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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 3021 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 4746 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


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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


Section 271(1)(c) Penalty notice invalid if basis not specified: Delhi HC

June 12, 2025 1179 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC ruled in Sahara India Life Insurance Co. case that Section 271(1)(c) penalty is invalid if notice fails to specify whether it pertains to income concealment or inaccurate particulars.

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

June 7, 2025 3021 Views 0 comment Print

Understand why an income-tax penalty under Section 271(1)(c) is invalid if the charge isn’t specified as concealment or inaccurate particulars. Learn legal precedents and appeal strategies.

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

June 6, 2025 4746 Views 0 comment Print

Learn how taxpayers can defer income tax penalty proceedings when quantum additions are under appeal. Understand legal grounds and precedents for abeyance to avoid premature penalties.

Disallowed Expenditure Claim Not Grounds for Section 271(1)(c) Penalty: ITAT Jaipur

June 1, 2025 936 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur sets aside penalty under Section 271(1)(c) against Pradeep Garg, citing defective notice and lack of independent evidence from the department.

Notice Vague & Invalid if It Fails to Specify Particular Limb of Section 271(1)(c)

May 17, 2025 765 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court dismisses Revenue appeal, upholding penalty cancellation on Genpact Services LLC over debated expense classification and vague penalty notice.

ITAT Quashes Section 271(1)(c) Penalty on Honest Depreciation Claim Errors

May 4, 2025 657 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat cancels penalty on Sahajanand Medical for a depreciation claim error, stating Section 271(1)(c) doesn’t apply to honest mistakes with full disclosure.

SC Relieves PwC of Section 271(1)(c) Penalty for Inadvertent & Bonafide Error

May 3, 2025 3591 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court overturns penalty on PwC for a genuine error in income tax return, noting clear disclosure in tax audit report negated intent to conceal.

ITAT limits Bogus Purchase Addition to 5%; No Section 271(1)(c) Penalty on Estimated Additions

April 29, 2025 1575 Views 0 comment Print

Since the business sales were accepted as genuine and only the purchases were routed through accommodation entries, only a part of the purchases needed adjustment to reflect possible inflation of expenses confirming the restriction of bogus purchase addition to 5% and when additions were made on an estimated basis, penalty for concealment under Section 271(1)(c) could not be imposed.

Assessee’s Bona Fide Explanation: ITAT Delhi Deletes ₹14.88 Cr Section 271(1)(c) Penalty

April 29, 2025 3786 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules on penalty imposition for Vodafone West Ltd, concerning a debatable issue of interest on license fees.

No Section 271(1)(c) penalty if debatable issue is involved: ITAT Pune

April 28, 2025 1221 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune rules no penalty under section 271(1)(c) when a debatable legal issue exists, in the case of DCIT vs. Vinod Ramchandra Jadhav.

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