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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 532074 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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No Section 271(1)(c) Penalty if Full Disclosure Made in Return & Audit Report: ITAT Rajkot

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that penalty was not justified where all relevant facts were disclosed in the return of income, audit report, an...

June 7, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

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 81 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


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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


Section 271(1)(c) penalty not automatic on mere expense Disallowance or Income Enhancement 

May 6, 2024 1995 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal ruled that mere disallowance of expenses or enhancement of returned income does not automatically warrant the imposition of penalties under Section 271(1)(c)

Assessee eligible for vacancy allowance under section 23(1)(c) for vacant commercial units

May 5, 2024 1248 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the detailed analysis of Mack Star Marketing Private Limited Vs National Faceless Appeal Centre Delhi regarding taxing unsold flats in real estate business, applicable from AY 2018-19. ITAT deletes notional rent addition for AY 2014-15.

Draft Submission- No Section 271(1)(c) penalty when no specific limb been mentioned

April 23, 2024 8736 Views 0 comment Print

Grounds of Appeal related to the penalty imposed u/s 271(1)(c) of the Act , 1961 AY 2015-16 1. In the facts and circumstances of the case the Ld. Jurisdictional AO is not justified in imposing penalty of 6,54,050.00 on the assessee which is illegal and imposed in a most arbitrary manner and assessee denies her […]

No Sec 69 Addition merely for Property Transfer via Registered Sale Without Payment to Vendor: ITAT

April 15, 2024 9936 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the implications of unexplained expenditure as Hyfun Foods challenges an addition of Rs. 95,47,000/- under section 69 of the Income Tax Act. Detailed analysis and verdict included.

Jewellery inherited through non-registered will qualifies as capital asset: ITAT Bangalore

April 15, 2024 8082 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that non-registration of will doesn’t lead to any inference against its genuineness. Thus, jewellery inherited from mother in law based on non-registered will be capital assets and sell thereof results into long term capital gain.

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Unsustainable if Quantum addition Deleted

April 9, 2024 2625 Views 0 comment Print

In a case of DCIT Vs Milan Kavin Parikh, ITAT Mumbai dismisses Revenue’s appeal against deletion of penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, as the quantum addition was deleted.

Section 148 Notice cannot be issued to Partner for Transactions Among Partnership Firms

April 3, 2024 1602 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the case of Bhagwan Laxman Rokde Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) regarding validity of reopening u/s.147, taxation on undisclosed income, and partnership firm transactions.

Commission cannot be disallowed merely for increase in Rate of Commission 

April 2, 2024 879 Views 0 comment Print

Learn how ITAT Mumbai overturned a decision to disallow excessive commission paid by Srinathji Yamunaji Enterprises, citing lack of evidence and business necessity.

Expenditure towards ESOP is allowable u/s 37(1) of Income Tax Act: ITAT Mumbai

April 2, 2024 2718 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the ESOP expenses claimed by the assessee is an allowable expenditure under section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act.

Section 271(1)(c) penalty based on estimated addition & Defective notice is unsustainable

March 30, 2024 2169 Views 0 comment Print

Read how ITAT Mumbai ruled in Jatin Enterprises vs ACIT case, quashing a penalty notice containing concealed and inaccurate income particulars.

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