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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 5382 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 4464 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 12537 Views 0 comment Print


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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 117 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 342 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 1404 Views 0 comment Print

Dividend Stripping Disallowance Upheld as Section 94(7) Applies to Entire Dividend

Income Tax : The case examined whether disallowance under section 94(7) should be limited to exempt dividend. The Tribunal held that the provis...

April 4, 2026 366 Views 0 comment Print


Failure to record opinion on penalty not makes assessment erroneous: ITAT Jaipur

February 21, 2025 897 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur rules assessment valid despite no penalty initiation in Mikuni India case. Tribunal cites precedents, highlights separation of assessment and penalty proceedings.

Penalty Imposed by CIT(A) Without SCN from AO Held Infructuous by ITAT Mumbai

February 20, 2025 570 Views 0 comment Print

Claim of the assessee for deduction for education cess was on a bonafide belief that it was allowable expenditure u/s. 37(1) and hence, the same was not a case for initiation of penalty proceedings u/s. 270A.

Matter restored back to CIT(A) as ex-parte order passed violating principles of natural justice

February 18, 2025 1167 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that where Commissioner (Appeals) passed ex-parte order in violation of principles of natural justice, one more opportunity should be granted to assessee. Accordingly, matter restored back to CIT(A) for de-novo consideration.

Notional cost adjustment while computing PLI set aside as no such adjustment made in earlier years

February 17, 2025 795 Views 0 comment Print

The TPO, however, was not satisfied with the process of computation of PLI made by the Assessee. Accordingly, the TPO has treated the expenses incurred by the foreign AE as part of the operating expenses.

Taxpayer Must Provide Comparable Data in Foreign AE Cases:: ITAT remanded matter

February 13, 2025 561 Views 0 comment Print

In the matter above-mentioned ITAT partly allowed the appeal filed by the assessee by remanded it back to file of TPO after considering that assessee didnot submit proper documents before lower authorities.

Section 271B Penalty Notice After 4 Years of assessment is Time-Barred: Kerala HC

February 11, 2025 2472 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that issuance of notice for imposition of penalty under section 271B for failure to furnish audit report after more than four years of completion of assessment is barred by limitation as per section 275(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act.

Bombay HC Orders I-T Dept to Enable Section 87A Rebate Claim in Tax Return Utility

February 10, 2025 4173 Views 2 comments Print

Petitioner No.1 is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 and the Bombay Public Trusts Act of 1950. It has more than 3800 members comprising of Advocates, Chartered Accountants, and tax practitioners.

Details/ documents proved genuineness of purchases hence bogus purchase addition deleted

February 10, 2025 1206 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that CIT(A) rightly deleted addition towards bogus purchases since assessee proved genuineness of purchases by submitting various details/ documents. Accordingly, appeal of the revenue dismissed.

Revision u/s. 263 for invoking penalty provisions u/s. 270A(9)(e) without intimation u/s. 143(1)(a) untenable

February 8, 2025 582 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that revisionary proceedings under section 263 of the Income Tax Act for invoking penalty provisions u/s. 270A(9)(e) without issue of intimation under section 143(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act is unjustifiable and untenable in law.

Addition u/s. 40(a)(ia) not sustained as profit is estimated by applying net profit rate

February 1, 2025 1020 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jodhpur held that if the books of accounts are rejected, and net profit is estimated by application of net profit rate, there cannot be again addition on account of any disallowance based on the same set of books of accounts. Thus, addition u/s. 40(a)(ia) set aside.

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