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Penalties and Prosecutions Under Income tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide explains the penalty and prosecution framework under the Income-tax Act for AY 2026-27. It highlights the consequences ...

July 6, 2026 532587 Views 4 comments Print

FAQs on Penalty provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide explains when penalties can be imposed under various provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. It also outlines the appli...

June 22, 2026 5895 Views 0 comment Print

Prosecutions and Punishment under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The article explains how offences such as wilful tax evasion, failure to file returns, non-payment of TDS/TCS, falsification of re...

June 17, 2026 51618 Views 7 comments Print

Income Tax Offences liable to prosecution

Income Tax : This article outlines major offences under the Income-tax Act that may result in prosecution, including tax evasion, non-payment o...

June 15, 2026 59309 Views 4 comments Print

Power of Commissioner to Reduce or Waive Income Tax Penalty

Income Tax : This article explains the statutory powers of the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner to waive or reduce penalties in genuine c...

June 15, 2026 65518 Views 3 comments Print


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Section 143(2) Notice & Valid Draft Assessment Mandatory U/s 144C: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai quashed reassessment after finding no Section 143(2) notice and that the AO issued a final order disguised as a draft ...

July 5, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 35(2AB) Disallowance as AO Cannot Override DSIR Approval

Income Tax : The Chennai ITAT held that deductions approved by DSIR under Section 35(2AB) cannot be disallowed merely on the basis of survey st...

May 20, 2026 315 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore Deletes Section 271D Penalty on Cash Sale Receipt

Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that cash received as part of sale consideration for immovable property does not automatically attract pen...

February 20, 2026 3357 Views 0 comment Print

Genuine Member Cash Transactions Protected by Reasonable Cause Rule

Income Tax : The issue was whether penalties under sections 271D and 271E apply to cash dealings of a credit society with its members. ITAT hel...

December 29, 2025 555 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Quashed for Lack of Opportunity to Reply to Section 148 Notice

Income Tax : The issue involved reassessment completed without a reply to the reopening notice. The Court set aside the orders and remanded the...

December 20, 2025 327 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Deletes Penalty: Failure to file Form No. 3CEB due to CA’s Opinion

October 25, 2023 1740 Views 1 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Pune deleted the penalty in the Jyoti Paper Udyog Ltd Vs. ACIT case due to non-production of Form No. 3CEB under Section 92E.

No Section 272A(1)(c) penalty if Reasonable cause shown for delay in providing details

July 22, 2023 2547 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that penalty under section 272A(1)(c) not warranted as reasonable cause shown for delay in providing the details by the assessee and later in the end, the assessee had shared all the relevant details.

Penalty justified for failure to maintain Transfer Pricing Documents

October 18, 2020 2721 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Convergys Customer Management Group Inc. (ITAT Delhi) It is mandatory for all taxpayers, without exception, to obtain an independent accountant’s report in respect of all international transactions between associated enterprises or specified domestic transactions. The report has to be furnished by the due date of the tax return filing. Even if it is […]

Section 271AA Penalty for failure to maintain Transfer Pricing documents

January 28, 2020 23928 Views 1 comment Print

Understand the penalties for failure to maintain transfer pricing documents under section 271AA of the Income Tax Act.

For imposition of penalty law in force at the time when the return was filed would be applicable

May 13, 2018 1614 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble ITAT upheld the position of law as iterated by CIT (A) that it is an established law applicable for imposition of penalty that law, as in force, at the time of filing of Return would be applicable.

Section 271AAA(2) nowhere mandates offering of undisclosed income in return of income

November 1, 2017 2106 Views 0 comment Print

Income declared cannot be called retraced if same was included in 2nd revised return but not in Original and First Revise Return further Sec. 271AAA(2) not mandates offering of undisclosed income in return of income.

Penalty U/s. 271AAA lieviable if Conditions precedent not satisfied

September 27, 2017 2580 Views 0 comment Print

Where the assessee failed to specify manner in which undisclosed income was derived and also failed to deposit due taxes then the assessee failed to satisfy the conditions specified under section 271AAA(2) and hence, immunity from penalty was not available to assessee.

Penalty notice without proper application of mind is invalid

May 11, 2017 2706 Views 0 comment Print

Where Assessing Officer issued two notices for imposition of penalty namely, one u/s 274 r.w.s. 271(1)(c) and second u/s 274 r.w.s 271AAA in cases where search u/s 132 of the Act has been initiated, then such notices issued by AO are untenable in law.

Section 271AA – Levy of Penalty on part disclosed income

July 2, 2015 2013 Views 0 comment Print

Reliance in this connection can be placed on a recent judicial pronouncement of Hon’ble Calcutta Tribunal in case of SPS Steel & Power Limited vs. ACIT [I.T.A Nos. 1391 & 1414/Kol/2011] pronounced on 30-06-2015 wherein a search & seizure operation was conducted on the premises of the appellant under Section 132 and income to the […]

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