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Penalties Imposable under Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The framework outlines penalties for defaults like under-reporting, TDS failures, and non-compliance, while allowing relief where ...

April 9, 2026 405 Views 0 comment Print

₹200 per day Penalty Introduced for Non-Reporting of Crypto Transactions

Income Tax : Furnishing incorrect crypto-asset information without rectification can attract a fixed penalty. The amendment strengthens account...

February 3, 2026 7881 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Penalties Replaced by Fixed Fees to Cut Compliance Litigation

Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2026 converts key penalties for audit and reporting delays into mandatory fees. The shift aims to reduce dispute...

February 2, 2026 2964 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty for Under-Reporting to Be Issued With Assessment, Not Separately

Income Tax : The law now proposes a single consolidated assessment-cum-penalty order for under-reporting of income, reducing multiple proceedin...

February 2, 2026 1455 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Strikes Down 271DA Penalty for Missing Satisfaction in Assessment Order

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that penalty under Section 271DA cannot be imposed when the assessment order lacks recorded satisfaction of a 26...

November 20, 2025 1464 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2026: Penalty & Assessment Proceedings Merged to Reduce Tax Litigation

Corporate Law : The Budget proposes a single integrated order for assessment and penalty to avoid parallel proceedings. The key takeaway is reduce...

February 1, 2026 1092 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024: Revised Penalty Timeline for TDS/TCS Statements

Income Tax : Budget 2024 reduces penalty relief period for TDS/TCS statement filing from one year to one month. Changes effective April 2025....

July 26, 2024 3180 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024 amends penalty for Undisclosed Foreign Income & Assets in ITR

Income Tax : New amendments to the Black Money Act from October 2024 raise the exemption threshold for penalties on foreign assets to ₹20 lak...

July 25, 2024 4263 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024: Changes to Income Tax Penalty Limitation Period Provisions

Income Tax : Discover the proposed changes to Section 275 of the Income-tax Act, eliminating ambiguity in penalty imposition timelines. Effecti...

July 23, 2024 1581 Views 0 comment Print

Late Fees, Interest, threat to levy penalty or to initiate prosecution – Tax Terrorism

CA, CS, CMA : People are held hostage in a cyber-world with ransom in the form of Late Fees and Interest and a threat to levy penalty or to init...

October 21, 2022 19920 Views 6 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Deleted Due to Consistency with Earlier Year Ruling: ITAT Dehradun

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that penalty under section 271(1)(c) cannot be sustained when identical facts in earlier years led to deletion. ...

April 16, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Invalid as AO Failed to Specify Charge: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT held that penalty proceedings are invalid where the Assessing Officer does not specify whether the charge is concealment ...

April 16, 2026 339 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Upheld Due to Non-Bona Fide Claims & Failure to Disclose Income

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that omission of taxable foreign exchange gain in the return attracts penalty. It noted that disclosure during a...

April 10, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

Section 272A(1)(d) Penalty Deleted as Assessment Completed U/s. 143(3) Despite Non-Compliance

Income Tax : The case involved Penalty Under Section 272A(1)(d for failure to comply with notices during assessment. The Tribunal ruled that co...

March 21, 2026 849 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Cannot Be Levied for Erroneous DTAA Claim Due to Bona Fide Interpretation of Law

Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that penalty under Section 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed where a DTAA claim was made based on a bona fide...

March 18, 2026 255 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Failure to Produce Certified Copies of Register of Members & Share Transfer Forms (MGT-1, SH-4): MCA imposes Penalty

Company Law : Penalty imposed on Cryo Scientific Systems for failure to maintain proper registers under Companies Act 2013. Learn more about the...

August 23, 2024 1740 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Penalizes RCFL Auditors with ₹2.5 Crore Fine for Audit Misconduct

Company Law : The NFRA fines Shridhar & Associates and CA Ajay Vastani for professional misconduct in auditing RCFL's financials for FY 2018-19....

May 16, 2024 12630 Views 0 comment Print

Scope of Penalties to be assigned to Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021

Income Tax : Order under Para 3 of the Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021, for defining the scope of ‘Penalties’ to be assigned to the F...

February 26, 2021 3063 Views 0 comment Print

Limitation for penalty proceedings U/s. 271D & 271E

Income Tax : It is a settled position that period of limitation of penalty proceedings under section 271D and 271E of the Act is governed by th...

April 26, 2016 7738 Views 0 comment Print

Limitation commencement for penalty proceedings U/s. 271D &271E

Income Tax : It has been brought to notice of CBDT that there are conflicting interpretations of various High Courts on the issue whether the l...

April 26, 2016 2998 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Deletes 271AAB Penalty for absence of Specific Charge in notice

August 22, 2025 549 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Chandigarh ruled that a penalty notice without a specific charge is invalid, leading to the deletion of a penalty under Section 271AAB.

ITAT Cuttack Quashes 271D, 271E Penalties for Lack of Recorded Satisfaction

August 18, 2025 5028 Views 0 comment Print

Cuttack ITAT cancels penalties under sections 271D and 271E, ruling that the Assessing Officer must record satisfaction in the assessment order before initiating penalty proceedings.

Limitation for 271D/271E Penalty Runs from AO’s Satisfaction, Not JCIT Notice

August 18, 2025 1602 Views 0 comment Print

The Mumbai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal quashes penalties for being time-barred and invalidates a reassessment notice, clarifying key tax law provisions on limitation and sanctioning authority.

ITAT Cochin Upholds Penalty for Cash Sale of Property Under Section 269SS

August 18, 2025 7086 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Cochin bench ruled that receiving cash for property at registration violates Section 269SS, overturning a prior decision.

No Escape from 271B Penalty if Audit Report Not Signed in Time: ITAT Lucknow

August 18, 2025 1158 Views 0 comment Print

Lucknow ITAT confirms penalty under section 271B, ruling that a taxpayer is responsible for timely tax audit completion and report submission, and blaming the CA is not a valid defense.

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Notice Invalid If Grounds Not Specified: Calcutta HC

August 18, 2025 648 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court dismisses PCIT appeal, ruling penalty notice under Income Tax Act invalid due to failure to specify contravention, citing judicial precedents.

Delhi ITAT Quashes Omnibus Penalty Notice & Time-Barred Reopening

August 16, 2025 366 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi deleted penalties against Sahara India Commercial, citing a defective “omnibus” notice and a time-barred, invalid reassessment based on “borrowed satisfaction.”

ITAT Bangalore deletes Section 271D penalty as AO failed to record satisfaction

August 8, 2025 966 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore deletes ₹25.8L penalty under Section 271D as AO failed to record satisfaction in assessment order. Procedural lapse proved fatal.

Section 270A Penalty Notice Must Be Decided After Hearing: Madras HC

August 5, 2025 516 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court directs CBDT to hear taxpayer before deciding on a penalty notice, citing initial improper service and a four-month delay in communication.

ITAT Delhi Deletes Section 271(1)(b) Penalty for Mere Technical Non-Compliance

August 1, 2025 591 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT deleted a ₹10,000 penalty under Section 271(1)(b), finding no deliberate defiance by the assessee despite a delay in responding to a tax notice.

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