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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 411 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 7887 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 1584 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 381 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 271B Penalty for delay due to Reasonable Causes

June 25, 2023 2610 Views 0 comment Print

Exploring recent decision of ITAT Mumbai in Rasik Nemchand Pethad Vs DCIT where it was determined that Section 271B penalty doesn’t apply when there’s reasonable cause for failure to comply with provisions.

ITAT upholds section 271B penalty despite non-maintenance of books

June 24, 2023 1662 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the recent judgement of ITAT Pune in the case of Rupa Sanjay Nigade Vs ITO, where the Tribunal upheld the imposition of penalty under Section 271B due to non-audit of books of accounts.

Section 271(1)(c) quashed as AO not specified the grounds for penalty 

June 21, 2023 1224 Views 0 comment Print

An in-depth look at the ITAT Dehradun ruling in Saraswati Dynamics Pvt Ltd Vs ACIT, highlighting the importance of specifying the grounds for penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the IT Act. Explore how the tribunal’s decision impacts tax jurisprudence

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) untenable as making of claim doesn’t amount to furnishing of inaccurate particulars

June 21, 2023 2085 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that penalty u/s 271(1)(c) not leviable as mere making of a claim which is not sustainable in law by itself will not amount to furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income.

No Penalty under Section 271(1)(c) for Additions Based on Estimates

June 20, 2023 4680 Views 0 comment Print

A comprehensive analysis of the landmark ITAT Delhi case, Sushila Goyal Vs ITO, highlighting the tribunal’s stance on penalty under Section 271(1)(c) when additions are made on an estimated basis.

ITAT waives Penalty for Tax Audit Report delay due to Accountant’s Unavailability

June 20, 2023 804 Views 0 comment Print

In Deepak T. Dhanwani vs ITO, where ITAT Chennai waived penalty for delayed tax audit report due to accountant’s unavailability,

No section 271(1)(c) Penalty for Misclassified Interest Expense

June 20, 2023 690 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad case between Standard Radiators Pvt Ltd and ACIT, involving an inaccurate income penalty dispute related to interest expense misclassification

ITAT Deletes Penalty for Estimation-Based Addition (Section 271A)

June 20, 2023 903 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad order, wherein Mohammed Rahimuddin successfully appeals the penalty u/s 271A due to estimation-based income addition.

Order of AO can be challenged before CIT(A), Not ITAT – Appeal Dismissed

June 20, 2023 1290 Views 0 comment Print

Read about dismissal of an appeal by ITAT Mumbai in case of BLPL Singapore Pvt Ltd Vs DCIT. Sssessee’s appeal against penalty order under Section 270A for non-disclosure of interest income was dismissed.

ITAT Deletes Penalties for Improper Procedure in Income Tax Notice Issuance

June 20, 2023 876 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar’s ruling in Antony Madassery Vs DCIT case, discussing improper procedure in issuing income tax notices and deletion of penalties under sections 271(1)(b) and 272A(1)(b).

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