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FAQs on Penalty provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide explains when penalties can be imposed under various provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. It also outlines the appli...

June 22, 2026 5895 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 270A Penalty as Estimated Addition Cannot Justify Penalty

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that penalty under Section 270A cannot be levied merely because income was estimated after rejection of books. Si...

June 20, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print

Specified Domestic Transaction- Penalty for Concealment of Income

Income Tax : The article explains how transactions between associated domestic entities exceeding ₹20 crore must comply with arm's length pri...

June 15, 2026 57933 Views 1 comment Print

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 774 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 2316 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 14589 Views 0 comment Print


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Cost-to-Cost Overseas Reimbursements Without Profit Element Not Taxable as FTS: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that IT, salary and travel reimbursements without any profit element were not taxable and deleted the disallowance...

July 4, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

DCF Share Valuation Accepted as AO Could Not Replace Prescribed Method with NAV

Income Tax : ITAT held that an Assessing Officer cannot substitute the DCF method chosen under Rule 11UA with the NAV method without legal just...

July 3, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Indexed Cost Can’t Be Reduced When Entire Property Rights Are Surrendered: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : ITAT held ₹33 crore settled rights over the entire land, allowing full indexed acquisition cost and rejecting proportionate rest...

July 3, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Excludes TPO Comparables for Functional Dissimilarity

Income Tax : ITAT excluded EDCIL, Just Dial, Info Edge and India Exposition Mart as transfer pricing comparables due to functional differences ...

July 1, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Sections 270A & 271AAB Penalty as Notice Lacked Specific Charge

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that a penalty notice lacking a specific allegation of under-reporting, misreporting, or the applicable clause ...

July 1, 2026 318 Views 0 comment Print


No penalty u/s 270AA for delayed immunity application, as breach was procedural & tax was paid

September 27, 2024 3507 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty under section 270 A was not leviable as the nature of addition/disallowance were not in the nature of misreporting or misreporting income of assessee and assessee had paid the demand within 30 days and filed the required form no. 68 and that form was procedural in nature.

No Section 270A Penalty on Estimation-Based Disallowances

September 26, 2024 2712 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that disallowances based on estimations do not constitute underreporting of income and thus are not grounds for a penalty under Section 270A.

Section 80P(2)(d) Deduction Allowed for Interest from Co-operative Bank Deposits

September 24, 2024 1962 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that interest income earned from deposits with Co­operative Banks shall be allowed as deduction u/s 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act.

Amount Received from US Broadcasting Company Not Taxable as “Royalty” Under India-US DTAA

September 24, 2024 930 Views 0 comment Print

Distribution revenue received by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. ( TBSAP ), a U.S.-based company, from its Indian affiliate was not taxable as “royalty” under the Income Tax Act, 1961, or the India-U.S.

Deduction u/s. 80P(2)(d) admissible on interest earned from investment with Co-operative Banks: ITAT Mumbai

September 24, 2024 1383 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that deduction under section 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act admissible in respect of the interest on FDR and savings account earned by co-operating housing society from investment with the Co-operative Banks.

Matter referred to valuation officer but addition made without awaiting valuation report unsustainable

September 21, 2024 1023 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that addition towards difference between purchase value and guideline value without awaiting report of valuation officer, as matter was referred to valuation officer, is clearly unsustainable.

Section 271E penalty Initiation without recording reasons unsustainable: Madras HC

September 21, 2024 744 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that the Assessment Officer has not recorded the reasons for arriving at a subjective satisfaction to initiate penalty proceedings under Section 271E of the Act, which is mandatory. Thus, order set aside.

Penalty orders and demand notices to be kept in abeyance till pendency of appeal: Karnataka HC

September 20, 2024 6393 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that till disposal of the appeals filed by the Assessee, it is necessary to keep the penalty orders and notices in abeyance. Thus, demand notice kept in abeyance.

Penalty u/s. 270A cannot be levied in absence of under reporting of income: ITAT Delhi

September 16, 2024 1977 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that penalty under section 270A of the Income Tax Act not leviable since income assessed and income processed are same. Accordingly, in absence of under reporting of income, no penalty can be levied.

Advance collected towards External Development Charges cannot form part of P&L: ITAT Delhi

September 16, 2024 732 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that External Development Charges (EDC) is an advance collected to provide common facilities and other services to the prospective flat owners. Since, the same is collected on approval of HUDA, it cannot form part of Profit and Loss Account. Accordingly, addition towards the same rightly deleted.

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