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Income Tax - Penalties and Prosecutions Default in complying with provisions of or with conditions prescribed under the Income-tax Act would attract certain penalty and in critical cases prosecutions as well. The document will provide you information about the punishable offences, prosecutions and the quantum of penalties that can be imposed under the...
Read MoreIncome Tax - In this article we will discuss pivotal calculation of interest u/s 234A for delay in furnishing or non-furnishing return of income u/s 139(1) of Income Tax Act, 1961...
Read MoreIncome Tax - In the Article on Penalties Under the Income-tax Act, we discussed various penalties imposable under the Income-tax Act in respect of various defaults. Apart from enacting penalty provisions, the Income-tax Act also designed provisions empowering the Principal Commissioner of Income-tax or Commissioner of Income-tax to grant relief from p...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Under the Income-tax Act, penalties are levied for various defaults committed by the taxpayer. Some of the penalties are mandatory and a few are at the discretion of the tax authorities. In this part, you can gain knowledge about the provisions relating to various penalties leviable under the Income-tax Act....
Read MoreIncome Tax - In Addition to penalty for various defaults, the Income-tax Act,1961 also contains provisions for launching prosecution proceedings against the taxpayers for various offences. This Article explains about the various provisions relating to prosecution which can be launched under the Income-tax Act,...
Read MoreIncome Tax - At the end of May the Income Tax Return forms are released for the Assessment Year 2015-16 and same been held back by finance minister due to complicated nature of Return Forms. It was further informed by the CBDT that department will release new simplified ITR forms with return filing utility by 3rd week of June 2015....
Read MorePrincipal Commissioner of Income Tax, Faridabad Vs Shri Krishan Gopal (HUF) (Punjab & Haryana High Court) - The Hon'ble Punjab & Haryan High Court in the case of Shri Krishan Gopal HUF held that the levy of interest u/s 234A , B & C is part and parcel of the of assessment process and it is open to an assessee to dispute the levy in appeal provided he challenge the very levy rather than claiming any waiver...
Read MoreBharatbhai B. Shah Vs Income-tax Officer (Gujarat High Court) - In the present case, the assessee deposited a sum of Rs.10 lacs under section 140A of the Act. In addition thereto, the assessee had also suffered tax deduction at source to the tune of Rs. 25,533/-. Eventually, the Assessing Officer, assessed the tax liability of the assessee at total of Rs. 15,08,...
Read MoreCIT Vs Emilio Ruiz Berdejo (Bombay High Court) - In the instant case, the deductee has already discharged tax liability with interest payable under Section 201(1)(a) of the Act. As such no further interest can be claimed by the revenue from the respondents either under Section 234A or 234B or 234C of the Act. The view taken by the Tribunal for the...
Read MoreCIT Vs Pranoy Roy (Supreme Court of India) - Since the tax due had already been paid which was not less than the tax payable on the returned income which was accepted, the question of levy of interest Under Section 234A does not arise....
Read MoreCircular No. 2/2015-Income Tax - (10/02/2015) - CIRCULAR NO. 2/2015 The Board has decided that no interest under section 234A of the Act is chargeable on the amount of self-assessment tax paid by the assessee before the due date of filing of return of income....
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Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Faridabad Vs Shri Krishan Gopal (HUF) (Punjab & Haryana High Court) -
