Background and Legislative History of Section 14ASection 14A of the Income-tax Act, 1961, was inserted via Clause 11 of the Finance Act, 2001, with retrospective effect from 1 April 1962. The provision was introduced to counter a series of rulings by the Supreme Court in which common business expenses were permitted as...
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