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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


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

September 28, 2023 3393 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 2310 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 10323 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 969 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 1011 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 1110 Views 0 comment Print

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

Undisclosed Income Taxed in Flagship Company Not Taxable in Assessee Companies

September 19, 2023 1503 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the Delhi High Court’s ruling in the case of PCIT vs. Surya Agrotech Infrastructure Limited regarding undisclosed income taxation and double taxation.

Overlooking of reply & Denial of sufficient time to respond: HC set-aside order

September 16, 2023 2169 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court sets aside Assessment and Penalty Orders due to AO’s oversight and insufficient response time, remanding matters for a fair hearing.

Higher rate of tax in case of foreign company is not in violation of non-discrimination clause

September 15, 2023 957 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that rate of tax in case of foreign company is higher than rate of tax in case of domestic company and as per the Explanation in the Section 90, inserted in the IT Act with retrospective effect from 01-04-1962 the should not be regarded as violation of nondiscrimination clause.

Payment of guarantee fee to Gujarat Government is revenue expenditure

September 15, 2023 540 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that payment of guarantee fee to the Govt. of Gujarat in consideration of guarantee issued by it for repayment of unsecured loan is revenue expenditure.

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