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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 138 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 315 Views 0 comment Print


Penalty u/s 270A not imposable in absence of any malafide intention to claim excess deduction

October 6, 2023 3159 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that imposition of penalty under section 270A of the Income Tax Act unsustainable in absence of any malafide intention on the part of the assessee to claim excess deduction under section 32AC of the Income Tax Act.

No Section 14A Disallowance of Expenditure for Stock-in-Trade Securities

September 30, 2023 912 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai grants relief to Central Bank of India, disallowing expenditure under Section 14A for securities held as stock-in-trade, citing the Maxopp Investment Ltd case.

Disallowance of expenditure u/s 14A unjustified without any dividend income from equity investment

September 22, 2023 573 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that since the assessee has not earned any dividend income from its equity investment during the year disallowance of expenditure under section 14A of the Income Tax Act read with Rule 8D of the Income Tax Rules is not sustainable.

Background screening receipts doesn’t qualify as Royalty/ FTS hence not taxable

September 14, 2023 1638 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that receipts from background screening provided by the assessee to its customers in India cannot be regarded as Royalty or Fees for Technical Services (FTS) under Article 13 of the India-UK DTAA and hence not taxable in India.

TPO’s scope is limited to computing arm’s length price of a transaction

September 13, 2023 876 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi deleted TP adjustment on payment of model fee for export to AEs stating that scope of TPO is limited to determination of arm’s length price and TPO cannot adjudge commercial expediency of a transaction.

Due date for filing return for Co-Op Hsg Society for Section 80P deduction

September 10, 2023 23940 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee argued that since they were subject to audit under the Maharashtra State Co-Operative Act, their due date under Section 139(1) of the Income Tax Act was extended to October 31, 2018. Thus, they filed their ITR well within the time limit.

Penalty imposed u/s 270A is appealable before CIT(A)

September 7, 2023 10542 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held penalty imposed u/s. 270A of the Income Tax Act clearly falls within the realm of orders appealable before the CIT(Appeals) u/s. 246A of the Income Tax Act.

Initiation of assessment proceedings u/s 153C in case of searched assessee is invalid

September 4, 2023 2805 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar held that initiation of Assessment Proceedings u/s 153C, instead of section 153A, in case of the searched assessee makes the entire assessment invalid. Accordingly, penalty levied u/s 271(1)(c) is not maintainable.

Fees for live and non-live transmission right not taxable as royalty

September 3, 2023 1230 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that as there is no copyright on live events, the license fees for live and non-live transmission right cannot be taxed as royaty in terms of section 9(1)(vi) of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, addition deleted.

Section 270A Penalty is not automatic & necessitate a substantial misrepresentation or suppression of facts

September 2, 2023 4173 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai rules in the case of Kannappan Vijayalakshmi vs ITO, stating that the mere non-acceptance of a claim by the assessee doesn’t mean automatic penalty under section 270A(9)(a). Explore the detailed analysis and implications.

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