ITAT explains law on Levy of penalty U/s. 221(1)

Advocate Akhilesh Kumar Sah An assessee is liable to penalty under section 221(1) of the Act in a case in which the though the assessee has not paid the self assessment tax under section 140A, while filing the return of income, but revises the income, by filing revised return of income, and pays the tax on the revised return of income at the time of filing the revised return of income? Section 221 (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) deals with the penalty where payment of tax is in default. Recently, in Claris Life Sciences Limited vs. DCIT [ITA No. 498...