. CIT [402 ITR 640] the Hon'ble Supreme Court held as under: - “41) Having regard to the language of Section 14A(2) of the Act, read with Rule 8D of the Rules, we also make it clear that before applying the theory of apportionment, the AO needs to record satisfaction that having regard to the kind of the assessee, suo moto disallowance under Section 14A was not cor…