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DisallowancesSection 14ASection 14A2,288 judgments

The decision most relied on for disallowance under section 14A is CIT v. Reliance Petroproducts Pvt. Ltd. (322 ITR 158), cited in 2,228 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on disallowance under section 14A

CIT v. Reliance Petroproducts Pvt. Ltd.
322 ITR 158 · 2010 · Supreme Court
2,228
citing judgments

Penalty under Section 271(1)(c) for furnishing inaccurate particulars or concealment of income is not automatically leviable if the assessee has made a full disclosure of all particulars and the addition or disallowance arises from a difference of opinion.

CIT v. Reliance Utilities & Power Ltd.
313 ITR 340 · 2009 · High Court
2,118
citing judgments

Where an assessee claims that investments were made out of own funds, interest disallowance under Section 14A read with Rule 8D may not apply if the assessee demonstrates the availability of sufficient interest-free funds to cover such investments.

Maxopp Investment Ltd. v. CIT
402 ITR 640 · 2018 · Supreme Court
1,596
citing judgments

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.

Cheminvest Ltd. v. CIT
378 ITR 33 · 2015 · High Court
1,569
citing judgments

A disallowance under Section 14A of the Income-tax Act, 1961, for expenditure incurred in relation to exempt income cannot be made if the assessee has not earned any exempt income during the relevant previous year.

S.A. Builders Ltd. v. CIT
288 ITR 1 · 2007 · Supreme Court
1,484
citing judgments

Interest paid on borrowed funds cannot be disallowed merely because the assessee made interest-free advances, provided those advances were made for business purposes and commercial expediency. The Revenue cannot dictate a businessman's commercial decisions, but the assessee bears the onus to prove the business expediency.

CIT v. HDFC Bank Ltd.
366 ITR 505 · 2014 · High Court
1,261
citing judgments

When an assessee possesses interest-free funds sufficient to cover investments yielding tax-free income, it is presumed that such investments were made from these interest-free funds, precluding disallowance of interest expenditure under Section 14A.

Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. v. DCIT
328 ITR 81 · 2010 · High Court
1,183
citing judgments

Rule 8D, for computing disallowance under Section 14A for expenses related to exempt income, applies from Assessment Year 2008-09 onwards; for prior years, a reasonable disallowance must be made. The disallowance under Section 14A cannot exceed the actual exempt income earned.

ACIT v. Vireet Investment Pvt. Ltd.
165 ITD 27 · 2017 · ITAT
882
citing judgments

No disallowance under section 14A can be made while computing book profits under section 115JB unless the expenditure is debited to the profit and loss account and satisfies clause (f) of Explanation 1 to section 115JB(2).

Judgments citing disallowance under section 14A

Sicom Ltd, Mumbai vs. Dy Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 3(3)(1), Mumbai

In the result, the appeal filed by the assesee is partly allow for statistical purpose and the appeal filed by the revenue is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 1694/MUM/2023[2013-2014]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai22 Nov 2023AY 2013-2014

Bench: Shri Om Prakash Kant & Shri Pavan Kumar Gadale, Judicialmember Sicom Ltd, Vs. Dy Commissioner Of Solitaire Corporate Income Tax Circle Park, Bldg No.04, 3(3)(1), Chakala, Andheri(E), 6Th Floor, Room No. Mumbai-400093. 609,Aayakar Bhavan, Maharishi Karve Road, Mumbai- 400020. "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं.Pan/Gir No. Aaacs5524J (अपीलाथ"/Applicant) (""यथ"/Respondent) Dy Commissioner Of Vs. Sicom Ltd, Income Tax Circle Solitaire Corporate Park, 3(3)(1), Bldg No.04, Chakala, 6Th Floor, Room No. Andheri(E), 609,Aayakar Bhavan, Mumbai-400093. Maharishi Karve Road, Mumbai- 400020. "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं.Pan/Gir No. Aaacs5524J (अपीलाथ"/Applicant) (""यथ"/Respondent)

Section 10(34)Section 14ASection 234BSection 36(1)(ii)Section 36(1)(iii)

given to subsidiary which was wholly and exclusively for the purpose of business, thereby notional interest cannot be disallowed on such advances, II. Disallowance under section 14A of the Act in respect of dividend income exempt under section 10(34) of the Act 5. erred in confirming total disallowance ... year after insertion of Rule 8D) wherein the Hon'ble Tribunal has held that interest expense cannot be disallowed under Section 14A of the Act, 9. erred in not appreciating the fact that the Ld. CIT(A) in AY 2004-05 to AY 2007-08 and Assessing Officer

DCIT (Ltu), New Delhi vs. M/S Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Ltd., New Delhi

