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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 531561 Views 4 comments Print

Updated Penalty Chart under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Comprehensive summary of income tax penalties under the Income Tax Act for AY 2026-27. Covers defaults in tax payment, filing, rep...

October 28, 2025 163982 Views 6 comments Print

Budget 2025: Non-Applicability of Section 271AAB from 1st Sept 2024

Income Tax : Section 271AAB penalties will not apply to searches initiated under Section 132 after September 1, 2024, as per the Finance Bill, ...

February 2, 2025 2754 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271AAB Penalty Not Applicable for Searches on or after 01.09.2024

Income Tax : Penalty under Section 271AAB of the Income-tax Act is not applicable for searches after 1st September 2024, replaced by Section 15...

February 2, 2025 1869 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 35028 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 271AAB – Relax restrictions to claim benefit of concessional rate of penalty @ 10%: ICAI

Income Tax : Section 271AAB provides for imposition of penalty at specified rates where search has been initiated. The rate of penalty varies...

January 27, 2018 2367 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271AAB Prosecution should not be initiated for Income disclosed during survey: ICAI

Income Tax : Section 271AAB provides for imposition of penalty @ 10% on undisclosed income found during the course of search and admitted at t...

January 27, 2018 1380 Views 0 comment Print

Section 153A / 271AAB– Need for effective deterrence and finality in Search Cases

Income Tax : Present scheme of administration of Search and Assessment of search cases needs to be made effective to reduce technical complexit...

January 18, 2018 1269 Views 0 comment Print


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Form 16 Trap: ITAT Deletes ₹51 Lakh Penalty on Wrong ESOP Exemption Claim

Income Tax : The Bangalore ITAT held that an assessee claiming exemption based on Form 16 issued by the employer acted under a bona fide belief...

May 13, 2026 516 Views 0 comment Print

Search Surrender Doesn’t Mean Maximum Penalty: ITAT Cuts Section 271AAB Levy from 90% to 30%

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that the Assessing Officer cannot impose the maximum 90% penalty under Section 271AAB without recording extra...

May 11, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 270A(8) Penalty for TP Adjustment Without Proof of Deliberate Concealment: Madras HC

Income Tax : The court held that transfer pricing adjustments cannot automatically be treated as misreporting of income. Without evidence of de...

March 13, 2026 660 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty U/s 271AAB Modified — 30% Applicable Where Income Declared in Return Search Questions Not Properly Asked: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : Holding that the search team did not examine the source of cash properly, the Tribunal directed bifurcation of penalty—30% on de...

February 13, 2026 471 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad HC Upholds Section 271AAB Penalty for Undisclosed Income Admitted in Search

Income Tax : PCIT Vs Sandeep Chandak (Allahabad High Court) These income tax appeals arose from a common order dated 02.01.2017 passed by the I...

February 10, 2026 648 Views 0 comment Print


No Penalty for Additions Based on Estimation Without Concrete Proof: ITAT Mumbai

February 26, 2025 2004 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai ruled on Dev Engineers Vs DCIT, deleting penalties under Sections 271(1)(c) and 271AAB. Additions were based on estimation, lacking evidence of concealment.

Budget 2025: Non-Applicability of Section 271AAB from 1st Sept 2024

February 2, 2025 2754 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271AAB penalties will not apply to searches initiated under Section 132 after September 1, 2024, as per the Finance Bill, 2025.

Section 271AAB Penalty Not Applicable for Searches on or after 01.09.2024

February 2, 2025 1869 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty under Section 271AAB of the Income-tax Act is not applicable for searches after 1st September 2024, replaced by Section 158BFA penalty.

Section 275(1A) empowers AO to enhance or reduce penalty based on order passed by higher authority

December 28, 2024 2559 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that section 275(1A) of the Income Tax Act empowers AO to pass penalty order by enhancing or reducing penalty on the basis of assessment as revised by giving effect to orders passed by appellate authority or courts.

Penalty u/s. 271(1)(c)/ 271AAB imposable even on voluntary disclosure of income: ITAT Pune

December 16, 2024 1293 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that penalty under section 271(1)(c)/ 271AAB of the Income Tax Act imposable even in case of voluntary disclosure or declaration or surrender per se of income. Accordingly, appeal filed by revenue allowed.

Section 271AAB Penalty Proceedings Void as Addition Remanded: ITAT Delhi

December 13, 2024 1449 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi remands penalty under Section 271AAB for reassessment, linking it to reconsidered quantum addition. Fresh proceedings ordered for compliance.

ITAT Jaipur Upholds Section 50C Addition for Stamp Duty Value Exceeding Transaction Value by 10%

November 14, 2024 1314 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur upheld CIT(A)’s decision to add undisclosed income under Sec 50C in the case of Kavita Samtani Vs DCIT, relating to discrepancies in reported property sale value.

No Section 271AAB Penalty as AO failed to link disclosed income with material found during search

September 19, 2024 921 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that penalty u/s. 271AAB of the Income Tax Act not imposable as AO failed to link additional income disclosed by the assessee with the incriminating material found during search. Thus, penalty u/s. 271AAB deleted.

Delay of 288 days condoned as assessment order mailed to email ID of erstwhile employee: ITAT Bangalore

September 5, 2024 783 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that delay of 288 days committed as assessment order mailed to email ID of erstwhile employee and hence delay in filing of an appeal condoned. Matter remanded back to CIT(A) for fresh adjudication.

ITAT Delhi quashes Section 271AAB Penalty for Defective Notice

March 10, 2024 1662 Views 0 comment Print

Read how ITAT Delhi deleted penalty u/s 271AAB of the Income Tax Act due to a defective notice in Landcraft Developers (Pvt.) Ltd Vs ACIT case.

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