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The decision most relied on for application of income is Maxopp Investment Ltd. v. CIT (402 ITR 640), cited in 1,596 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on application of income

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.

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.

CIT v. Max India Ltd.
295 ITR 282 · 2007 · Supreme Court
1,162
citing judgments

Under Section 263, an assessment order is not erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of the revenue merely because the Principal Commissioner disagrees with the Assessing Officer's (AO) view, particularly if the AO has adopted one of two permissible views in law, unless that view is completely unsustainable. If due inquiries were made, the AO's order does not become erroneous solely because the fact of inquiries was not recorded.

Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd. v. DCIT
394 ITR 449 · 2017 · Supreme Court
683
citing judgments

Expenditure can only be disallowed under Section 14A if the income is exempt and not part of the total income. The Assessing Officer must first record dissatisfaction with the assessee's accounts or computation before proceeding to make a disallowance under Section 14A or applying Rule 8D.

Commissioner of Income Tax v. Nova Promoters and Finlease (P) Ltd.
342 ITR 169 · 2012 · High Court
658
citing judgments

To make an addition under Section 68 for unexplained cash credits, the Assessing Officer must conduct proper inquiry into the identity, genuineness, and creditworthiness of the creditor, especially concerning share application money. The assessee's initial discharge of burden by providing necessary details shifts the onus back to the AO for further investigation, including the source of source.

Olari Little Flower Kuries (P.) Ltd. v. UOI
440 ITR 26 · 2022 · High Court
614
citing judgments

The fee under Section 234E of the Income-tax Act cannot be levied for defaults in filing TDS statements committed prior to June 1, 2015, as the provision for its levy became effective only from that date.

Dilip N. Shroff v. JCIT
291 ITR 519 · 2007 · Supreme Court
565
citing judgments

A penalty notice issued under Section 271(1)(c) is invalid if the Assessing Officer fails to strike out the inapplicable limb (concealment or furnishing inaccurate particulars) from the standard proforma, indicating non-application of mind. The initial burden of proving concealment or inaccurate particulars rests on the Revenue.

CIT v. Kaushalya
216 ITR 660 · 1995 · High Court
511
citing judgments

A penalty levied under Section 271(1)(c) for concealment or furnishing inaccurate particulars of income is not invalidated by the Assessing Officer's failure to strike off irrelevant portions in the show cause notice, provided the assessee understood the exact charge and suffered no prejudice, indicating an application of mind by the AO.

Judgments citing application of income

Asstt. Commissioner of Income Tax Central Circle-2(2), Nagpur vs. M/S. R.B.Seth Shreeram Narsingdas, Nagpur

In the result, the appeal filed by the Revenue in ITA

ITA 36/NAG/2018[2014-2015]Status: DisposedITAT Nagpur31 Jul 2023AY 2014-2015

Bench: Shri Inturi Rama Rao & Shri S. S. Viswanethra Raviआयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.36/Nag/2018 िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2014-15 Acit, Central Circle-2(2), Vs. M/S. R.B. Seth Shreeram Nagpur. Narsingdas, Flat No.C-2, Yogeshwar Ganga Apartment, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur- 440025. Pan : Aacfr0227N Appellant Respondent C.O. No.05/Nag/2018 (Arising Out Of Ita No.36/Nag/2018) िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2014-15 M/S. R.B. Seth Shreeram Vs. Acit, Central Circle- Narsingdas, 2(2), Nagpur. Flat No.C-2, Yogeshwar Ganga Apartment, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur- 440025. Pan : Aacr0227N Revenue By : Smt. Rashmi Mathur Assessee By : Shri Sudesh Bandhia Date Of Hearing : 20.07.2023 Date Of Pronouncement : 31.07.2023 आदेश / Order Per Inturi Rama Rao, Am: This Is An Appeal Filed By The Revenue Directed Against The Order Of Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-3, Nagpur [‘The 2 C.O. No.05/Nag/2018 Cit(A)’] Dated 28.12.2017 For The Assessment Year 2014-15. The Cross Objection Filed By The Assessee Against The Appeal Of The Revenue.

For Appellant: Shri Sudesh BandhiaFor Respondent: Smt. Rashmi Mathur
Section 143(3)Section 37Section 37(1)

towards development of the above roads. The Assessing Officer disallowed the same by holding to be a capital expenditure and it is an application of income not a business expenditure incurred wholly and exclusively for the purpose of business. On appeal before ... only claim made by the assessee is that it is Corporate Social Responsibility expenditure, thereby that it is not business expenditure, but an application of income based on the submissions made by the Assessing Officer. The Assessing Officer concluded that it is not an expenditure