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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 532653 Views 4 comments Print

Penalties under Income-Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This article outlines major penalties under the Income-tax Act for defaults involving tax payments, return filing, TDS compliance,...

June 15, 2026 113605 Views 2 comments Print

Updated Penalty Chart under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : A comprehensive guide to penalty provisions under the Income-tax Act covering defaults in returns, tax payments, TDS, audits, tran...

June 6, 2026 165137 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 2916 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 1992 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 2397 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 1419 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 1308 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Deletes Section 271AAB Penalty as SCN Not Specified Statutory Charge

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad held that a penalty notice under Section 271AAB must clearly specify the applicable statutory limb and charge. As t...

July 4, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Sections 270A & 271AAB Penalty as Notice Lacked Specific Charge

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that a penalty notice lacking a specific allegation of under-reporting, misreporting, or the applicable clause ...

July 1, 2026 318 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Deletes Section 271AAB Penalty as SCN Did Not Specify Applicable Clause

Income Tax : The ITAT held that a penalty under Section 271AAB cannot survive where the show cause notice fails to specify the exact statutory ...

June 28, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

Rejected Books Cannot Sustain Section 271DA Penalty: Hyderabad ITAT

Income Tax : The ITAT held that penalty under Section 271DA cannot be sustained where the Assessing Officer failed to record a clear and consci...

June 27, 2026 483 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 270A Penalty as AO Failed to Identify Correct Default

Income Tax : The ITAT held that penalty under Section 270A could not be sustained because the Assessing Officer failed to clearly distinguish b...

June 23, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print


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

December 28, 2024 2760 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 1413 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 1479 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 1413 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 990 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 837 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 1800 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.

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

January 10, 2024 885 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 3477 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 2337 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

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