2012 (3) TMI 401 - AT - Income Tax

Disallowance u/s 14A read with Rule 8D - Held that - Since the assessment year involved in this appeal is relating to A.Yr. 2007-08 as per the decision of the Hon ble Bombay High Court in the case of Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Pvt. Ltd. (2010 (8) TMI 77 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT) relied upon by the ld. Counsel for the assessee Rule 8D is not applicable in the assessment year under consideration. This Tribunal has been taking a consistent view of sustaining the disallowance u/s 14A at 1% of the dividend income. Accordingly we direct the AO to disallow 1% of the dividend income as expenditure relevant to earning of dividend income. We order accordingly.

Summary

The Appellate Tribunal ITAT Kolkata dismissed the Revenue's appeal against the order of CIT(A)-Central-III, Kolkata for A.Yr. 2007-08. The issue was about disallowance u/s 14A of the IT Act read with Rule 8D of IT Rules. The Tribunal directed the AO to disallow 1% of the dividend income as expenditure relevant to earning of dividend income, as Rule 8D was not applicable for the assessment year. The appeal of the revenue was dismissed on 07.03.2012.