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Penalties and Prosecutions Under Income tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide explains the penalty and prosecution framework under the Income-tax Act for AY 2026-27. It highlights the consequences ...

July 6, 2026 532647 Views 4 comments Print

Prosecutions and Punishment under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The article explains how offences such as wilful tax evasion, failure to file returns, non-payment of TDS/TCS, falsification of re...

June 17, 2026 51618 Views 7 comments Print

Income Tax Offences liable to prosecution

Income Tax : This article outlines major offences under the Income-tax Act that may result in prosecution, including tax evasion, non-payment o...

June 15, 2026 59309 Views 4 comments 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 2022 Views 0 comment 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 3561 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Unsustainable When Section 148 Returned Income Accepted Without Addition: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai held that penalty under Section 271(1)(c) cannot survive when the AO accepts the income declared in the return filed ...

July 4, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Deletes Penalty as Bogus Purchase Addition Was Based on Estimation

Income Tax : Bombay High Court held penalty under Section 271(1)(c) cannot survive where bogus purchase addition is sustained only on an estima...

July 4, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 270A Penalty as Education Cess Claim Was Based on Prevailing Judicial Precedents

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that a deduction claim supported by prevailing judicial precedents cannot attract Section 270A penalty merely bec...

July 1, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Quashes Penalty as Order Giving Effect Was Not Passed Within Limitation

Income Tax : The High Court held that failure to pass the order giving effect within the time prescribed under Section 153 resulted in abatemen...

June 28, 2026 660 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Grants Section 270AA Immunity as Penalty Notice Failed to Specify Misreporting

Income Tax : The Delhi High Court held that immunity under Section 270AA could not be denied when the penalty notice did not specify whether th...

June 23, 2026 228 Views 0 comment Print


Voluntary disclosure of LTCG under IDS Scheme: ITAT deletes Penalty

August 31, 2023 717 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai decides on the applicability of penalties under Section 271(1)(c) after disclosing concealed income under the IDS scheme.

PCIT cannot direct AO to initiate penalty proceedings u/s 271(1)(c)

August 24, 2023 4758 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that law doesn’t permit delegation of authority by PCIT to Assessing Officer (AO) for the purpose of imposition of penalty. Accordingly, direction issued by PCIT to AO to initiate penalty proceedings u/s 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act is unlawful.

No Penalty under 271(1)(c) if income is furnished to Tax Authorities at initial assessment stage

August 20, 2023 7032 Views 0 comment Print

Ashvin Narayan Bajoria (HUF) Vs ITO (ITAT Surat) Recently the SMC Bench of Surat Income Tax Appellate Tribunal passed a judgement in the aforementioned case deleting the penalty levied by the Ld. Assessing Officer under section 271(1)(c) of the Act for concealment of income. The central point of discussion was whether or not penalty imposed […]

Section 271(1)(c) Inapplicable if No Income Concealment by Assessee

August 7, 2023 735 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of ITAT Ahmedabad’s order deleting the penalty u/s 271(1)(c) for Dineshkumar Kanjibhai Patel-HUF as no concealment of particulars or inaccurate income filing found.

AO changed foundation for levy of penalty – ITAT deletes penalty for inconsistency

August 6, 2023 810 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Delhi’s ruling in the Sheetal Mehra vs ITO case, where an inconsistent application of penalty led to its deletion.

When Additions are Deleted in Quantum Appeal, Penalty Cannot Survive

August 6, 2023 2838 Views 0 comment Print

Read about the ITAT Mumbai ruling in DCIT Vs Knight Riders Sports Pvt Ltd, where penalty is cancelled due to deleted additions in quantum appeal.

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) Inapplicable for Additions Using Peak Credit Theory

August 6, 2023 1779 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of the ITAT Chennai order in the case of Edward Sam Vs ITO. Penalty provisions u/s 271(1)(c) are analyzed in light of quantum additions made using peak credit theory

Difference in Transaction Perception Doesn’t Mean Inaccurate Particulars

August 6, 2023 570 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT removes penalty on Riyasat Palaces Limited in tax dispute with ACIT, redefining interpretation of inaccurate particulars.

No Penalty on Voluntary Section 43B Disallowance Enhancement

August 1, 2023 1179 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 Mumbai: No Penalty on Estimated Addition – L.S. Diamonds Vs CIT

July 31, 2023 1173 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.

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