COURT: | ITAT Mumbai |
CORAM: | Challa Nagendra Prasad (JM), Ramit Kochar (AM) |
SECTION(S): | 14A, 40A(2), Rule 8D |
GENRE: | Domestic Tax |
CATCH WORDS: | 40A(2) disallowance, Co-operative Society, Disallowance u/s 14A & Rule 8D |
COUNSEL: | Mihir Naniwadekar |
DATE: | October 31, 2016 (Date of pronouncement) |
DATE: | December 30, 2016 (Date of publication) |
AY: | 2008-09 |
FILE: | Click here to view full post with file download link |
CITATION: | |
S. 14A/ Rule 8D disallowance applies also to dividends received from strategic investments in subsidiaries. S. 40A(2) disallowance is not applicable to co-operative societies. As per Circular No. 14 (XL-35) of 1955 dated 11.4.1955, the AO is obliged to assist the assessee and allow deduction even if not claimed |
We are also of the considered view, that strategic investment made by the assessee in its subsidiary Saraswat Infotech Limited as well in the other securities which are capable of yielding exempt income i.e. by way of dividend etc. which are exempt from tax shall be included while computing disallowance u/s 14A of the Act as per the scheme of the Act as contained in provisions of Section 14A of the Act as the statute does not grant any exemption to the strategic investments which are capable of yielding exempt income to be excluded while computing disallowance u/s 14A of the Act and hence the investment made by the assessee in subsidiary company M/s Saraswat Infotech Limited and all other securities which are capable of yielding exempt income by way of dividend etc shall be included for the purposes of disallowance of expenditure incurred in relation to the earning of exempt income , as stipulated u/s 14A of the Act. Our decision is fortified by the recent decision of Hon’ble Karnataka High Court in the case of United Breweries Limited v. DCIT in ITA No. 419/2009 vide orders dated 31-05-2016 and also decision of the tribunal in the case of ACIT v. Uma Polymers Limited in ITA no 5366/Mum/2012 and CO No. 234/Mum/2013 vide orders dated 30-09-2015
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