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What Happens If You File Your ITR Late? Complete Guide to Penalties & Interest

Income Tax : Breaks down Section 234F penalties, 1% monthly interest, and the hidden loss of tax benefits that arise when returns are filed aft...

November 25, 2025 2058 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on interest under section 234A, 234B, 234C and 234D

Income Tax : Understand Sections 234A, 234B, 234C, and 234D of the Income Tax Act covering interest on late filing, short payment, delayed adva...

October 28, 2025 11691 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 531600 Views 4 comments Print

Understanding Interest Under the Income Tax Act: How It’s Calculated and Why It Matters

Income Tax : Understand how interest under the Income Tax Act is calculated, including Sections 234A–234D, 244A, and Rule 119A mechanics for ...

October 14, 2025 2214 Views 0 comment Print

Why You May Be Forced into New Tax Regime if you missed ITR Deadline

Income Tax : Missing the ITR due date u/s 139(1) mandates the use of the new tax regime, as the option to choose the old regime or file Form ...

October 2, 2025 4056 Views 0 comment Print


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AOTAA files PIL before Orissa HC on the issue of late fee, interest & penalty under Income Tax

Income Tax : All Odisha Tax Advocates Association has filed an PIl before Orissa High Court with following Prayers- (i) Admit the Writ Petition...

January 13, 2022 4932 Views 1 comment Print

Representation for relaxation from levy of Section 234A interest

Income Tax : Representation for relaxation from levy of interest u/s. 234A on payment of self-assessment tax for A.Y. 2020-21 within extended d...

September 8, 2020 16131 Views 0 comment Print

All you need to know about TDS Rules before filling your IT returns!

Income Tax : The Government is planning to specify a certain category of taxpayers to pay their entire tax liability for FY 2019-20 in advanc...

July 30, 2020 1755 Views 0 comment Print

Belated Release of ITRs and burden of Interest U/s. 234 B

Income 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 mini...

June 4, 2015 3279 Views 0 comment Print


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Bad Debts Written Off Cannot Be Disallowed as Prior Period Expenses: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : Tribunal held that deduction for bad debts is allowable in the year in which the debts are actually written off in the books of ac...

May 22, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Reduces Profit Estimation as Assessee Acted Only as Pass-Through Entity Earning Thin Commission Margins

Income Tax : Relying on its earlier ruling in the assessee’s own case, the Tribunal held that gross profit should be estimated at 0.40% rathe...

May 22, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

Opening Balances Cannot Be Added Under Section 68 as They Relate to Earlier Years

Income Tax : Tribunal reiterated that credits brought forward from earlier financial years cannot ordinarily be taxed under Section 68 in subse...

May 22, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows TDS Credit as Denial Was Due to Inadvertent Omission by AO

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that lawful TDS credit cannot be denied merely because the Assessing Officer overlooked an earlier rectification o...

May 19, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Hyderabad ITAT Quashes Assessment on Dead Person – Participation by Legal Heir Cannot Cure Jurisdictional Defect

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that participation by a legal heir does not validate notices and assessment orders issued in the name of a dece...

May 18, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print


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Income Tax Return, Tax Audit due date & Other dates extended

Income Tax : The due date of furnishing of Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22, which is 31st July 2021 under sub-section (1) of s...

May 20, 2021 166263 Views 24 comments Print

No Section 234A Interest on SA tax paid before due date of filing ROI

Income Tax : CIRCULAR NO. 2/2015 The Board has decided that no interest under section 234A of the Act is chargeable on the amount of self-asses...

February 10, 2015 21641 Views 0 comment Print


Deduction u/s 10AA claimed in revised return cannot be disallowed

April 28, 2023 1623 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that deprival of deduction u/s 10AA of the Income Tax Act merely on the reasoning that deduction was claimed in the revised return or audit report in Form 56F was filed during the assessment proceedings is unjustified.

No Section 234A interest for the period during which it was not possible for assessee to file return

April 25, 2023 2769 Views 0 comment Print

If any assessment is made for the first time u/s 147 then the assessee cannot be made to pay Section 234A interest for the period during which it was not possible on the part of the assessee to file return i.e. after one year from the end of the assessment year till issuance of notice u/s 148 of the Act.

No section 234A interest if Return filed within Time allowed in section 153A Notice

April 25, 2023 2655 Views 0 comment Print

Limitation for default in filing of the return u/s 153A would start from expiry of time allowed by AO in notice u/s 153A and assessee filed the return within time allowed by notice u/s 153A of the Act and, therefore, there is no delay in filing return of income by assessee as provided u/s 153A. No interest is levibale u/s 234A

Depreciation claim could not be decided until decision regarding capitalization of expenses in assessment order

April 22, 2023 936 Views 0 comment Print

Conclusion: Issue regarding claim of depreciation could not be decided until dispute regarding capitalization of expenses in assessment order was decided. Therefore, the same was restored to the file of CIT(A) with the direction to pass a fresh order in accordance with law, after providing reasonable opportunity to the assessee,

Prosecution in absence of willful admits to evade any tax, penalty or interest is unsustainable

April 8, 2023 2208 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that as per provisions of section 276-C prosecution can be launched only if there is willful admits to evade any tax, penalty or interest chargeable or imposable under the Income Tax Act. Prosecution in absence of willful admits is unsustainable

Interest u/s 234A & 234B leviable only till date of self-assessment tax & not beyond

March 6, 2023 7245 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot held that interest under section 234A and 234B can be levied only up to the date of self-assessment tax paid and not for period beyond that date.

Interest u/s 234A not leviable when return filed within due date specified u/s 139(1)

February 14, 2023 1368 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that interest under section 234A cannot be levied when the return of income is filed within the time stipulated in section 139(1) of the Income Tax Act.

Section 234A interest not chargeable if Assessee filed return within due date

January 23, 2023 2793 Views 0 comment Print

Bokaro Power Supply Co. Pvt Vs Addl. CIT Special Range(ITAT Delhi) In the written submissions the assessee has agitated regarding charging of interest of Rs. 48,069/- u/s. 234 A of the Act and submitted that the company has electronically uploaded form 3CEB on 30th November 2015 as well as the Income Tax Return on same […]

Interest Under Section 234A, 234B & 234C of Income Tax Act, 1961

August 23, 2022 5481 Views 1 comment Print

Understanding Section 234A, 234B & 234C of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Learn about advance tax payments and the importance of timely tax filing.

Income Tax Interest Waiver Application – Law applicable on application date to be applied

August 5, 2022 8784 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that In the present case, the appellant had the right to apply for waiver of the interest charged under Section 234A or Section 234B, or Section 234C

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