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Penalties and Prosecutions Under Income tax Act, 1961

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FAQs on Disallowance of cash expenses or limit on cash transactions

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Chennai ITAT Deletes ₹64.60 Lakh Penalty U/s 271D; Temporary Cash Support to Show Visa Funds Is Not a Loan

Income Tax : Chennai ITAT deleted the Section 271D penalty, holding temporary cash received to demonstrate visa funds was not a loan attracting...

July 13, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271D & 271E Penalty Not Leviable for Bona Fide Cash Loans from Agriculturists: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai deleted Sections 271D and 271E penalties, holding cash loan transactions were bona fide and supported by reasonable ca...

July 11, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271D Penalty Quashed as Six-Month Limitation Expired: Bengaluru ITAT

Income Tax : Bengaluru ITAT quashed Section 271D penalties as time-barred, holding the six-month limitation under Section 275(1)(c) expired bef...

July 9, 2026 396 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271E Penalty Cannot Survive Without Recorded Satisfaction: SC

Income Tax : SC held that penalty under Section 271E cannot survive after the original assessment is set aside and the fresh assessment records...

July 8, 2026 735 Views 0 comment Print

Sections 271D/271E Penalty Deleted as Transaction Was Not Loan or Deposit: ITAT Jaipur

Income Tax : ITAT Jaipur deleted penalties under Sections 271D and 271E, holding the cash transaction was not a loan or deposit under Sections ...

July 8, 2026 366 Views 0 comment Print


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Limitation for penalty proceedings U/s. 271D & 271E

Income Tax : It is a settled position that period of limitation of penalty proceedings under section 271D and 271E of the Act is governed by th...

April 26, 2016 7903 Views 0 comment Print

Limitation commencement for penalty proceedings U/s. 271D &271E

Income Tax : It has been brought to notice of CBDT that there are conflicting interpretations of various High Courts on the issue whether the l...

April 26, 2016 3103 Views 0 comment Print


Penalty under section 271D Not Sustained for Loans via Banks: ITAT

August 21, 2023 777 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad rules that Section 271D penalty doesn’t sustain if a loan is accepted through banking channels, relating to A.Ys. 2013-14 & 2016-17.

Section 115BBE needs Relook: Know Misuse, Consequences & Judicial Precedents

August 12, 2023 35151 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the implications of taxation under section 115BBE, including misuse of sections 68 to 69D, consequences of high tax rates, and relevant judicial precedents.

Avoid Cash Payments: Impact on Deductions and Tax Compliance

July 20, 2023 1746 Views 0 comment Print

Discover why cash payments should be avoided for personal and business transactions. Learn about the deductions affected and the potential consequences of using cash. Stay compliant with tax regulations.

Penalty u/s 271D and 271E leviable as reasonable cause for accepting loan and advances in cash not explained

July 7, 2023 1377 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that penalty u/s 271D and 271E of the Income Tax Act duly leviable as reasonable cause for accepting loans and advances in cash in contravention of provisions of Sec.269SS & 269TT not explained.

Penalty u/s 271D imposed without any satisfaction is unsustainable

July 6, 2023 2757 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that penalty u/s 271D of the Income Tax Act is without any satisfaction and, therefore, no such penalty can be levied. Accordingly, penalty u/s 271D quashed.

Amalgamation disputes under Section 269SS: ITAT deletes Penalty u/s 271D

June 21, 2023 1053 Views 0 comment Print

Landmark case of DCIT Vs Trans Asia Packaging Ltd, where ITAT Delhi provided clarity on transactions post amalgamation under Section 269SS of Income Tax Act

Penalty u/s 271D leviable on failure to establish reasonable cause for taking cash loans

June 9, 2023 1278 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that penalty under section 271D of the Income Tax Act leviable for contravention of provisions of section 269SS on failure to establish any reasonable cause for taking cash loans.

In absence of source of cash loans, provisions of section 269SS/ 269T not applicable

June 8, 2023 2445 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore held that as AO unable to found source of any cash loans during the search proceedings, provisions of section 269SS/ 269T of the Income Tax Act cannot be applied.

Penalty under 271D deleted in absence of satisfaction in Assessment Order

June 2, 2023 5736 Views 0 comment Print

Sri Raja Reddy Nalla Vs Add. CIT (ITAT Hyderabad) Assessee had received cash in connection with sale of immovable property . As the amount was more than the specified limit of Rs. 20,000/- , penalty proceedings u/s. 271D were initiated for violating Sec 269SS and penalty order u/s. 271D was passed levying a penalty of […]

Penalty u/s 271D not leviable as reasonable cause for violation of section 269SS duly demonstrated

June 1, 2023 3363 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that penalty under section 271D of the income Tax Act not leviable as reasonable cause for violation of provisions of section 269SS duly demonstrated.

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