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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 711 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 532071 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 1182 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 3381 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 5223 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 1162 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Delhi Deletes Section 271(1)(c) Penalty as Notice Lacked Specific Charge

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT upheld deletion of a penalty after finding that the show-cause notice failed to specify the applicable limb of Sect...

June 5, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Section 68 Addition Quashed as Loans Were Repaid Through Banking Channels: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that unsecured loan additions could not be sustained where the assessee furnished confirmations, bank statemen...

June 5, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

No 14A Disallowance Without Satisfaction, No Penalty on Debatable Issues

Income Tax : The Bangalore ITAT held that a disallowance under Section 14A read with Rule 8D cannot survive without the Assessing Officer recor...

June 4, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

Liquor Trader Gets Relief as ITAT Reduces GP Rate to 3.13% & Deletes Separate Expense Disallowance

Income Tax : The Tribunal found no distinguishing factors between the assessee and another liquor trader whose GP rate of 3.13% had been accept...

June 1, 2026 300 Views 0 comment Print

Advance Tax Payment Not Shield from Penalty for Concealment of Capital Gains: Madras HC

Income Tax : The assessee argued that payment of advance tax demonstrated absence of concealment. The High Court held that a subsequent conscio...

May 31, 2026 444 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 12054 Views 0 comment Print


Assessment to be made under Section 144, not 143(3), for defective returns: ITAT Delhi

November 2, 2024 3471 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that assessments for defective returns must be made under Section 144, invalidating prior orders issued under Section 143(3).

ITAT Restores LTCG Addition from Penny Stock to CIT(A) for Reevaluation

October 31, 2024 1494 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad restores the case involving LTCG from penny stocks to CIT(A) for a fresh evaluation, emphasizing principles of natural justice and due process.

TP assessment by TPO proceeded on incorrect appreciation of nature of service hence matter restored back

October 29, 2024 696 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the TP assessment carried out by the TPO proceeded on the basis of incorrect appreciation of nature of services availed by the assessee from its AE. Thus, issue of determination of ALP of transactions with AE restored back to TPO.

ITAT Mumbai Restores Tax Appeal Due to Covid Delay Exemption

October 29, 2024 540 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai restores Ivan Santosh Fernandes’ appeal, citing Covid-based extension, for reassessment on AY 2012-13. Penalty appeal also directed for fresh review.

No Penalty for Section 35(2AB) Disallowance if ITR filed before receipt of DSIR Certificate

October 28, 2024 990 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai allowed the appeal of Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd, overturning the penalty under section 271(1)(c) for inaccurate income particulars.

Penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) rightly set aside as AO not clear about applicability of particular limb

October 28, 2024 570 Views 0 comment Print

Jammu Kashmir High Court held that Tribunal rightly set aside penalty under section 271(1)(c) as AO not clear whether it was case of concealment of particulars of income or failure to furnish correct particulars of income.

No Section 271(1)(c) penalty if Quantum Addition Is deleted: ITAT Cuttack

October 27, 2024 1206 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cuttack dismisses revenue’s appeal, upholding CIT(A)’s decision to delete ₹3.08 crore penalty as the underlying quantum addition no longer exists.

Penalty Without Specifying Limb Under Section 271(1)(c) Quashed: ITAT Delhi

October 26, 2024 1173 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act not leviable as notice failed to specify under which limb penalty proceedings has been initiated. Thus, penalty levied u/s. 271(1)(c) deleted.

No section 271AAA penalty as additions were purely on estimate basis

October 25, 2024 840 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee filed an appeal concerning the penalty of ₹20,29,394 levied under Section 271AAA for AY 2008-09. It had initially declared a total income of ₹23,62,74,550 in its Return of Income (ROI).

No reassessment on basis of invalid notice u/s 148, deleted additions of 6.93 Crores

October 23, 2024 2643 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment initiated under an invalid notice issued under Section 148 as there was no new material with AO after four years that the assessee had escaped assessment, therefore, additions amounting to ₹6.93 crores was deleted.

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