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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 529086 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 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


ITAT Kolkata Dismisses Penalty Appeal as Withdrawn Under Vivad Se Vishwas

January 23, 2025 681 Views 0 comment Print

Raj Kumar Agarwal HUF’s appeal against penalty under Section 271(1)(c) dismissed as withdrawn under the Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024.

Quantum Matter remanded to AO: ITAT Deletes Section 271(1)(c) Penalty 

January 21, 2025 837 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allahabad quashes penalty under Section 271(1)(c) and directs AO to reconsider quantum addition in Chandra Bali Singh’s case.

ITAT Upholds disallowance of excessive loss claimed but Deletes Penalty

January 18, 2025 606 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata upholds disallowance of short-term capital loss adjustment for previous AY but deletes penalty due to lack of evidence of intentional wrongdoing.

Right of personal hearing is fundamental right, which petitioner cannot be deprived off: HP HC

January 17, 2025 573 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment proceedings against the petitioner were started and completed on 23.01.2018 and on the same day penalty proceedings were initiated. Appeal against the assessment order got dismissed on 14.11.2022.

Litigant not permitted to blame advocate for delay in filing of appeal: ITAT Jaipur

January 16, 2025 378 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that the litigant cannot be permitted to throw the entire blame on the head of the consultant or Advocate and disown himself or herself at any time to seek relief for condonation of delay. Accordingly, cost imposed for procedural delay.

Matter remanded back to CIT (A) as there was failure to adjudicate issues u/s 148

January 11, 2025 1251 Views 0 comment Print

It was claimed that the notice under Section 148 was time-barred, reasons recorded under Section 147 were vague, and proper show-cause notices were not issued, violating Section 144B.

CIT(A) granted all opportunity within 15 days: ITAT remanded matter to CIT(A)

January 11, 2025 774 Views 0 comment Print

In the abovementioned case ITAT remanded the matter to CIT (A) after considering the fact that no proper opportunity was availed by assessee before CIT (A) and revenue has no objection in remanding the matter.

Order passed without considering adjournment application: ITAT Remands Case for Rehearing

January 11, 2025 1026 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad remands Ashadeep Industries vs. ITO for rehearing, emphasizing procedural fairness and opportunity to be heard under natural justice principles.

Cost of Improvement to Make House Livable Eligible for deduction from Capital Gains

January 11, 2025 5292 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad rules that cost of improvement to make a house livable qualifies for capital gains deduction. Penalty on disallowed expenses also canceled.

Non-mentioning of charge or non striking of irrelevant clauses in the notice-ITAT held penalty notices ambiguous and vague

January 8, 2025 681 Views 0 comment Print

In the matter abovementioned ITAT Delhi vitiated penalty proceedings after examining that non mentioning of charge for which penalty is to be levied makes the notice as much defective as non striking of irrelevant clauses in the notice.

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