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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 529092 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 1083 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 4689 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 90 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 75 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 63 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 192 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


No Penalty for Additions Based on Estimation Without Concrete Proof: ITAT Mumbai

February 26, 2025 1905 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai ruled on Dev Engineers Vs DCIT, deleting penalties under Sections 271(1)(c) and 271AAB. Additions were based on estimation, lacking evidence of concealment.

Excessive disallowance u/s 14A was restricted as AO failed to record dissatisfaction

February 22, 2025 669 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT, by going through established precedents, held that AO had not recorded any dissatisfaction with assessee’s voluntary disallowance, nor had he provided any basis for invoking Rule 8D

Non-Compliance Due to Email Change: ITAT Restores Quantum & Penalty Appeals to CIT(A)

February 19, 2025 531 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune restores Mauli Nagari’s tax case to CIT(A)-NFAC due to non-compliance issues. Read about penalties, unexplained cash deposits & reassessment.

ITAT quashes Section 271(1)(c) penalty on estimated 24.50% NP rate addition

February 19, 2025 1005 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh rules against penalty on estimated income in AKM Resorts vs ACIT, reinforcing that additions based on estimation don’t imply income concealment.

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Unsustainable if underlying quantum additions are under reassessment

February 11, 2025 1263 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra restores penalty appeal in Devendra Kumar Dubey Vs ITO for reassessment by CIT(A). Case highlights concealment penalty of ₹34,803 under Section 271(1)(c).

Passing of final assessment order without prior approval u/s. 153D untenable

February 10, 2025 840 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that AO has passed the final assessment order u/s.143(3) r.w.s. 153B(b) of the Act without seeking a prior approval of the same by the Jt. CIT u/s. 153D of the Income Tax Act and hence the order so passed is liable to be quashed.

ITAT Rajkot Condones 107-Day Delay in Appeal Due to Health Issues & Covid-19

February 9, 2025 444 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot allows a 107-day delay in filing an appeal due to the assessee’s health issues and Covid-19, remanding the case to the AO for fresh adjudication.

Bombay HC Upholds Section 271(1)(c) Penalty for Deliberate Non-Disclosure

February 9, 2025 1722 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court affirms ITAT’s decision, upholding a penalty on Veena Estate under Section 271(1)(c) for inaccurate income disclosures in a real estate transaction.

ITAT Delhi Quashes Income Tax Reassessment for Mechanical Approval

February 8, 2025 5223 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi invalidates reassessment due to non-application of mind in approval under Section 151 of the Income-tax Act, impacting jurisdiction under Section 147.

Additional machine for carrying out freeze-drying process entitled to enhanced depreciation

February 8, 2025 294 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that additional machines employed for carrying out the freeze-drying process entitled to enhanced depreciation at 20% under section 32(1)(iia) of the Income Tax Act. Appeal allowed, accordingly.

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