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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 531561 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 3273 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 111 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 87 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 228 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 207 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 21635 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Bangalore Quashed Reassessment for Sanction by wrong authority After 3-Year Limit

February 12, 2026 642 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that reassessment initiated after three years required approval from the higher authority specified under the amended section 151. Since sanction was obtained from an incorrect authority, the entire proceeding was invalidated.

Reassessment Quashed as Section 148 Notice Issued After Six-Year Limitation

February 12, 2026 1653 Views 0 comment Print

Applying Supreme Court precedent, the Tribunal held that no notice could be issued once the six-year period under the old regime had expired. The reassessment order was therefore annulled.

Madras HC Upheld Reassessment but Order Set Aside for Lack of Discussion on Penny Stock Addition

February 11, 2026 2736 Views 0 comment Print

The Court held that notice under Section 148A(b) was valid despite search-related arguments. However, the assessment was set aside due to absence of proper reasoning on denial of Section 10(38) exemption for long-term capital gains.

TDS Credit Denied Due to Form 26AS Mismatch Remanded for Fresh Verification

February 10, 2026 711 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal admitted additional evidence where TDS credit was denied because it appeared in a different assessment year’s Form 26AS. The matter was remanded to the Assessing Officer to verify documents and allow credit as per law.

Controlled Cant Benchmark Controlled – Pro-Rata Commission TP Struck Down

February 7, 2026 288 Views 0 comment Print

The authorities compared intra-group commission rates without economic analysis. The Tribunal ruled that such an approach leads to invalid transfer pricing adjustments.

Co-founder of Flipkart stayed in India for 141 days hence was Indian national for relevant period

February 6, 2026 900 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that at the relevant time co-founder of Flipkart stayed in India for 141 days and balance days in other countries. Hence, assessee is an Indian national and thus the appeal of the assessee is dismissed.

Search Assessment – Telescoping Upheld, No Double Taxation & U/s 234A Interest Curtailed

February 6, 2026 336 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that amounts already disclosed and taxed as accommodated receipts cannot be taxed again under another head. Separate additions were deleted as they resulted in impermissible double taxation.

No Tangible Material: Reassessment Invalid; Bogus LTCG Addition Deleted– ITAT Chandigarh

February 5, 2026 630 Views 0 comment Print

Since the reassessment itself was quashed, the addition treating long-term capital gains as unexplained cash credit under section 68 automatically failed. Jurisdictional defects were fatal to the assessment.

Reopening Invalid Where No Addition Made on Recorded Reasons: ITAT Quashes Bogus Loss Disallowance

February 4, 2026 429 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether reassessment survives when no addition is made on the reasons recorded for reopening. The Tribunal held that such reopening is invalid, making the entire reassessment unsustainable.

ITAT Chandigarh Restored Appeal as CIT(A) Failed to Decide Case on Merits

February 4, 2026 357 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal set aside the appellate order after finding that the appeal was not adjudicated on merits. The matter was remanded to ensure proper consideration after granting adequate opportunity of hearing.

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