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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 384 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 3243 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 159 Views 0 comment Print


Disallowance of revenue expenditure merely based on description of expense is unsustainable

June 22, 2023 1809 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that disallowance of revenue expenditure treating it as capital merely on the basis of description of the expenditure without any substantive record is unsustainable.

Order of AO can be challenged before CIT(A), Not ITAT – Appeal Dismissed

June 20, 2023 1320 Views 0 comment Print

Read about dismissal of an appeal by ITAT Mumbai in case of BLPL Singapore Pvt Ltd Vs DCIT. Sssessee’s appeal against penalty order under Section 270A for non-disclosure of interest income was dismissed.

Disallowance Under Section 14A Cannot Exceed Exempt Income: ITAT Delhi

June 19, 2023 996 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi in Jubilant Securities Pvt Ltd Vs DCIT case, highlighted the rule that disallowance under Section 14A cannot exceed exempt income

Section 270A penalty Not Sustainable: Lack of Application of Mind & Violation of Principles of natural justice

June 14, 2023 4128 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT directs re-adjudication of penalty imposed under section 270A of the IT Act for misreporting of income without the application of mind.

Section 44BB has no application in absence of Permanent Establishment

June 13, 2023 1449 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that in absence of a Permanent Establishment, provisions of section 44BB of the Income Tax Act has no application.

Section 270A penalty cannot be imposed on addition on the basis of estimation

May 5, 2023 6933 Views 0 comment Print

Addition made on the basis of estimation cannot provide foundation for under-reported income for the purpose of imposition of penalty u/s 270A

Business profit not taxable in India in absence of any permanent establishment

May 3, 2023 1767 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that payment received in the nature of Business Profit cannot be brought to tax in India in absence of Permanent Establishment in India.

Section 270A penalty cannot be levied if disallowance made on estimated basis

April 20, 2023 14052 Views 0 comment Print

Pallava Textiles Private Limited Vs ITO (ITAT  Chennai) In this case, the Assessing Officer has initiated penalty proceedings under section 270A of the Act for under-reported income. The Assessing Officer issued show-cause notice under section 274 r.w.s. 270A of the Act calling explanations from the assessee as to why penalty cannot be levied for under-reporting […]

Section 270AA- An option to avoid penalty implications in case of under-reporting and mis-reporting of income

November 17, 2022 23016 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the provisions of Section 270AA, offering a strategic avenue for assessees to avoid penalties for under-reporting or mis-reporting of income. Learn about the conditions, application process, and the responsibility of the revenue to guide assesses through this insightful article.

Differing quantum of Section 14A disallowances cannot be held to be ‘misreporting’

June 22, 2022 1314 Views 0 comment Print

Prem Brothers Infrastructure LLP Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre (Delhi High Court) This Court is of the opinion that the only addition in the assessment order framed is in respect of disallowance under section 14A of the Act. The Petitioner has made a disallowance of Rs.3,20,14,010/- which was recomputed by the Assessing Officer at Rs.6,82,45,759/-. […]

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