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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 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 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 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 174 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


One Section 153C satisfaction note Sufficient if AO for Both Searched & Other Person is Same

February 5, 2024 3045 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that in case where AO of the searched person and the other person is the same, there can be one satisfaction note prepared by AO. Preparation of one satisfaction note will satisfy the requirement of section 153C of the Income Tax Act.

Bogus Purchase: No Penalty for Estimate-Based Additions

February 2, 2024 6090 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT concluded that the penalty levied under section 271(1)(c) of the Act was unsustainable due to the defect in the statutory notice and the fact that the penalty was imposed on additions made through estimation.

No Penalty on Estimated Addition for Bogus Purchases: ITAT Mumbai

February 1, 2024 768 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the case of Dombivali Paper Mfg. Co. challenging penalty under section 271(1)(c) for alleged bogus purchases. Detailed analysis, tribunal’s view, and legal insights provided.

Section 54F exemption disallowance cannot lead to imposition of penalty

February 1, 2024 1194 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the case of Ramprasad Nigam vs ITO under Section 271(1)(c) for disallowed exemption claim under Section 54. The penalty is quashed based on accurate disclosure.

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty not imposable on Estimated Bogus Purchase Addition

January 31, 2024 2007 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held in Supertech Construction Company Vs ACIT that penalty notice lacked clarity on grounds for penalty & penalties cannot be levied on additions made on Estimated Bogus Purchase Addition.

ITAT deletes Section 271(1)(c) Penalty s Notice Issued without specifying limb

January 31, 2024 4416 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of ITAT Delhi’s order in Orient Clothing Co. vs. ACIT. Penalty under section 271(1)(c) deleted due to vague notices. Analysis and implications discussed.

No penalty on addition owing to variation in perception of valuer and that of AO

January 24, 2024 2397 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi cancels penalty under section 271(1)(c) in Identity Wellness Centre case. Displacement of fair market value supported by valuation report by AO.

Erroneous Claim without Mens Rea Not Grounds for Section 276 Proceedings under Income Tax

January 23, 2024 1632 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that incorrect claim or erroneous claim would not amount to willful evasion. Further, mere fact of not accurate tax, not exact tax or erroneous tax would not lead to the proceedings under Section 276 of the Income Tax Act.

Surplus on redemption of treasury bills taxable under Capital Gains: ITAT Mumbai

January 23, 2024 771 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that surplus on redemption of treasury bills is taxable under the head Capital Gains and not under the head ‘Profits and Gains of Business’.

ITAT Allows Section 80-IAB Deduction for Car Parking, Health Club, Food Court & Interest Income

January 23, 2024 894 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT’s decision favored Candor Kolkata One Hi-Tech Structures, allowing deductions under Section 80-IAB for on various incomes, including car parking, health club, food court, and interest.

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