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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 1713 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 846 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 1455 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 5388 Views 0 comment Print

Precision in Penalty: Why Misreporting Must Be Pinpointed Under Section 270A

Income Tax : Section 270A penalties must specify the exact misreporting clause. Vague notices invalidate penalties and can restore immunity und...

October 25, 2025 4473 Views 3 comments 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 12540 Views 0 comment Print


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No Penalty When Quantum Deleted: 270A Cannot Survive Without Addition

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai deletes penalty under Section 270A as quantum addition was fully removed. Held that no under-reporting exists when ass...

April 18, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

Duty Drawback Taxable Only on Receipt – ITAT Deletes Addition & U/s 270A Penalty

Income Tax : The tribunal examined whether duty drawback should be taxed on accrual or actual receipt. It held that as per law, duty drawback i...

April 16, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune: Interest on Bank Deposits Not Covered by Mutuality; Only Proportionate Expenses Allowed

Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned on bank deposits is taxable and not covered by the principle of mutuality. The ruling confirms that...

April 13, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty U/s 270A Held Premature – ITAT Bangalore Restores Matter Pending Quantum Outcome

Income Tax : The Tribunal restored the penalty matter as the quantum addition was sent back to the AO. It held that penalty must follow the out...

April 9, 2026 348 Views 0 comment Print

Debatable Issue, No Penalty – ITAT Deletes U/s 270A Penalty on Land Classification

Income Tax : The issue was penalty for misreporting on sale of land classified as capital asset. The Tribunal held the issue was debatable and ...

April 6, 2026 1407 Views 0 comment Print


No Fixed Place, Service PE or DAPE: ITAT Delhi Holds No PE in India, Profit Attribution Quashed

October 4, 2025 687 Views 0 comment Print

Following SC’s E-Funds ruling, Delhi ITAT confirmed Concentrix US has no PE in India. The Tribunal also held that IPLC/link charges are non-taxable reimbursements, not ‘royalty’ under Article 12 of the India-US DTAA.

Shipping & Inland Haulage Income Covered by Article 8 of India–UAE DTAA: ITAT Mumbai

October 3, 2025 645 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules Avana Global’s freight and inland haulage income is exempt under Article 8 of the India-UAE DTAA, rejecting the S44B tax stand and following High Court precedent.

ITAT Confirms 270A Penalty When Undisclosed Receipts Detected During Survey

October 1, 2025 1167 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT upholds ₹35.92 lakh penalty u/s 270A for misreporting income by a Diagnostic Centre proprietor. Admission of unaccounted cash receipts only after tax survey detection was not considered voluntary disclosure.

TP Adjustment Cannot Be Added to MAT Book Profits: ITAT Delhi

September 28, 2025 693 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi directs the exclusion of the Rs. 84.95 lakh Transfer Pricing adjustment from the Book Profits (u/s 115JB), citing the Supreme Court’s ruling in Apollo Tyres Ltd. that the AO cannot tamper with the net profit determined under the Companies Act, except for specified adjustments.

Clerical Mistake Not a Misreporting for Section 270A Penalty for Charitable Institutions

September 25, 2025 1572 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata deletes S. 270A penalty on St. Peters School for disallowed depreciation. Tribunal ruled the incorrect claim was a bona fide clerical error, not misreporting, citing the Reliance Petro and Price Water House SC judgments.

Consequential Penalty Must Wait for Outcome of underlying Assessment: ITAT Nagpur

September 25, 2025 321 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Nagpur has set aside a penalty of ₹11.8 lakh imposed on Kirtikumar Haribhai Patel, ruling that the penalty, being consequential to the assessment order, cannot survive once the original assessment is restored for fresh adjudication.

ITAT Cochin Deletes ₹2.2 Lakh Penalty for Bona Fide Gratuity Claim

September 24, 2025 723 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Cochin’s decision in the Chundayil Kalam Girijadevi vs. ITO case, which sets a precedent that a tax penalty cannot be levied for an honest mistake in claiming a higher gratuity exemption.

Receipt for sale of copyrighted IFE video/audio content, not royalty: ITAT Delhi

September 24, 2025 363 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi ruled that a UK company’s receipts from Indian airlines for in-flight content are not taxable as royalty or fees for technical services, as no copyright or technical know-how was transferred.

Copyrighted Article vs Copyright – Subscription Fees Not Taxable as Royalty: ITAT Delhi

September 24, 2025 492 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi ruled that receipts for online journal access are business income, not royalty. The court held that without a Permanent Establishment, a US company’s income is not taxable in India.

Draft Assessment Order was not permissible u/s 144C(1) when TPO makes no variation

September 24, 2025 627 Views 0 comment Print

Where the Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) accepted international transactions at arm’s length without proposing any variation under Section 92CA(3), assessee did not qualify as an “eligible assessee” under Section 144C(15)(b).

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