Circular on Section 14A

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CBDT notifies amended Rule 8D for computation of disallowance u/s 14A, clarifies that amount of disallowance as computed under Rule 8D shall not exceed total expenditure claimed by the assessee; Deletes sub-clause (ii) in Rule 8D(2) which dealt with computation of expenditure towards interest (not directly attributable to any particular income/ receipt) as per the prescribed formula; Increases the rate to be applied on annual average value of investments from 0.5% to 1%; Amended Rule shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette: CBDT #pdf

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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (ii)] GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 02nd June, 2016 S.O. 1949(E)- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295 read with sub- section (2) of section 14A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Income–tax (14th Amendment) Rules, 2016. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Income-tax Rules 1962, in rule 8D,- (I) for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:- “(2) The expenditure in relation to income which does not form part of the total income shall be the aggregate of following amounts, namely:— (i) the amount of expenditure directly relating to income which does not form part of total income; and (ii) an amount equal to one per cent of the annual average of the monthly averages of the opening and closing balances of the value of investment, income from which does not or shall not form part of total income: Provided that the amount referred to in clause (i) and clause (ii) shall not exceed the total expenditure claimed by the assessee.”; (II) sub-rule (3) shall be omitted. [Notification No. 43/2016] [F.No. 370142/7/2016-TPL] (Dr. T.S. Mapwal) Under Secretary to Government of India Note:- The principal rules were published vide Notification S.O. 969 (E), dated 26th March, 1962 and last amended by Income-tax (13th Amendment) Rules, 2016 vide Notification S.O.1923(E), dated 31.05.2016.

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