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Penalties and Prosecutions Under Income tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide explains the penalty and prosecution framework under the Income-tax Act for AY 2026-27. It highlights the consequences ...

July 6, 2026 532647 Views 4 comments 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 51618 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 59309 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 65518 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,...

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SBI Wins LTC TDS Dispute: No Assessee-in-Default When Bank Followed High Court Orders

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that non-deduction of tax pursuant to subsisting High Court directions cannot attract liability under Sections ...

June 13, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

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

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that territorial jurisdiction depends on the location of the Assessing Officer handling the assessment. Since the ...

May 12, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print

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

Income Tax : ITAT Raipur held that penalty proceedings initiated after unreasonable delay violated the statutory limitation prescribed under Se...

May 8, 2026 549 Views 0 comment Print

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

Income Tax : Orissa High Court held that assessment order set aside as proceedings under section 148 of the Income Tax Act initiated without se...

April 10, 2026 408 Views 0 comment Print

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

Income Tax : ITAT Chandigarh upheld penalty under Section 271C as exemption under Section 10(5) applies only to travel within India, requiring ...

March 16, 2026 1080 Views 0 comment Print


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

April 16, 2021 11295 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.

No Section 271C Penalty for Non Deduction of TDS If There was Bona Fide & Reasonable Cause

March 2, 2021 2439 Views 0 comment Print

Ghaziabad Development Authority Vs  ACIT  (ITAT Delhi) We find that on the issue of reasonable cause u/s.273B, assessee does has a prima facie case, because as per the CBDT Circular No. 275 dated 21.09.1994, it has been clarified that responsibility for making deduction tax at source u/s. 194A should be that of Collector (Land Acquisition) […]

TDS not deductible on EDC charges- section 271C Penalty not leviable

February 20, 2021 6738 Views 0 comment Print

M/s Perfect Constech Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Penalty not leviable for non deduction of TDS under section 271C for EDC charges paid to HUDA as it is non statutory contractual liability It is seen that in Para 4.3.2, subparagraph (iv) of the order passed u/s 271C of the Act, the AO has himself […]

No penalty for deduction of TDS at Lower Rate under wrong section

October 15, 2020 6417 Views 0 comment Print

Jitendra Sharma Vs JCIT (Intl Taxation) (ITAT Indore) ITAT Indore held that no penalty under Section 271C to be levied for deduction of tax under Section 194IA @1% instead of Section 195 @ 20.6% on purchase of property from Non Resident. FULL TEXT OF THE ITAT JUDGEMENT The above captioned appeals filed at the instances […]

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

October 14, 2020 9133 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

ITAT Deletes section 271C Penalty for Failure to Deduct TDS on LTA

October 5, 2020 6324 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the penalty u/s 271C levied due to failure to deduct tax at source (TDS) on LTA paid to employee is justified in law?

No default due to Non Deduction of TDS on Interest where Form 15G is Submitted

September 29, 2020 1113 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether assessee is considered as assessee in default u/s 201(1) and 201(1A) for non-deduction of TDS?

No Section 271C Penalty is absence of contumacious conduct by assessee

July 21, 2020 3843 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the Ao is correct in levying penalty u/s 271C for failure to deduct tax at source u/s 194C on payment of external development work charges (EDC)?

TDS implication on purchase of property from NRI

July 3, 2020 236979 Views 61 comments Print

It is essential to note that in case of purchase of property, the buyer is responsible for deducting the applicable tax at source (i.e. TDS) and deposit the same with the Government. Since the buyer is required to deduct the TDS, he would obviously be required to fulfil all the relevant compliance like TDS payment; […]

No section 271C penalty for non-deduction of TDS on LTA

June 30, 2020 1251 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the AO is correct in levying penalty u/s 271C of the Act for non-deduction of tax at source on Leave Travel Allowance?

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