No penalty if penalty notice didn’t specify concealment or furnishing of inaccurate particulars

Jeetmal Choraria Vs. ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) Show cause notice issued in the present case u/s 274 of the Act does not specify the charge against the assessee as to whether it is for concealing particulars of income or furnishing inaccurate particulars of income. The show cause notice u/s 274 of the Act does not strike out the inappropriate words. In these circumstances, we are of the view that imposition of penalty cannot be sustained. FULL TEXT OF THE ITAT ORDER IS AS FOLLOWS:- N.V. Vasudevan, Judicial Member – This is an appeal by the Assessee against the order dated 16.02.2016 of CIT(A)-13, ...