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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 529047 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 81 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 60 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 147 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


ITAT Raipur Sets Aside Penalty for Lack of Adequate Hearing

September 19, 2025 333 Views 0 comment Print

The Raipur ITAT remanded the Omax Minerals tax case back to CIT(A) after finding that the company was denied a fair opportunity to be heard in a penalty proceeding. The ruling cites procedural irregularities.

ITAT Kolkata Quashes Section 271(1)(c) Penalty on One-Time Settlement

September 15, 2025 705 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Kolkata quashed a penalty on a taxpayer, ruling that a one-time settlement from an employer was a capital receipt. The court held that no concealment of income occurred as the amount was disclosed in the tax return.

Mere disclosure of additional income under 153C not concealment of Income

September 15, 2025 267 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Cochin has ruled that voluntarily disclosing additional income after a search notice does not automatically justify a penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

ITAT Delhi Quashes Assessments Due to Invalid Section 153D Approval

September 14, 2025 1203 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi quashes assessments under Section 153A due to “mechanical” Section 153D approval by the Additional CIT. The tribunal emphasized that this approval is a mandatory safeguard, not a mere formality, and its lack of application of mind renders assessments void.

ITAT Amritsar Deletes Penalty on Brick Kiln Firm After Govt Certificates Prove Supplies

September 10, 2025 228 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT in Amritsar deleted a penalty on RPK Bricks after the department confirmed no pending supplies against a pre-registration advance payment.

ITAT Pune Remands Assessment & Penalty for Joint Bank Cash Deposit

September 9, 2025 330 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Pune has remitted the case of Mahesh Padmnabhrao Kashikar back to the CIT(A), allowing the individual a fresh chance to explain cash deposits in a joint bank account after previously failing to cooperate.

ITAT Deletes Addition on Sale of Shops & Interest on Conversion Charges

September 5, 2025 375 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh’s ruling in the CSJ Infrastructure tax case addresses the application of Section 43CA and the tax treatment of interest on land conversion fees.

No reassessment if limitation period barred u/s 153(2) unless TPO reference u/s 92CA was involved in case of non-residents

September 4, 2025 726 Views 0 comment Print

Revenue argued that since assessee was an “eligible assessee” under section 144C(15), AO rightly passed the order and the final order was valid within the time limit of section 153(4). On appeal.

ITAT Delhi Allows Appeal as NFAC Ignored Assessee’s Submissions

September 3, 2025 312 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi has restored an appeal by Mehinder Sharma, previously dismissed by the NFAC for non-compliance, granting a final opportunity to present his case.

ITAT Directs AO to Reconsider Section 271(1)(c) Penalty in Light of Quantum Appeal

September 3, 2025 618 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad has remanded a penalty case for Co.op Credit Society, directing the AO to pass a new order only after the related quantum appeal is finalized.

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