Follow Us:

Penalty for Concealment of Income

Latest Articles


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 1470 Views 0 comment Print

Penalties and Prosecutions Under Income tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : A summary of key penalties under the Income Tax Act for AY 2026-27, covering defaults from late filing and non-payment to misrepor...

October 28, 2025 529191 Views 4 comments Print

Invalid Income-tax Section 271(1)(c) Penalty: Non-Specific Charge Legal Analysis

Income Tax : Understand why an income-tax penalty under Section 271(1)(c) is invalid if the charge isn't specified as concealment or inaccurate...

June 7, 2025 3024 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Proceedings Deferred must be During Quantum Appeal: Legal Framework & Judicial Insights

Income Tax : Learn how taxpayers can defer income tax penalty proceedings when quantum additions are under appeal. Understand legal grounds and...

June 6, 2025 4749 Views 0 comment Print

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 6915 Views 0 comment 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 129 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 123 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 90 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 429 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Upheld Due to Non-Bona Fide Claims & Failure to Disclose Income

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that omission of taxable foreign exchange gain in the return attracts penalty. It noted that disclosure during a...

April 10, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print


No Penalty on Trust for Bona Fide Error of claiming building construction expenses

September 4, 2024 690 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad deletes penalty on Shree Gunatit Jyot Mahila Trust for a bona fide error in deduction claim on building construction expenses.

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty not leviable merely for making a unsustainable claim: ITAT Ahmedabad

August 18, 2024 570 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that merely making a claim that is not sustainable does not amount to furnishing inaccurate particulars of income. Accordingly, penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act not justified.

Section 270A: Penalty for under-reporting and misreporting of income

August 12, 2024 8538 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about Section 270A introduced in Finance Act 2016, effective from April 1, 2017, outlining penalties for under-reporting and misreporting of income.

No Penalty on Income Estimation as Underreporting or Concealment: Analysis

August 10, 2024 1779 Views 0 comment Print

Explore why penalties should not be imposed on estimated income, supported by legal rulings and principles ensuring fair tax administration.

Section 271(1)(c) unjustified on Voluntary Income Disclosure

August 4, 2024 1767 Views 0 comment Print

When an assessee voluntarily discloses income and the assessment is based on this disclosure without any changes, imposing a penalty under Section 271(1)(c) is unjustified.

Penalties under Section 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed on estimated additions

August 3, 2024 3681 Views 0 comment Print

Penalties under Section 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed based on estimated additions without concrete evidence of concealment or inaccurate particulars of income.

ITAT Mumbai deletes penalty where addition was made on estimation basis

July 22, 2024 921 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai removes penalty imposed on Sunil Bhagwandas Vorani (HUF) as addition was made on estimation basis, not due to concealment.

No penalty if contention of assessee was plausible and bona fide: Delhi HC

July 6, 2024 1560 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC: No penalty for New Holland Tractors if assessee’s contention was plausible and bona fide, provided full disclosure of facts. Legal interpretations may vary.

Penalty for Concealment of Income, Section 270A of Income Tax Act

June 19, 2024 6237 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the implications of Income Tax Act Section 270A and penalties for under-reporting or misreporting income. Learn calculation methods and exceptions.

ITAT deletes Section 271(1)(c) penalty for Non-application of mind

June 9, 2024 1146 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of ITAT Ahmedabad’s order canceling penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act. Co-owner status and lack of concealment discussed.

Search Post by Date
April 2026
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930