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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


HC directs AO to revise penalty orders in light of  fresh/revised assessment orders

January 10, 2024 843 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court orders revision of penalty after fresh assessment in P.M. Abdul Nazeer vs ACIT case. Details of the judgment and its implications.

Initiation of penalty proceedings u/s. 271AAB(1A) without specifying default of assessee unsustainable

December 21, 2023 3396 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that initiation of penalty proceedings u/s. 271AAB(1A) of the Income Tax Act without specifying the ground and default on the part of the assessee and also without specifying the undisclosed income on which penalty was proposed to be levied is unsustainable-in-law.

Section : ITAT deletes reasonable Excess Jewelry Addition for Wealthy Assessee

November 3, 2023 2283 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules addition u/s 69A for excess jewelry during a search operation unsustainable as the assessee belonged to a wealthy family and received jewelry on occasions

Penalty u/s 271AAB of the Income Tax Act is not mandatory or automatic

October 2, 2023 7545 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the levy of penalty under section 271AAB of the Income Tax Act is not mandatory or automatic and same needs to be examined depending upon the facts and circumstances of the case.

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

August 12, 2023 35028 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.

Penalty u/s 271AAB not imposable as income not falls in undisclosed income category

August 5, 2023 4149 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that imposition of penalty under section 271AAB of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as income does not fall in the category of undisclosed income.

No Section 271AAB Penalty if Initiation not based on Undisclosed Income Found during search

August 4, 2023 1983 Views 0 comment Print

An examination of section 271AAB penalty when no undisclosed income is found during search actions. Discover how ITAT Nagpur ruled on this critical tax law issue.

ITAT Abolishes Section 271AAB Penalty for Lack of Deliberate Defiance of Law

August 1, 2023 1224 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of the recent ITAT ruling on Pawan Satyanarain Jalan Vs Assessing Officer Central where the penalty under Section 271AAB of the Income Tax Act was deleted.

Penalty u/s 271AAB not leviable on income surrendered during search

July 17, 2023 2625 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that income surrendered during the course of search cannot be said to qualify as an undisclosed income in the context of section 271AAB read with the explanation thereto and hence penalty u/s 271AAB of Income Tax Act not leviable.

Show cause notice not specifying charge against assessee is bad-in-law

July 12, 2023 3675 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court held that show cause notice not specifying the charge against the assessee is bad-in-law. Accordingly, initiation of the penalty proceedings is vitiated.

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