In the result, appeals of the Revenue for AY 2009-10 to 2010-

ITA 5677/DEL/2016[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi14 Nov 2023AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri Challa Nagendra Prasad & Shri M Balaganeshआ.अ.सं/.I.T.A Nos.4317/Del/2014 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year:2008-09 बनाम Dcit (Ltu) Dalmia Cement (Bharat)Ltd. Nbcc Plaza, Pushp Vihar, Vs. (Now Known As M/S Dalmia Sector-Iii, New Delhi. Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd.) 11Th & 12Th Floors, Hansalaya, 15, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. Pan No. Aaacd2281K अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent आ.अ.सं/.I.T.A Nos.4338/Del/2014 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year:2008-09 बनाम Dalmia Cement (Bharat)Ltd. Dcit (Ltu) (Now Known As M/S Dalmia Bharat Vs. Nbcc Plaza, Pushp Sugar & Industries Ltd.) Vihar, 11Th & 12Th Floors, Sector-Iii, New Delhi. Hansalaya, 15, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. Pan No. Aaacd2281K अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent आ.अ.सं/.I.T.A Nos.4447/Del/2014 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year:2009-10 बनाम Dcit (Ltu) Dalmia Cement (Bharat)Ltd. Nbcc Plaza, Pushp Vihar, Vs. (Now Known As M/S Dalmia Sector-Iii, New Delhi. Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd.) 11Th & 12Th Floors, Hansalaya, 15, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. Pan No. Aaacd2281K अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent

Section 80I

relation to tax free income on bonds and M/s Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industries Limited shares and as a corollary, there should be no disallowance under Section 14A of the Act. On the other hand, the counsel for the revenue refers to the reasoning ... paid on the borrowings/deposits, was considered to have been incurred to earn the tax-free income on bonds/shares and such proportionate amount was disallowed applying Section 14A of the Act. 17. In a situation where the assessee has mixed fund (made up partly of interest free funds and partly

Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Ltd., New Delhi vs. DCIT (Ltu), New Delhi

In the result, appeals of the Revenue for AY 2009-10 to 2010-

ITA 5019/DEL/2016[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi14 Nov 2023AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri Challa Nagendra Prasad & Shri M Balaganeshआ.अ.सं/.I.T.A Nos.4317/Del/2014 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year:2008-09 बनाम Dcit (Ltu) Dalmia Cement (Bharat)Ltd. Nbcc Plaza, Pushp Vihar, Vs. (Now Known As M/S Dalmia Sector-Iii, New Delhi. Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd.) 11Th & 12Th Floors, Hansalaya, 15, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. Pan No. Aaacd2281K अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent आ.अ.सं/.I.T.A Nos.4338/Del/2014 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year:2008-09 बनाम Dalmia Cement (Bharat)Ltd. Dcit (Ltu) (Now Known As M/S Dalmia Bharat Vs. Nbcc Plaza, Pushp Sugar & Industries Ltd.) Vihar, 11Th & 12Th Floors, Sector-Iii, New Delhi. Hansalaya, 15, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. Pan No. Aaacd2281K अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent आ.अ.सं/.I.T.A Nos.4447/Del/2014 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year:2009-10 बनाम Dcit (Ltu) Dalmia Cement (Bharat)Ltd. Nbcc Plaza, Pushp Vihar, Vs. (Now Known As M/S Dalmia Sector-Iii, New Delhi. Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd.) 11Th & 12Th Floors, Hansalaya, 15, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. Pan No. Aaacd2281K अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent

Section 80I

relation to tax free income on bonds and M/s Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industries Limited shares and as a corollary, there should be no disallowance under Section 14A of the Act. On the other hand, the counsel for the revenue refers to the reasoning ... paid on the borrowings/deposits, was considered to have been incurred to earn the tax-free income on bonds/shares and such proportionate amount was disallowed applying Section 14A of the Act. 17. In a situation where the assessee has mixed fund (made up partly of interest free funds and partly

DCIT (Ltu), New Delhi vs. M/S. Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd., New Delhi

In the result, appeals of the Revenue for AY 2009-10 to 2010-

ITA 4572/DEL/2014[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi14 Nov 2023AY 2010-11

Bench: Shri Challa Nagendra Prasad & Shri M Balaganeshआ.अ.सं/.I.T.A Nos.4317/Del/2014 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year:2008-09 बनाम Dcit (Ltu) Dalmia Cement (Bharat)Ltd. Nbcc Plaza, Pushp Vihar, Vs. (Now Known As M/S Dalmia Sector-Iii, New Delhi. Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd.) 11Th & 12Th Floors, Hansalaya, 15, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. Pan No. Aaacd2281K अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent आ.अ.सं/.I.T.A Nos.4338/Del/2014 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year:2008-09 बनाम Dalmia Cement (Bharat)Ltd. Dcit (Ltu) (Now Known As M/S Dalmia Bharat Vs. Nbcc Plaza, Pushp Sugar & Industries Ltd.) Vihar, 11Th & 12Th Floors, Sector-Iii, New Delhi. Hansalaya, 15, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. Pan No. Aaacd2281K अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent आ.अ.सं/.I.T.A Nos.4447/Del/2014 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year:2009-10 बनाम Dcit (Ltu) Dalmia Cement (Bharat)Ltd. Nbcc Plaza, Pushp Vihar, Vs. (Now Known As M/S Dalmia Sector-Iii, New Delhi. Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd.) 11Th & 12Th Floors, Hansalaya, 15, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. Pan No. Aaacd2281K अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent

Section 80I

relation to tax free income on bonds and M/s Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industries Limited shares and as a corollary, there should be no disallowance under Section 14A of the Act. On the other hand, the counsel for the revenue refers to the reasoning ... paid on the borrowings/deposits, was considered to have been incurred to earn the tax-free income on bonds/shares and such proportionate amount was disallowed applying Section 14A of the Act. 17. In a situation where the assessee has mixed fund (made up partly of interest free funds and partly