Various arguments on the applicability of s. 14A & Rule 8D

HSBC Invest Direct (India) Ltd vs. DCIT (ITAT Mumbai)

Various arguments on the applicability of s. 14A & Rule 8D where the AO has not recorded satisfaction, where the shares are held in strategic/ subsidiary companies, held as stock-in-trade, where there are surplus funds and the quantum of disallowance under Explanation (f) to s. 115JA/ 115JB considered

(i) When it is said that rule 8D is mandatory (i.e., AY 2008-09 onwards), all that is meant is where the said expenditure cannot be reasonably ascertained with reference to the assessee’s accounts, toward which the AO is to issue his satisfaction or, as the case may be, dissatisfaction, he has no discretion in case […]