Court Rules Section 14A Disallowance Under Income Tax Act Valid Even Without Exempt Income, Citing Retrospective Finance Act 2022.

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....Disallowance u/s 14A - CIT-A restricted the addition - when no exempt income is earned or disallowance u/s 14A upto the the exempt income only - Since the assessee could not show to the AO as on the basis of what methodology the suomo to disallowance was made by the assessee, therefore, the AO proceeded to compute the disallowance by applying Rule 8D. A perusal of the assessment order reveals that the same is a detailed and speaking order recording the reasons on the basis of which the AO was not satisfied with the suo moto disallowance made by the assessee. - the explanation to section 14A inserted by Finance Act 2022 being clarificatory in nature has retrospective effect, the impugned order of the CIT(A) is not sustainable in the eyes of law - AT....