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Foreign Assets, RSUs and Foreign Bank Accounts in ITR: Schedule FA Reporting, Notices & Penalty

Income Tax : Resident taxpayers holding foreign assets or financial interests may be required to file returns and disclose such assets regardle...

June 2, 2026 2205 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 270A Penalty Due to Defective Notice and Bona Fide Reliance on Form 16

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that non-specification of the precise statutory charge under sections 270A(2) and 270A(9) violated principles o...

May 15, 2026 540 Views 0 comment Print

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 849 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 8145 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 4161 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 1251 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 3303 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 4485 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 1728 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 19968 Views 6 comments Print


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Section 270A Penalty Deleted as Estimated Profit Addition Cannot Prove Misreporting

Income Tax : The ITAT held that penalty for misreporting of income cannot be levied when the underlying addition is based merely on estimation ...

June 7, 2026 309 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Deletes Section 271(1)(c) Penalty as Notice Lacked Specific Charge

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT upheld deletion of a penalty after finding that the show-cause notice failed to specify the applicable limb of Sect...

June 5, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

Advance Tax Payment Not Shield from Penalty for Concealment of Capital Gains: Madras HC

Income Tax : The assessee argued that payment of advance tax demonstrated absence of concealment. The High Court held that a subsequent conscio...

May 31, 2026 462 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 272A(1)(d) Penalty as Assessment Was Completed After Accepting Replies

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that penalty under Section 272A(1)(d) could not survive once the Assessing Officer completed assessment under Se...

May 21, 2026 540 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Reduces Section 271(1)(b) Penalty by treating Multiple Notice Defaults as One

Income Tax : The ITAT Visakhapatnam reduced a penalty under Section 271(1)(b) from Rs.30,000 to Rs.10,000 after treating non-compliance with th...

May 18, 2026 345 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 1866 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 12762 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 3114 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 7840 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 3070 Views 0 comment Print


No Section 271AAB Penalty if Initiation not based on Undisclosed Income Found during search

August 4, 2023 2016 Views 0 comment Print

An examination of section 271AAB penalty when no undisclosed income is found during search actions. Discover how ITAT Nagpur ruled on this critical tax law issue.

No Penalty on Voluntary Section 43B Disallowance Enhancement

August 1, 2023 1128 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court supports Valley Iron & Steel Co.’s voluntary enhancement of disallowance under Section 43B of the Income Tax Act. Detailed analysis and implications here.

ITAT Abolishes Section 271AAB Penalty for Lack of Deliberate Defiance of Law

August 1, 2023 1260 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of the recent ITAT ruling on Pawan Satyanarain Jalan Vs Assessing Officer Central where the penalty under Section 271AAB of the Income Tax Act was deleted.

Delhi HC Quashes TDS Penal Action Against DLF

August 1, 2023 2355 Views 0 comment Print

In a landmark ruling, Delhi High Court quashes TDS penal action against DLF Homes Panchkula Pvt Ltd for the FY 2013-14. Detailed verdict here.

ITAT Mumbai: No Penalty on Estimated Addition – L.S. Diamonds Vs CIT

July 31, 2023 1146 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules that penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act is not leviable on estimated additions. The decision is based on the principle established in previous judgments.

ITAT Deletes Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) for Non-Disclosure in ITR Due to Accountant’s Ignorance

July 30, 2023 1635 Views 0 comment Print

In a significant ruling, ITAT Ahmedabad relieves an assessee from penalties due to accountant’s mistake. Full review of Dharmendrakumar B Mehta Vs ITO case here.

ITAT Quashes Penalty u/s 271F for Non-filing of ITR against 82-Year-Old Widow

July 28, 2023 5820 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi quashes the penalty imposed under Section 271F against an 82-year-old widow for non-filing of Income Tax Return (ITR) as she had no taxable income.

Kerala High Court Upholds Penalty for Delayed Submission of AIR

July 23, 2023 633 Views 0 comment Print

The Kerala High Court rules in favor of Director of Income Tax in Sub Registrar vs Director of Income Tax, asserting that the bonafide impression of AIR submission by a predecessor isn’t a “reasonable cause” for 526-day delay.

HC Quashes 300% Penalty for Lack of Clear Violation Indication

July 22, 2023 6201 Views 0 comment Print

In-depth analysis of the recent Delhi High Court judgement in PCLT Vs Gopal Kumar Goyal, leading to a quashed 300% penalty imposed by the AO due to lack of clear indication on violation of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

No Section 271(1)(c) Penalty if no Variation in Returned & Assessable Income

July 22, 2023 10074 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT has held in the case of Meera Anirudha Mirgunde Vs ITO that when there is no variation in the returned and assessable income, penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act is not leviable.

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