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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


Latest News


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


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


No Section 270A Penalty if No Misreporting or Underreporting by Assessee

April 3, 2024 3519 Views 0 comment Print

Detailed analysis of Mahendra N. Patel Vs DCIT case where ITAT Ahmedabad nullifies penalty due to absence of misreporting or underreporting by the assessee.

Section 271D Penalty: ITAT Directs AO to Verify Reasonable Cause for Cash Loan

March 31, 2024 1122 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of SVT Wholesale Pvt. Ltd. Vs JCIT, the ITAT Bangalore evaluates the penalty imposed under Section 271D for violating Section 269SS of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Learn about the legal arguments, precedents, and the tribunal’s decision.

Section 270A(9)(a) Penalty Cannot be Levied for Adhoc Disallowance of Expenditure

March 27, 2024 4392 Views 0 comment Print

VDB Infra vs. ITO: ITAT Bangalore case involves TDS deduction dispute resulting in penalty deletion under Section 270A(9)(a) by the tribunal.

Mere Allowable Deductions Variance is not Inaccurate furnishing of Income Particulars

March 24, 2024 1002 Views 2 comments Print

Explore the Bombay High Court’s ruling on PCIT vs. ICICI Bank Ltd regarding accuracy in income reporting and the deletion of penalties under Section 271(1)(c) of the IT Act.

No Section 271D Penalty for Cash Loans from Close Relatives: Reasonable Cause

March 21, 2024 2118 Views 0 comment Print

In Mani Sundaram Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai), cash loans from relatives, later treated as gifts, didn’t incur penalty under section 271D of the Income Tax Act.

No Penalty under Section 271B if Penalty Already Levied under Section 271A

March 20, 2024 2850 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT sets aside penalty under section 271B, citing previous penalty under section 271A for non-maintenance of accounts in Haresh Ghanshyamdas Makhija vs ITO case.

No Penalty U/s 271(1)(v) for Bona Fide Mistakes: Mumbai ITAT

March 20, 2024 1119 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT ruled no penalty under section 271(1)(c) if bona fide mistakes in original return were corrected during assessment. Full text analysis included.

ITAT allows refund of Excess Appeal Fees & deletes penalty on estimated addition

March 19, 2024 2172 Views 0 comment Print

Discover ITAT Mumbais decision in S Sagar Enterprise vs DCIT, allowing refund of excess appeal fees and deletion of penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act.

ITAT Criticizes AO for Hasty 200% Penalty Imposition without application of Mind

March 19, 2024 1047 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of ITAT Pune’s criticism of the Assessing Officer’s hasty penalty imposition at a 200% rate without proper application of mind in the Adinath Vasantrao Wandhekar case

Form No. 68 Upload Error: ITAT directs AO to reconsider Section 270A immunity

March 19, 2024 2631 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT directs AO to reconsider immunity from penalty u/s 270AA for Prathamesh Vivek Khot vs ITO. Error in Form 68 caused delay. Detailed analysis & implications.

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