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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 532644 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 168 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 654 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 225 Views 0 comment Print


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

July 30, 2023 1659 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.

HC Quashes 300% Penalty for Lack of Clear Violation Indication

July 22, 2023 6255 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 10155 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.

Quantum Appeal Allowed, Section 54F Deduction Granted: Penalty Vacated

July 20, 2023 912 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of the order of ITAT Jaipur in the case of Lalit Kumar Kalwar Vs ITO. The quantum appeal is allowed, and the deduction under Section 54F is granted, resulting in the penalty being vacated.

Penalty Invalid Due to Defective Notice Issued u/s 271(1)(c) of Income Tax Act

July 20, 2023 714 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi nullifies the penalty imposed under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act on Meena Singhal, as the notice issued did not specify the particular charge.

Mere incorrect claims in ITR not amounts to concealment of income

July 20, 2023 1311 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune has set aside an NFAC order in the Kongnoli Sarva Seva Society Ltd vs ITO case. The ruling established that incorrect claims of deductions or expenses in ITR does not equate to the concealment of income

ITAT Mumbai Rules No Section 271(1)(c) Penalty on Estimated Additions

July 20, 2023 1509 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT in Mumbai cancels penalties levied under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, in the case of Fancy Diamonds India Pvt Ltd. The tribunal held that such penalties aren’t applicable when additions are made purely on estimation

Penalty cannot be imposed for lower gross profit based on mere Assumptions

July 19, 2023 1326 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of N.B. Builders & Promoters (P) Ltd Vs CIT, ITAT Chandigarh held that penalties cannot be imposed for mere lower gross profit based on assumptions and conjectures.

No Penalty for Estimated Profit-Based Addition

July 14, 2023 1437 Views 0 comment Print

Detailed analysis of the ITAT Delhi judgement in Kamlesh Gupta Vs DCIT case where the tribunal ruled that addition made on estimated profit does not constitute concealment, hence, no penalty.

HC allows Writ Against Penalty Order Violating Principles of Natural Justice

July 4, 2023 1206 Views 0 comment Print

Read about the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s decision to allow a writ petition challenging a penalty order that violated the principles of natural justice. Get a comprehensive analysis of the case and its implications.

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