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No Penalty for Voluntary Correction of Bona fide computational mistakes During Assessment 

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that penalty under section 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed when errors are voluntarily corrected during assessment. ...

March 20, 2026 414 Views 0 comment Print

Penalties and Prosecutions Under Income tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : A summary of key penalties under the Income Tax Act for AY 2026-27, covering defaults from late filing and non-payment to misrepor...

October 28, 2025 529038 Views 4 comments Print

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) Not Sustainable for Bona Fide 54F Claim Delayed by Builder Default: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held penalty u/s 271(1)(c) unsustainable as 54F exemption failed due to builder delay, not taxpayer’s fault. Full dis...

July 16, 2025 1080 Views 0 comment Print

Invalid Income-tax Section 271(1)(c) Penalty: Non-Specific Charge Legal Analysis

Income Tax : Understand why an income-tax penalty under Section 271(1)(c) is invalid if the charge isn't specified as concealment or inaccurate...

June 7, 2025 3000 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Proceedings Deferred must be During Quantum Appeal: Legal Framework & Judicial Insights

Income Tax : Learn how taxpayers can defer income tax penalty proceedings when quantum additions are under appeal. Understand legal grounds and...

June 6, 2025 4686 Views 0 comment Print


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Easwar Committee Recommends Non-Levy Of Penalty in certain circumstances

Income Tax : The Committee recommends that the scope of Section 273B should be suitably enlarged to provide that penalty for concealment of inc...

January 21, 2016 1123 Views 0 comment Print


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Penalty Deleted as AO Failed to Specify Exact Section 271(1)(c) Charge: Delhi HC

Income Tax : The case addressed ambiguity in penalty proceedings where the specific charge was not identified. The Court upheld deletion of pen...

April 18, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Quashed as Notice Failed to Specify Exact Section 271(1)(c) Charge: ITAT Raipur

Income Tax : The case involved an ambiguous penalty notice that did not clarify whether the charge was concealment or inaccurate particulars. T...

April 18, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

No Penalty on Estimated Bogus Purchases: ITAT Deletes U/s 271(1)(c) Levy

Income Tax : The case involved penalty on disallowance of purchases treated as non-genuine and estimated at 12.5%. Tribunal ruled that estimate...

April 18, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Commission Disallowance Remanded – 133(6) Non-Response Not Sufficient; Ad-hoc Expenses Cut to 10%

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai remanded ₹95.81 lakh commission disallowance, holding that non-response to Section 133(6) notices alone cannot justi...

April 18, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) Cannot Enhance on New Issue; JDA Additions & U/s 2(22)(e) Deletions Upheld

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that CIT(A) cannot enhance income by introducing a new issue not examined by the Assessing Officer. The ruling cl...

April 18, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print


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Immunity under Section 270AA of Income-tax Act, 1961- CBDT Clarifies

Income Tax : Section 270AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) inter alia provides that w.e.f. 1 st April, 2017, the Assessing Officer, on an...

August 16, 2018 11967 Views 0 comment Print


General Format SCN Without Specific Charge Cannot Sustain 271(1)(c) Penalty

October 4, 2025 669 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Pune ruled that a penalty notice under Section 271(1)(c) must clearly specify the exact charge—concealment or inaccurate particulars.

ITAT Delhi Partly Allows Jeweller’s Appeal: ₹50 Lakh Bogus Sale Addition Upheld

October 4, 2025 348 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT upholds the ₹50 Lakh bogus sale addition against a jeweller, finding no proof of bullion transport and confirming the buyer was an entry operator.

Bogus Purchase Addition of ₹3.82 Cr Unsustainable Without Rejecting Books

October 4, 2025 636 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT confirms that an AO cannot disallow purchases of Rs.3.82 Cr as bogus (Adventure Resorts And Cruises Pvt. Ltd.) without rejecting the books of accounts under Section 145.

LTCG Indexation Starts from Builder Buyer Agreement, Not Provisional Allotment: Delhi HC

October 4, 2025 6189 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC held that indexation benefit on Long Term Capital Gain for flat sale begins only from the date Builder Buyer Agreement is signed & not from Provisional Allotment Date

Free Flat Receipt Not Taxable in AY 2007-08: Section 56(2)(v) Covered Only Money

September 28, 2025 378 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai ruled that the allotment of a flat to the assessee during AY 2007-08 does not attract tax under Section 56(2)(v), as the provision at that time applied only to money received, not immovable property.

No Double Taxation: ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition on Cash Sales in Dairy Business

September 28, 2025 621 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi ruled that cash deposits during demonetization, already reflected in the assessee’s books, cannot be treated as unexplained income under Section 68. Entire Rs.53.51 lakh addition was deleted, ensuring no double taxation.

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) Dependent on Quantum – Tribunal Remands Back to NFAC

September 28, 2025 366 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Raipur set aside penalties under Section 271(1)(c) levied on Sai Baba Sansthan for A.Y. 2012-13 and 2013-14, remanding the matter to the NFAC. The Tribunal held that the penalty’s survival is contingent upon the NFAC upholding the quantum additions on a de novo adjudication, relying on Supreme Court and Delhi High Court precedents.

No Section 271(1)(c) Penalty for Income Surrendered During Survey & Already Disclosed in ROI

September 28, 2025 672 Views 0 comment Print

Jaipur ITAT dismisses Revenue’s appeals in Nath Corporation, Royal Jewellers, and Shri Jitendra Kumar Agarwal cases, deleting Rs. 3.3 crore in penalties.

Calcutta HC Quashes Penalty Under Section 271(1)(c) for Unspecified Charge

September 27, 2025 627 Views 0 comment Print

The Calcutta High Court allowed the appeals of KPC Medical College And Hospital, setting aside penalties levied under Section 271(1)(c) and Section 271AAA, ruling that the show cause notices were invalid for failing to specify the exact charge (concealment or inaccurate particulars).

ITAT Delhi Deletes Rs.8.16 Cr Addition on Share Capital & Commission – AO’s Suspicion Insufficient

September 27, 2025 366 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi quashes Rs.8.16 crore addition on share capital and commission, emphasizing that mere suspicion without evidence cannot justify tax additions. Investor genuineness and banking records were upheld.

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