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FAQs on Penalty provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Detailed overview of penalties under various sections of the Income Tax Act, covering defaults in tax payment, reporting, document...

October 30, 2025 5553 Views 0 comment Print

Section 115BBE needs Relook: Know Misuse, Consequences & Judicial Precedents

Income Tax : Explore the implications of taxation under section 115BBE, including misuse of sections 68 to 69D, consequences of high tax rates,...

August 12, 2023 35061 Views 0 comment Print

Penalties imposable in Income Tax Search Cases

Income Tax : Understand the penalties imposable in income tax search cases. Learn about the different types of penalties and their implications...

May 2, 2020 18204 Views 0 comment Print


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“Common Family Cash Pool” Theory Fails: Mumbai ITAT Upholds Section 271AAA Penalty

Income Tax : The ITAT held that mere disclosure of undisclosed income during search is insufficient for immunity under Section 271AAA unless th...

May 7, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Quashes Section 270A Penalty Due to Absence of Under-Reported Income

Income Tax : Court held that penalty under Section 270A cannot apply where assessed income does not exceed processed income. Key takeaway: stat...

May 1, 2026 696 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot Deletes Search Additions Penalty – Agricultural Income Accepted, Diary Receivables Assessed on Peak Basis, Sec 271AAA Penalty Quashed

Income Tax : Penalty imposed under Section 271AAA was set aside, holding that only the Assessing Officer is empowered to levy such penalty. The...

February 17, 2026 411 Views 0 comment Print

WhatsApp Chats ≠ Unexplained Money – U/s 69A & 115BBE Crumble Without Cash or Ownership

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that Section 69A applies only when the assessee is found to be the owner of money or assets. Mere suspicion or ...

February 7, 2026 723 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 271AAA Penalty Where Search Disclosure Was Proper: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : The issue was whether penalty could be levied despite disclosure of undisclosed income during search. The Tribunal held that when ...

January 23, 2026 564 Views 0 comment Print


Initiation of penalty proceedings u/s. 271DA justified as delay was not unreasonable: Delhi HC

March 25, 2025 1074 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that imposition of penalty under section 271DA of the Income Tax Act is justifiable since there is no inordinately and inexplicably delay in initiation of penalty proceedings. Accordingly, writ dismissed.

Penalty u/s. 271AAA(1) for undisclosed income admitted during search set aside as tax paid with interest

February 17, 2025 531 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that no penalty under section 271AAA(1) of the Income Tax Act when undisclosed income during course of search is admitted and paid tax with interest. Accordingly, penalty u/s. 271AAA(1) set aside.

No section 271AAA penalty as additions were purely on estimate basis

October 25, 2024 837 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee filed an appeal concerning the penalty of ₹20,29,394 levied under Section 271AAA for AY 2008-09. It had initially declared a total income of ₹23,62,74,550 in its Return of Income (ROI).

Section 274 Income Tax Notice Must Precede Limitation Period: Delhi HC

January 12, 2024 4782 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court ruling on PCIT vs. Thapar Homes Ltd. emphasizes issuing notices under Section 274 before the Income Tax Act’s limitation period. Full judgment analysis.

Notice u/s 274 needs to be issued before limitation period prescribed u/s. 275(1)(c)

November 4, 2023 2469 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that the notice under Section 274 of the Income Tax Act should have been issued before the period of limitation as prescribed under section 275(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act.

Penalty Not Leviable under Section 271AAA Without Specific Inquiry

October 25, 2023 1053 Views 0 comment Print

In a case of Vikram Dhirani vs. DCIT, ITAT Delhi rules in favor of the assessee, deleting the penalty under section 271AAA due to the lack of opportunity to explain undisclosed income source during search proceedings.

PCIT cannot direct AO to initiate penalty proceedings u/s 271(1)(c)

August 24, 2023 4704 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that law doesn’t permit delegation of authority by PCIT to Assessing Officer (AO) for the purpose of imposition of penalty. Accordingly, direction issued by PCIT to AO to initiate penalty proceedings u/s 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act is unlawful.

Section 115BBE needs Relook: Know Misuse, Consequences & Judicial Precedents

August 12, 2023 35061 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the implications of taxation under section 115BBE, including misuse of sections 68 to 69D, consequences of high tax rates, and relevant judicial precedents.

No Penalty Under Section 271AAA Without Recorded Statement

June 19, 2023 765 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi in Padam Singhee Vs DCIT ruled that penalties under section 271AAA of Income Tax Act cannot be levied without a recorded statement

Penalty u/s 271AAA leviable on failure to substantiate source & manner of undisclosed income

June 1, 2023 927 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that penalty under section 271AAA of the Income Tax Act leviable as assessee failed to substantiate the source as well as the manner of the undisclosed income.

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