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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 5391 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 4476 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 12549 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 54 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


Granting Condonation for Appeal Delay: Consider Senior Citizens Unfamiliar with Digital Systems & Faceless Scheme

January 8, 2024 3513 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee had shown sufficient cause for the delay in filing the appeals before the Tribunal as he was old and not well acquainted and conversant with the digital system in order to follow up with the income tax notices, which were posted in IT portal. Accordingly, the delay in filing appeal was condoned.

Section 270AA Immunity Cannot be Denied on Vague Grounds; Specific Violation Must be Specified

January 7, 2024 2895 Views 0 comment Print

Chambal Fertilizers triumphs in legal battle vs. PCIT (Rajasthan High Court). Court quashes penalty, emphasizing Section 270AA immunity. Details of the landmark case.

Karnataka HC Upholds Notice u/s 143(2) issued by NFAC instead of jurisdictional AO

January 6, 2024 9360 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that scrutiny notice issued u/s 143(2) by the Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, National Faceless Assessment Centre instead of jurisdictional Assessing Officer under Central Charge is sustainable in law and hence valid.

Penalty u/s. 270A unjustified as application for immunity filed u/s. 270AA not decided within time limit

January 5, 2024 6597 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court held that imposition of penalty u/s. 270A of the Income Tax Act unjustified as application filed u/s. 270AA for immunity of penalty not decided by AO within prescribed time limit.

Income Tax Notice issued prior to date of approval of Resolution Plan was quashed

December 28, 2023 1425 Views 0 comment Print

The impugned notices and orders were issued by the respondents/revenue admittedly subsequent to the public announcement under Section 15 of the Code regarding CIRP process pertaining to assessee and it was only subsequent to approval of the Resolution Plan of the Tribunal that Revenue issued the impugned Assessment Order and Demand Notice.

Underreported Income & Misrepresentation: Bar to Section 270AA Application

December 28, 2023 2040 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Kerala High Court’s judgment on IBS Software’s plea for immunity under Section 270AA of the Income Tax Act. Detailed analysis of the rejection and legal implications.

Initiation of penalty proceedings u/s. 271AAB(1A) without specifying default of assessee unsustainable

December 21, 2023 3378 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that initiation of penalty proceedings u/s. 271AAB(1A) of the Income Tax Act without specifying the ground and default on the part of the assessee and also without specifying the undisclosed income on which penalty was proposed to be levied is unsustainable-in-law.

Section 270A penalty order set-aside as No Date for Hearing fixed after SCN Service 

December 10, 2023 3171 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of Kerala High Court judgment quashing penalty proceedings under Income Tax Act for under-reporting of income. No hearing date fixed after show cause notice.

No section 270A Penalty for Genuine Head of Income Error in computation of Income

November 13, 2023 2553 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of D.C. Polyester Ltd. vs. DCIT (ITAT Mumbai), penalty under section 270A was contested for changing income head. Detailed analysis and outcome explained.

ITAT Kolkata: Penalty Deleted – AO Cannot Demand P&L for Section 44AD Income

November 8, 2023 1635 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Kolkata has deleted the penalty in Prem Kumar Goutam vs. DCIT, ruling that the AO cannot demand a Profit and Loss Account for Section 44AD income. Get the details.

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