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ITAT Deletes Section 270A Penalty Due to Defective Notice and Bona Fide Reliance on Form 16

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that non-specification of the precise statutory charge under sections 270A(2) and 270A(9) violated principles o...

May 15, 2026 381 Views 0 comment Print

Proposed Changes to the ITR-U Framework under Finance Bill 2026

Income Tax : Budget 2026 proposes allowing taxpayers to file an updated return even after receiving a reassessment notice under Section 148. Wh...

March 5, 2026 2031 Views 0 comment Print

Section 270A Penalty Quashed Because Incorrect Limb Was Invoked at Initiation

Income Tax : Misreporting under Section 270A(9) applies only to six specific circumstances. Where the assessment order does not clearly establi...

March 2, 2026 1209 Views 0 comment 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 1689 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Penalty provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Detailed overview of penalties under various sections of the Income Tax Act, covering defaults in tax payment, reporting, document...

October 30, 2025 5523 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: Time-limit for filing appeals to Income Tax Appellate Tribunal

Income Tax : Explore amendments to section 253 of Income-tax Act, adjusting time limits for filing appeals to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal...

July 23, 2024 13695 Views 0 comment Print


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Remote access to customer systems for maintenance not create a PE in India: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT observed that mere remote access to customer-owned systems does not satisfy the disposal and permanence tests required fo...

May 21, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Section 270A Penalty as AO Failed to Specify Exact Clause

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that penalty proceedings under Section 270A are invalid when the Assessing Officer does not identify the preci...

May 20, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty for Unsecured Loans Not Automatic Merely for Section 68 Addition: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that the use of the word may in Section 271AAC gives discretionary power to the Assessing Officer and does not ...

May 20, 2026 330 Views 0 comment Print

Mere Acceptance of Political Donation Addition Doesn’t Justify Penalty

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that mere disallowance of deduction claimed under Section 80GGC does not automatically amount to misreporting of...

May 18, 2026 3240 Views 0 comment Print

No 270A Penalty When Income Declared in 148 Return Is Accepted: ITAT Deletes ₹4.91 Lakh Penalty

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that once the income disclosed in the return filed under Section 148 was accepted without any addition, there co...

May 18, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Posts in Section 270A

Remote access to customer systems for maintenance not create a PE in India: ITAT Delhi

May 21, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT observed that mere remote access to customer-owned systems does not satisfy the disposal and permanence tests required for constituting a Fixed Place PE under the India-Canada DTAA.

ITAT Quashes Section 270A Penalty as AO Failed to Specify Exact Clause

May 20, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi ITAT held that penalty proceedings under Section 270A are invalid when the Assessing Officer does not identify the precise statutory clause for under-reporting or misreporting of income. The Tribunal ruled that such omission goes to the root of jurisdiction.

Penalty for Unsecured Loans Not Automatic Merely for Section 68 Addition: ITAT Bangalore

May 20, 2026 330 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that the use of the word may in Section 271AAC gives discretionary power to the Assessing Officer and does not mandate automatic penalty levy. It emphasized that such discretion must be exercised judiciously.

Mere Acceptance of Political Donation Addition Doesn’t Justify Penalty

May 18, 2026 3240 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that mere disallowance of deduction claimed under Section 80GGC does not automatically amount to misreporting of income. It deleted the penalty as there was no evidence of false particulars or fabricated documents.

No 270A Penalty When Income Declared in 148 Return Is Accepted: ITAT Deletes ₹4.91 Lakh Penalty

May 18, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that once the income disclosed in the return filed under Section 148 was accepted without any addition, there could be no allegation of under-reporting or misreporting. The entire penalty of ₹4.91 lakh was deleted.

Cancelled Property Deal Cannot Trigger Section 69 Addition: ITAT Deletes ₹4.96 Lakh Unexplained Investment Addition

May 18, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that no unexplained investment addition could survive where the booked property deal was cancelled and funds were refunded. The ruling emphasized verification of actual payment flow and subsequent cancellation events.

ITAT Deletes Software Cost Mark-Up Addition Holding Pure Reimbursement Is Not Profit-Making Service

May 16, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi ruled that reimbursement of software costs to foreign AEs on a cost-to-cost basis could not be treated as a profit-generating intra-group service. The Tribunal deleted the transfer pricing adjustment after finding the benchmarking method adopted by the TPO unjustified.

Bombay HC Quashes Reassessment Due to Approval by Wrong Authority

May 15, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

The Bombay High Court held that reassessment proceedings issued beyond three years for AY 2018-19 were invalid because approval was granted by the Principal Commissioner instead of the competent authority under Section 151(ii).

ITAT rejected TPO’s recharacterisation of Boeing India as Full-Risk entity in technical services arrangement

May 15, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

 Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) had wrongly recharacterised Boeing India Defense Private Limited as a full-risk service provider despite the Associated Enterprise (AE) assuming the entire contractual and operational risks relating to defence support services rendered to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Section 80GGC Deduction Denied Due to Suspicious Political Donation

May 15, 2026 1158 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal upheld disallowance of deduction under Section 80GGC after finding the political donation lacked genuineness. The ruling highlights that payments through banking channels alone cannot establish a valid deduction when surrounding facts indicate accommodation entries.

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