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FAQs on Penalty provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide explains when penalties can be imposed under various provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. It also outlines the appli...

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Prosecutions and Punishment under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The article explains how offences such as wilful tax evasion, failure to file returns, non-payment of TDS/TCS, falsification of re...

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Income Tax Offences liable to prosecution

Income Tax : This article outlines major offences under the Income-tax Act that may result in prosecution, including tax evasion, non-payment o...

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Power of Commissioner to Reduce or Waive Income Tax Penalty

Income Tax : This article explains the statutory powers of the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner to waive or reduce penalties in genuine c...

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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,...

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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 4965 Views 1 comment Print


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ITAT Quashes Section 153A Assessment as AY 2010-11 Fell Outside Ten-Year Block Period

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that AY 2010-11 was outside the permissible ten-year assessment block computable under Section 153A. Applying th...

May 31, 2026 528 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad: Section 115BAA Benefit Cannot Be Denied on Technicalities; MAT Not Applicable Once Option Validly Exercised

Income Tax : The issue was denial of concessional tax regime due to incorrect ITR disclosure and alleged delay in filing Form 10-IC. The Tribun...

April 27, 2026 270 Views 0 comment Print

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 12642 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 480 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 960 Views 0 comment Print


Section 271B penalty proceedings after 30 months of completion of assessment is barred by limitation

June 22, 2022 11829 Views 0 comment Print

Jila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit Vs ITO (ITAT Raipur) It is not disputed by both the parties that there is no finding in the assessment order for levy of penalty for the alleged default u/s. 271B of the Act and it is also not disputed that after passing of the order on 31.12.2011, the alleged […]

Section 271B penalty deleted for delay in Tax Audit Due to Ongoing Assessment under other Laws

June 16, 2022 1248 Views 0 comment Print

Erumapalayam Primary Agricultural Co-Op Credit Society Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) The Ld. AR pleaded that there was sufficient cause for delay in the audit since the assessee being cooperative society, it was governed by the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act, 1983 and the relevant rules 1988. For the relevant AY, the accounts of the society […]

Section 271B Penalty not leviable when books of accounts not maintained

May 30, 2022 2148 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held in the case of Shanthilal D Jain Vs DCIT that Penalty under Section 271B for failure to get account audited not leviable when books of accounts are not maintained.

ITAT allows treating Turnover of Intraday Equity transactions on Net basis

April 28, 2022 2454 Views 0 comment Print

Explore ITAT Kolkata’s ruling in Anju Chamaria vs ITO regarding 271B penalty. Analysis of turnover, audit requirement, and key legal insights provided.

Reasonable cause for failure to submit Tax Audit Report- ITAT deletes Penalty

April 15, 2022 3684 Views 0 comment Print

Air India Air Transport Services Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) We find some force in the submission of assessee that assessee being a Public sector company Act had to submit its audit report in Form 3CA in which report u/s 44AB is required to be submitted for the said purpose. The Tax Audit report u/s […]

Ignorance of Law is not a reasonable cause to delete Section 273 Penalty

April 3, 2022 2463 Views 0 comment Print

Mohd Zaheeruddin Zeeshan Ayub Vs ITO (ITAT Hyderabad) Learned Counsel  contended during the course of hearing that this assessee is drawing salary income on regular basis and it was only in the impugned assessment year that he had carried out corresponding transactions requiring audit report u/s.44AB of the Act. He therefore pleaded assessee’s ignorance only […]

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

January 13, 2022 4965 Views 1 comment Print

All Odisha Tax Advocates Association has filed an PIl before Orissa High Court with following Prayers- (i) Admit the Writ Petition; (ii) Issue notice to the opposite parties as to why writ in the nature of certiorari shall not be issued quashing/striking down “Clarification 1” given in Circular dated 09.09.2021 in respect of Section 234A […]

Penalty cannot be imposed merely for non-filing of Audit Report Electronically

January 11, 2022 7629 Views 0 comment Print

SLV Housing Development Corporation Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) The tax authorities have pointed out time gap in getting a tax audit report from a new CA. However, it is a known fact that it might have taken some time to severe relationship with the earlier CA. However, the fact remains that the tax audit report […]

Due Date Extension Case- Extension denied, HC directs UOI to attend technical glitches on Portal – Penalty interest Issues considerable at Assessment Stage

January 11, 2022 14946 Views 1 comment Print

Chartered Accountants Association, Surat Vs. Union Of India (Gujarat High Court)  HC refuses to Extend Due date of Filing The Tax Audit Report Mr. Poddar, the learned counsel made a request that the deadline of 15.01.2022 for the purpose of filing the audit report may be extended to 15.02.2022. We are not inclined to go […]

No penalty u/s 271B of the Act when no books of accounts were maintained

April 29, 2021 13353 Views 2 comments Print

Understanding the implications of not maintaining books of accounts under section 271B of the Income Tax Act. Learn about the penalties and favorable judgments.

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