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Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) cannot be levied in absence of intention to evade taxes & if treatment made by assessee was revenue neutral
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- Goldfilled Mercantile Company Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai)
- Appeal Number
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- Date of Judgement/Order
- Only available for paid members
- Related Assessment Year
- 2009-2010
- Courts
- All ITAT, ITAT Mumbai
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Brief of the case:
The ITAT Mumbai in the case of M/s Goldfilled Mercantile Company vs. DCIT held that when the assessee shown lesser capital gain in its return of income under a bonafide belief of a deduction from it but paid due taxes then the assessee cannot be penalized u/s 271(1)(c) as there was no intention to evade the payment of taxes and entire exercise was revenue neutral.
Facts of the case:
The assessee is a partnership firm which has shown income from capital gain on sale of assets, income from interest and dividend. Return of income was filed on a total income of Rs. 26,80,99,047...






