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Penalties and Prosecutions Under Income tax Act, 1961

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ITAT Delhi Rejects Appeal as AO’s Situs Determines Territorial Jurisdiction

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Section 271C Penalty Deleted as Proceedings Were Barred by Section 275(1)(c) Limitation

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Non-service of statutory notice prior to initiation of proceedings u/s. 148 not tenable: Matter remitted

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No TDS on Foreign Travel LTC Leads to Section 271C Penalty: ITAT Chandigarh

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No default on non-deduction of TDS on payments made to HUDA for EDC charges

July 6, 2022 3063 Views 0 comment Print

Tulip Infratech Private Limited Vs Addl. CIT (ITAT Delhi) Ld. AO was of the view the assessee has paid EDC for the works carried out by HUDA and hence the same was liable for TDS u/s 194C Ld. AO also noticed that certain tax deductor sought clarification regarding applicability of TDS provisions on EDC charges […]

Section 271C penalty not imposable if TDS was not deductible

June 27, 2022 1281 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee has challenged the imposition of penalty under Section 271C of the Income Tax Act for non deduction of tax at source as per provisions of Chapter XVII-B towards amount paid as External Development Charges (EDC) to Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Haryana (Haryana Government) (DGTCP) through banking channel favouring Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA).

Section 194C TDS not applicable on payments of EDC to HUDA

June 21, 2022 5223 Views 0 comment Print

Provisions of Section 194C are not applicable on payments to agencies like HUDA on behalf of the State Government. The imposition of penalty under Section 271C was consequently found to be unsustainable in the absence of default of Section 194C of the Act.

Prosecutions and Punishment under Income Tax Act, 1961

June 11, 2022 51189 Views 7 comments Print

Apart from penalty for various defaults, the Income-tax Act also contains provisions for launching prosecution proceedings against the taxpayers for various offences. In this part you can gain knowledge about the various provisions relating to prosecution which can be launched under the Income-tax Act.

Income Tax Offences liable to prosecution

June 8, 2022 58505 Views 4 comments Print

Apart from levy of penalty for various defaults by the taxpayer, the Income-tax Law also contains provisions for launching prosecution for offences committed by the taxpayer. In this part you can gain knowledge about offences in respect of which prosecutions can be launched under the Income-tax Law.

Power of Commissioner to Reduce or Waive Income Tax Penalty

June 8, 2022 64720 Views 3 comments Print

In the tutorial on Penalties Under the Income-tax Act, we discussed various penalties imposable under the Income-tax Act in respect of various defaults. Apart from enacting penalty provisions

Penalties under Income-Tax Act, 1961

June 8, 2022 113140 Views 2 comments Print

Under the Income-tax Act, penalties are levied for various defaults committed by the taxpayer. Some of the penalties are mandatory and a few are at the discretion of the tax authorities. In this part, you can gain knowledge about the provisions relating to various penalties leviable under the Income-tax Act.

Section 271C penalty not leviable for non-deduction of TDS on Provisions

March 29, 2022 5268 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Parsons Brinckershoff India Pvt. Ltd (ITAT Delhi) We find the JCIT in the instant case levied penalty of Rs.98,92,242/- u/s 271C on the ground that the assessee has not deducted TDS on certain expenses for which provision of Rs.9,92,66459/- was created in its books of account. We find the Ld. CIT(A) deleted the […]

No Penalty for Non-Deduction of TDS as amount was not unquantifiable

June 14, 2021 3228 Views 0 comment Print

Biocon Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Bangalore) In the present facts of the case, the provision created at the end of the accounting year has not been credited to the relevant parties to whom the payments has to be made for the reason that it was unquantifiable. Further, assessee has suo moto disallowed the said sum […]

TDS on Purchase of Properties | Section 194IA ,271C, 273B

April 16, 2021 11232 Views 2 comments Print

Learn about TDS on purchase of properties under Section 194IA of the Income Tax Act. Understand the implications of failing to deduct TDS and the provisions of Section 273B.

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