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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 5379 Views 0 comment Print

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 528936 Views 4 comments Print

Section 271B Income Tax Penalty Rationalisation & proposed Clause 446 of Income Tax Bill, 2025

Income Tax : Income Tax Bill 2025 proposes changes to Section 271B penalty, aiming for proportionality and reduced litigation in tax audit defa...

July 23, 2025 2511 Views 1 comment Print

Seizure-Induced Audit Delays: A Defense Against Section 271B Penalties

Income Tax : Explore how seizure of documents can impact audit deadlines under Section 44AB and defenses against Section 271B penalties for aud...

August 13, 2024 783 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271B: How to Safeguard Against Audit Penalty

Income Tax : Dive into Section 271B's mandates, penalties, and exemptions under the Income Tax Act. Explore real cases, challenges, and strateg...

April 17, 2024 13581 Views 0 comment Print


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AOTAA files PIL before Orissa HC on the issue of late fee, interest & penalty under Income Tax

Income Tax : All Odisha Tax Advocates Association has filed an PIl before Orissa High Court with following Prayers- (i) Admit the Writ Petition...

January 13, 2022 4902 Views 1 comment Print


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Tax Audit Mandatory Even for Exempt Income if Turnover Threshold Crossed: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that audit under section 44AB depends on turnover, not taxability of income. Exempt entities must still comply i...

March 25, 2026 12168 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in Filing Appeal Should Be Liberally Condoned When Sufficient Cause Exists – ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : The issue was whether delay in filing appeal without strong documentary proof should be condoned. The ITAT held that when sufficie...

March 24, 2026 228 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata Reduces Profit Estimation to 4% Due to Lack of Comparable Basis

Income Tax : The issue involved arbitrary estimation of income at 20% and 5% of turnover. The Tribunal reduced it to 4% due to lack of supporti...

March 23, 2026 744 Views 0 comment Print

Post search abatement of pending assessments under 158BA(2) is not automatic

Income Tax : Orissa High Court held that post search operation all pending assessments/reassessments doesn’t not automatically get abated as ...

February 24, 2026 351 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 3117 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Upholds Penalties u/s 271A & 271B for Bookkeeping & Tax Audit Lapses

August 17, 2023 10884 Views 3 comments Print

Read analysis of ITAT judgment in Saraswati Gupta vs. ITO case confirming penalties under sections 271A and 271B for not maintaining and auditing books of account. Learn about the outcome and reasoning.

No Penalty u/s 271B for Delay Due to director-cum-accountant’s Death

August 4, 2023 1122 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act for delay in furnishing of audit report not leviable on account of reasonable cause shown that delay was due to the death of director who was also an accountant of the company.

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

July 22, 2023 2418 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.

Delay in filing of tax audit report due to technical breach without mala fide intention doesn’t attract 271B penalty

July 21, 2023 2484 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that delay in filing of tax audit report due to dispute between the directors of the assessee company is just a technical breach without any malafide intention. Hence, penalty u/s 271B not leviable.

Penalty u/s 271B not leviable for venial technical breach without mala fide intention

July 21, 2023 1080 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act cannot be levied for venial technical breach without any mala fide intention of the assessee as tax audit report submitted before completion of assessment proceedings.

No Penalty for Non-Audit under Section 271B without Bookkeeping Requirement

July 20, 2023 1494 Views 0 comment Print

An analysis of the landmark case Taranjeet Singh Alagh vs ITO, in which the ITAT Delhi provides key clarifications on the penalties under section 271B of the Income Tax Act relating to account audits and book maintenance.

No Penalty under Section 271B for Delayed Tax Audit (Auditor Unwell)

July 16, 2023 2031 Views 0 comment Print

A significant ITAT Kolkata ruling declares no penalty for delayed filing of books of account due to reasonable causes under Section 273B of Income Tax Act, 1961. Explore the details of this precedent-setting case.

Income treated as income from other source not to be considered for applicability of section 44AB

July 15, 2023 10098 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Visakhapatnam held that penalty u/s 271B of the Income Tax Act not imposable as provision of section 44AB of the Income Tax Act doesn’t apply to income that is treated as income from other sources.

ITAT upholds penalty for failure to furnish audit report without reasonable cause

July 14, 2023 1230 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Cochin has upheld the penalty imposed on Paravur Service Cooperative Bank for its failure to furnish the audit report of its accounts audited by the Cooperative Department Auditor within the specified date under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act.

Penalty Dropped for Non-Auditing Due to Bona Fide Belief in Audit Inapplicability

July 14, 2023 1191 Views 0 comment Print

An ITAT ruling in the case of Bhartiya Shiksha Prachar Samiti vs DCIT highlights the application of Section 11 of the Income Tax Act and its implications for auditing requirements. Learn more about the details and impacts of this landmark case.

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