Sponsored
    Follow Us:

Income Tax Penalty

Latest Articles


Section 270A Penalty For Concealment of Income under Income Tax Act 1961

Income Tax : Understand penalties for under-reporting or misreporting income under Section 270A of the Income Tax Act. Fines range from 50% to ...

April 19, 2025 5130 Views 0 comment Print

Relief from Income Tax Penalty Section 271D: Grounds & Judicial Perspectives

Income Tax : Understand relief mechanisms and defences under Section 271D of the Income Tax Act for accepting cash loans or deposits over ₹20...

April 17, 2025 1428 Views 0 comment Print

Rationalization of Time limits to Impose Income Tax Penalties

Income Tax : Simplified penalty timelines under Section 275 effective April 2025, including changes in penalty powers, omissions, and clarifica...

March 5, 2025 810 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Submissions: No Specific Default Date, No Section 271(1)(b) Penalty

Income Tax : Appeal against penalty under Section 271(1)(b) citing ill health, lack of awareness of Faceless Scheme, and procedural lapses. Req...

February 25, 2025 1044 Views 0 comment Print

Section 115BBE: Sword Against Unexplained Income

Income Tax : Section 115BBE imposes a high tax rate on unexplained income to prevent tax evasion. Learn about tax rates, penalties, and complia...

February 22, 2025 1791 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 2493 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 1992 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 807 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 19611 Views 6 comments Print

Indiscriminate Income Tax notices without allowing reasonable time

Income Tax : In view of Indiscriminate notices by income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time it is requested to Finance Ministry an...

March 20, 2022 12993 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) Not leviable for Bona Fide Mistake Disclosed Voluntarily

Income Tax : Assessee-a government-owned entity, had initially filed its income tax return for the assessment year 2016-17, declaring nil incom...

April 24, 2025 417 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) Justified for Concealment via Bogus Share Capital: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that concealment of income via bogus share capital transaction duly attracts levy of penalty under section 271(1)(...

April 23, 2025 663 Views 0 comment Print

Section 270A Penalty Unjustified Due to Lack of Tax Evasion Intent: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that non-inclusion of disallowance u/s. 43B while filing income tax return is bona fide and inadvertent error. Acco...

April 17, 2025 597 Views 0 comment Print

Failure to Mention Specific Clause in Section 270A Notice Renders Penalty Invalid

Income Tax : ITAT Pune rules AO failed to justify penalty under Section 270A, citing lack of clear misreporting by assessee for AYs 2017–18 a...

April 17, 2025 864 Views 0 comment Print

Estimation-based additions not justify Section 271(1)(c) Penalty: ITAT Rajkot

Income Tax : ITAT Rajkot cancels penalty on Anil Odedara, ruling income was estimated and not grounds for concealment under Section 271(1)(c) o...

April 17, 2025 417 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 909 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 11919 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 2865 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 7405 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 2833 Views 0 comment Print


Section 271C Penalty applies to both Non-Deduction & Non-Payment of TDS: Kerala HC

March 18, 2025 237 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala HC upheld the TDS penalty under Section 271C in US Technologies case, directing reconsideration of quantum. Read the detailed analysis of the judgment.

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Invalid if AO Omits Specific Reason for Imposition

March 18, 2025 546 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Visakhapatnam sets aside penalty on Malla Appalaraju under Section 271(1)(c) due to a defective notice, ruling it void ab initio.

No section 271C penalty for mere delay in TDS remittance: ITAT Ahmedabad

March 14, 2025 5913 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad decision clarifies TDS penalty under 271C, aligning with Supreme Court’s US Technologies ruling. Learn key insights here.

No Penalty Under Section 271AAC for Income disclosed Within Section 139 Timeframe

March 13, 2025 1800 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata rules on Section 271AAC penalty, clarifying tax implications for returns filed under Section 139. Read the full case summary and key takeaways.

No Section 271(1)(c) Penalty on Voluntary Income Disclosure: ITAT Visakhapatnam

March 13, 2025 912 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Visakhapatnam ruled no penalty for voluntary income disclosure post-survey, rejecting AO’s concealment claims.

No Section 271(1)(c) Penalty on Estimated GP for Bogus Purchases

March 9, 2025 444 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai deletes penalty under Section 271(1)(c) on estimated GP additions for alleged bogus purchases in Om Sai Traders case for AY 2010-11 & 2011-12.

Entire Bank Transactions Cannot Be Treated as Turnover for Section 271B Penalty

March 8, 2025 3570 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat remands penalty case under Section 271B to AO, ruling that bank transactions alone cannot determine turnover. Fresh consideration ordered.

Debatable Tax Claims in Good Faith Don’t Attract Section 270A Penalties

March 8, 2025 378 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai rules that debatable tax claims made in good faith do not warrant penalties under Section 270A of the Income Tax Act. Read the case details.

Rationalization of Time limits to Impose Income Tax Penalties

March 5, 2025 810 Views 0 comment Print

Simplified penalty timelines under Section 275 effective April 2025, including changes in penalty powers, omissions, and clarifications on Section 271AAB.

Section 270A Penalty Doesn’t Require Mens Rea Presence: ITAT Bangalore

March 4, 2025 567 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that that mens rea is not an essential condition for imposing penalties under civil acts. Penalty u/s. 270A of the Income Tax Act nowhere specifically refers necessity of presence of mens rea for levy of penalty. Accordingly, appeal of revenue allowed.

Sponsored
Sponsored
Search Post by Date
April 2025
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930