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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 529092 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 1083 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


Section 271(1)(c) penalty cannot be imposed merely for incorrect income head treatment

September 30, 2023 21243 Views 0 comment Print

In a significant decision, ITAT Mumbai rules in favor of D.C. Polyester Ltd., stating that penalties under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act cannot be imposed for incorrect income head treatment.

No Section 271B Penalty without Assessee’s Reasonable Opportunity to be Heard

September 30, 2023 1104 Views 0 comment Print

In a landmark decision, ITAT Mumbai rules in favor of Evermore Polymer Systems Ltd., stating that penalties under Section 271B require a reasonable opportunity to be heard.

ITAT Orders Reassessment Due to Ex-Parte Assessment Ignoring Rule 46A Evidence

September 30, 2023 1689 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad directs readjudication of ex-parte assessment orders passed without considering additional evidence filed under Rule 46A of Income Tax Rules.

Reassessment of income other than income for which AO had formed a reason is unjustified

September 29, 2023 2262 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that reassessment of income under section 147 of the Income Tax Act other than income in respect of which AO has formed a reason to believe that the income has escaped assessment is unsustainable in law.

Once assessment order is passed Dispute Resolution Panel not empowered to give direction

September 28, 2023 3294 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) could give directions only in pending assessment proceedings. Once assessment order is passed, DRP has not power to pass any direction.

Order passed u/s 153A without generating DIN is invalid

September 23, 2023 2265 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that for the purpose of Section 153A/143(3) of the Income Tax Act, the assessment can be said to be ‘made’ only when the DIN is quoted on the order before it is signed. Order passed u/s 153A without first generating the DIN is invalid and bad-in-law.

Section 45(3) applies to capital asset transferred to firm by way of capital contribution

September 23, 2023 10197 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the provision of section 50C of Act cannot be made applicable to transaction of capital assets transferred by assessee to a partnership firm by way capital contribution. Such transaction falls under the provision of section 45(3) of the Income Tax Act.

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Not Automatic for Wrong Claims; Requires Proof of Lack of Bona Fides

September 22, 2023 915 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of the ITAT Delhi order in the case of DCIT vs. Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank regarding penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act.

No Penalty under 271(1)(c) for Bonafide Assessee: ITAT Delhi

September 20, 2023 945 Views 0 comment Print

In a landmark decision, ITAT Delhi rules no penalty under 271(1)(c) for a bonafide assessee who revised and added interest income. Analysis of Pramila Tarneja Vs DCIT case.

Penalty Imposed Solely on Estimated Profit Addition is not justified

September 19, 2023 1056 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai’s ruling on penalty for concealed income based on estimated additions. Analysis of case, legal arguments, and conclusion.

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