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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 57930 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 2313 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 141 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


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

January 8, 2024 3675 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 3021 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 9654 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 6786 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 1479 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 2208 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 3477 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 3309 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 2685 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 1863 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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