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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 2514 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 13590 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 231 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


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

May 30, 2022 2085 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 2388 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 3633 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 2400 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 4902 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 7563 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 14901 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 13074 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.

Work in progress cannot be treated as a part of turnover

April 28, 2021 13173 Views 0 comment Print

Work in progress is never a part of the turnover. Guidance Note on Tax Audit under Section 44AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and penalty issue u/s 271B of the Income Tax Act ,1961 During the assessment year 2011-12 the turnover of the assessee was Rs. 639706.00 and work in progress was Rs. 16559480.00. Work […]

Penalty for failure to get accounts Audited- Section 271B

December 14, 2020 24438 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the penalty for failure to get accounts audited under Section 271B. Learn about the consequences and reasonable causes for such failure.

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