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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...

June 22, 2026 5844 Views 0 comment Print

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...

June 17, 2026 51540 Views 7 comments Print

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...

June 15, 2026 59276 Views 4 comments Print

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...

June 15, 2026 65479 Views 3 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 113572 Views 2 comments 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 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


Work in progress cannot be treated as a part of turnover

April 28, 2021 13434 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 24549 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.

Football & Income Tax- Penalty, in both, is Hefty

October 14, 2020 9127 Views 0 comment Print

Arjuna, while playing on the Football Ground if, a player pushes other players or creates any obstruction then the referee whistles and show a Yellow Card. Yellow Card represents a mild penalty. If you look at Income Tax, the taxpayers are intimated by a prior notice and thereafter a penalty is levied

No section 271B Penalty for Not Getting Books Audited if Reasonable Cause exist

September 21, 2020 10641 Views 0 comment Print

whether assessee can be held liable u/s 271B of the Act for not getting the books audited during the years when the advances were received from customers under percentage completion method?

No filed Tax Audit Report Before Due Date – Need to worry?

September 21, 2020 30597 Views 1 comment Print

Article explains Tax audit under section 44 AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and its due date and implications if not completed within the due date.

Late Filing of Income Tax return & Misreporting – Beware

August 14, 2020 2058 Views 2 comments Print

Avoid late filing and misreporting of income tax return. Learn about the penalties and fines for missing the deadline and making mistakes.

No section 271B Penalty for Not furnishing Audit Report before ITR Filing

August 11, 2020 7191 Views 0 comment Print

Vrinda Sales P. Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) The issue under consideration is whether CIT(A) is correct in levying penalty under Section 271B for not auditing books of accounts/ furnishing reports of the audit of books of accounts on the due date of filing Income Tax Return (ITR)? ITAT states that, in the instant case, […]

No Section 271F Penalty if Reasonable Cause exists for Non Filing of ITR

August 10, 2020 52551 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the Penalty u/s 271F will be levied for non filing of Income Tax Return even in case of reasonable cause?

Turnover in respect of speculative transactions & section 271B Penalty

July 3, 2020 12228 Views 0 comment Print

Santosh Kumar Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) Tribunal has considered the guidance note of ICAI in respect of the tax audit U/s 44AB of the Act wherein the turnover or gross receipt in respect of speculative transactions has been considered as some total of positive and negative outcome of the speculative transactions. This Tribunal in a […]

Section 44AB: An Analysis of Tax Audit provisions after Finance Act, 2020

June 12, 2020 166392 Views 12 comments Print

The provisions of Section 44AB have been amended by the Finance Act, 2020 giving rise to major confusion in the minds of businessmen and professionals alike. A third threshold limit of Rs 5 crores has been added in order to reduce compliance burden on small retailers, traders, shopkeepers who comprise the MSME sector. In this […]

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