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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 408 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 7884 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 2970 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


Penalty Deleted as AO Failed to Specify Exact Section 271(1)(c) Charge: Delhi HC

Income Tax : The case addressed ambiguity in penalty proceedings where the specific charge was not identified. The Court upheld deletion of pen...

April 18, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Quashed as Notice Failed to Specify Exact Section 271(1)(c) Charge: ITAT Raipur

Income Tax : The case involved an ambiguous penalty notice that did not clarify whether the charge was concealment or inaccurate particulars. T...

April 18, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

No Penalty on Estimated Bogus Purchases: ITAT Deletes U/s 271(1)(c) Levy

Income Tax : The case involved penalty on disallowance of purchases treated as non-genuine and estimated at 12.5%. Tribunal ruled that estimate...

April 18, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

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 204 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 372 Views 0 comment Print


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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 Delhi Quashes Section 271B Penalty: Clarifies Turnover for Commission Businesses

October 24, 2024 6345 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules in favor of Dharam Singh, clarifying turnover calculation for commission-based businesses under section 271B.

No Section 140A(3) Penalty for Non-Payment of Taxes on Returned Income Post AY 1989-90

October 17, 2024 1116 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata ruled that penalties under Section 140A(3) are not applicable for non-payment of taxes on self-assessed income post-AY 1989-90.

No Section 271(1)(c) penalty on estimated addition of alleged bogus purchases

October 16, 2024 1503 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai quashes penalty under Section 271(1)(c) for Vijay Jewellers, citing estimated additions for bogus purchases. No concealment or inaccurate details found.

Penalties and or repercussions under Income Tax Act, 1961

October 14, 2024 1362 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about penalties for misreporting income, late filings, and other violations under the Income Tax Act, 1961, to avoid serious repercussions.

No Section 271(1)(c) Penalty as Assessee Fully Disclosed Relevant Details

October 6, 2024 720 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC dismisses revenue’s appeal in PCIT vs. Chetan Kumar Tekriwal case, ruling that Section 271(1)(c) penalty is not applicable when full disclosure is made.

Penalties should not be imposed for genuine errors or debatable claims: ITAT Pune

October 5, 2024 3294 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble ITAT Pune rules that penalties under Section 271(1)(c) should not be imposed for genuine mistakes or debatable claims in tax assessments.

Penalties Not Justified Without Underreporting or Misreporting: ITAT Bangalore

October 3, 2024 1713 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore deletes penalty under Section 270A on IIFL Samasta Finance Limited. Key issues included Provident Fund contributions and education cess claims.

Section 271(1)(c) penalty unjustified on estimated addition to income

September 30, 2024 726 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata allows appeal, deletes Rs. 1,99,911 penalty imposed under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act for commission income estimation dispute.

No Section 270A Penalty on Estimation-Based Disallowances

September 26, 2024 2514 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that disallowances based on estimations do not constitute underreporting of income and thus are not grounds for a penalty under Section 270A.

No Section 271AAB Penalty as AO failed to link disclosed income with material found during search

September 19, 2024 858 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that penalty u/s. 271AAB of the Income Tax Act not imposable as AO failed to link additional income disclosed by the assessee with the incriminating material found during search. Thus, penalty u/s. 271AAB deleted.

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