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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 39 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


Allowability of Out of Court Settlement & Legal Expenses: ITAT Directs Re-adjudication

March 28, 2024 1638 Views 0 comment Print

AC Chokshi Share Brokers Pvt Ltd appeals against disallowed legal expenses for out-of-court settlement & defense. ITAT Mumbai orders readjudication. Details here.

Notional interest for delay in realization of export proceeds from AEs unwarranted: ITAT Mumbai

March 26, 2024 1077 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that as there is complete uniformity in not charging interest from AEs and Non-AEs for delay in realization of export proceeds, addition of notional interest in respect of transactions with AEs in the course of transfer pricing proceedings unwarranted.

Mere Allowable Deductions Variance is not Inaccurate furnishing of Income Particulars

March 24, 2024 1068 Views 2 comments Print

Explore the Bombay High Court’s ruling on PCIT vs. ICICI Bank Ltd regarding accuracy in income reporting and the deletion of penalties under Section 271(1)(c) of the IT Act.

Advance for Flats: Recognizing Revenue on Risk Transfer & Buyer’s Transfer Rights- ITAT

March 22, 2024 2247 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Cavalcade Properties Pvt. Ltd. vs. DCIT, ITAT mandates re-evaluation of advances against flat bookings, challenging revenue recognition methods.

Date of transfer of share is date of contract and not date of agreement: ITAT Mumbai

March 22, 2024 4467 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the date of the agreement by no stretch of imagination could be the date of sale of the shares by the assessee. As date of contract of sale would be date of fulfilment of conditions specified in share purchase agreement, date of contract will be treated as date of transfer.

No Penalty under Section 271B if Penalty Already Levied under Section 271A

March 20, 2024 3030 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT sets aside penalty under section 271B, citing previous penalty under section 271A for non-maintenance of accounts in Haresh Ghanshyamdas Makhija vs ITO case.

No Penalty U/s 271(1)(v) for Bona Fide Mistakes: Mumbai ITAT

March 20, 2024 1230 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT ruled no penalty under section 271(1)(c) if bona fide mistakes in original return were corrected during assessment. Full text analysis included.

ITAT allows refund of Excess Appeal Fees & deletes penalty on estimated addition

March 19, 2024 2292 Views 0 comment Print

Discover ITAT Mumbais decision in S Sagar Enterprise vs DCIT, allowing refund of excess appeal fees and deletion of penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act.

Flawed estimation of gains on silver articles & excess gold and diamond jewellery: ITAT deletes Penalty

March 19, 2024 804 Views 0 comment Print

Read the ITAT Chennai ruling in Padam J. Challani Vs ACIT case, directing AO to allow telescoping benefit and delete additions of excess gold and diamond jewellery. Full analysis and implications.

Addition for Consignment Sales Commission Unwarranted if same duly reflected in P&L account

March 18, 2024 921 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules that no addition shall be made when commission earned from consignment sale of foodgrains is reflected in P&L account. Detailed analysis of ITO Vs Smt. Keshar Devi.

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