Penalty for estimation of income and disallowances for tax non-deduction clarified: estimation-based penalties not sustainable; additions without conc...
Managerial remuneration disallowance under s.40A(2)(b) challenged over alleged tax-avoidance; appellate decision restored deletion of addition for dir...
Classification of imported goods as electronic cigarette versus tobacco product reversed for lack of proof; order set aside for jurisdictional overrea...
Whether disallowance under section 14A read with Rule 8D required prior recording of satisfaction: held that s.14A(2) mandates that the assessing officer must record satisfaction or dissatisfaction regarding the correctness of expenditure claimed before making an addition; absence of such recorded dissatisfaction renders the disallowance impermissible. Applying this legal precondition, the Tribunal and the appellate tax authority's factual findings rejecting the Revenue's adjustment were upheld and the Revenue's appeal dismissed. - HC
Whether disallowance under section 14A read with Rule 8D required prior recording of satisfaction: held that s.14A(2) mandates that the assessing officer must record satisfaction or dissatisfaction regarding the correctness of expenditure claimed before making an addition; absence of such recorded dissatisfaction renders the disallowance impermissible. Applying this legal precondition, the Tribunal and the appellate tax authority's factual findings rejecting the Revenue's adjustment were upheld and the Revenue's appeal dismissed. - HC
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