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Penalties and Prosecutions Under Income tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Discover penalties and prosecutions under the Income Tax Act, 1961, including default conditions, quantum of penalties, and potent...

September 6, 2024 517086 Views 4 comments Print

FAQs on Penalty provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn about penalty provisions under the IT Act, including penalties for defaults in tax payment, income reporting, and more. Key ...

August 24, 2024 3183 Views 0 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 534 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 10641 Views 0 comment Print

A Critical Appreciation of Ranchi Bench of ITAT in Rakesh Kr. Jha vs. ITO

Income Tax : Explore recent ITAT judgment in Rakesh Kr. Jha vs. ITO, delving into interpretation of Sections 271A and 271B, highlighting confli...

November 29, 2023 1983 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 4599 Views 1 comment Print


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Commission earned from sugar mills is business income hence eligible for deduction u/s. 80P

Income Tax : ITAT Lucknow held that commission earned by Cane Development Councils or Cooperative Cane Development Unions from sugar mills on s...

June 13, 2025 321 Views 0 comment Print

Cause, Not Length, Key for Delay Condonation for Section 271B Penalty Appeal

Income Tax : ITAT Cochin remands 44AB penalty case, stating sufficient cause for delay should be considered over its length for condoning appea...

May 14, 2025 129 Views 0 comment Print

No Penalty for Audit Delay Due to Partner Death: ITAT Cochin

Income Tax :  ITAT Cochin deletes penalty under Section 271B for delayed tax audit, citing the demise of the managing partner as a reasonable ...

May 2, 2025 153 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Audit Provisions Inapplicable to Fictional Income Under Sections 68 to 69D

Income Tax : Provisions of Section 44AB, which mandate Tax audit, are not applicable to fictional income provisions like Section section 68, 69...

April 10, 2025 5856 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore Sets Aside Penalty order for serving on unrelated email ID

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore set aside penalty orders under Section 271B due to improper notice delivery to an unrelated email ID and failure to...

March 29, 2025 888 Views 0 comment Print


Penalty u/s 271B unsustainable on local authority not engaged in business or earning profit

June 16, 2023 543 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that assessee being a local authority is not engaged in business or earning profit, accordingly, penalty u/s 271B for not getting accounts audited unsustainable.

Penalty u/s 271B unsustainable as reasonable cause shown

June 14, 2023 2214 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that imposition of penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as reasonable cause shown for non-submission of audit report.

Penalty u/s 271B not leviable on local authority as it cannot be considered to be engaged in business

June 14, 2023 387 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act not leviable as assessee is a local authority and it cannot be considered to be one engaged in ‘business’ or to be earning profit.

ITAT Pune Upholds Section 271B Penalty for Failure to File Audit Report

June 13, 2023 423 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune upholds penalty under Section 271B against Santosh Swarupchand for not filing an audit report, citing contradictions in an accountant’s affidavit.

ITAT Deletes Section 271B Penalty: Non-Compliance of Notice not Always Deliberate

June 12, 2023 531 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata deletes the penalty imposed on Devnadi Advisory Pvt. Ltd. due to alleged non-compliance of notice under section 271B of the Income Tax Act

Penalty u/s 271B not leviable as delay of one day due to technical letches is venial in nature

June 1, 2023 735 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that penalty u/s 271B not leviable for mere delay of one day as such delay didn’t have any deliberate intention. The delay if any is on account the reasons on the technical letches on the portal and the same is venial in nature.

No Section 271B penalty for delay due to illness of a partner & hardware damage

May 25, 2023 1032 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cochin held that delayed audit report, due to illness of a partner and hardware damage, constituted a technical venial breach that did not result in any loss to exchequer.

No section 271B Penalty for not getting audited due to bonafide belief of non-applicability of Tax Audit

May 18, 2023 693 Views 0 comment Print

Admittedly, the assessee had got the books of account audited for the first time for the relevant assessment year. Prior to the relevant assessment year, the assessee was under the bonafide belief that only the gross commission receipts are to be taken as turnover for the purpose of audit.

Section 271B Penalty Sustained even where Books of Accounts Not Maintained at all

May 17, 2023 7050 Views 1 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Ranchi ruling on penalty imposition for non-audit of books, analyzing the distinction between maintenance and audit requirements under Sections 44AA and 44AB of the Income Tax Act.

Section 271B Penalty – ITAT restores matter to CIT(A)

May 16, 2023 588 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Palabathuni Chandra Ravi Vs ITO (ITAT Hyderabad) Facts of the case, in brief, are that the assessee is an individual and filed his return of income electronically on 21.1.2018 declaring total income at Rs.6,21,210/-. During the course of assessment proceedings, it was noticed by the Assessing Officer that the assessee deposited a total of […]

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