Income Tax : Indian tax law restricts cash transactions to promote digital payments. Limits apply to expense payments (Sec 40A(3): ₹10k/day),...
Income Tax : A summary of key penalties under the Income Tax Act for AY 2026-27, covering defaults from late filing and non-payment to misrepor...
Income Tax : Understand relief mechanisms and defences under Section 271D of the Income Tax Act for accepting cash loans or deposits over ₹20...
Income Tax : Supreme Court ruling on cash property deal cites wrong tax law (269ST instead of 269SS), but mandates reporting of large cash tra...
Income Tax : Simplified penalty timelines under Section 275 effective April 2025, including changes in penalty powers, omissions, and clarifica...
Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that mere observations about cash transactions are insufficient to levy penalty under Section 271D. A specific ...
Income Tax : The Telangana High Court set aside a penalty under Section 271D after finding that the assessment order contained no recorded sati...
Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata set aside the penalty order under Section 271D after the assessee claimed inadequate opportunity of hearing during pe...
Income Tax : The Court ruled that although the Joint Commissioner is the competent authority to levy penalty, initiation of proceedings still r...
Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court held that revisional powers under Section 263 cannot be invoked merely because the Commissioner prefers ano...
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...
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...
ITAT Cuttack deletes Section 271D penalty against Jogendra Kumar Panda, ruling cash transaction violation pertained to wrong assessment year.
ITAT Chennai strikes down a penalty under Section 271D, ruling that a fabricated, unregistered sale agreement and the lack of proof of cash receipt failed to substantiate the tax department’s claim.
The ITAT Cochin ruled that cash received as a final payment during a property registration is not a violation of Section 269SS, waiving the penalty.
Cuttack ITAT cancels penalties under sections 271D and 271E, ruling that the Assessing Officer must record satisfaction in the assessment order before initiating penalty proceedings.
The Mumbai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal quashes penalties for being time-barred and invalidates a reassessment notice, clarifying key tax law provisions on limitation and sanctioning authority.
The ITAT Cochin bench ruled that receiving cash for property at registration violates Section 269SS, overturning a prior decision.
The ITAT Cochin confirmed penalties against a primary agricultural credit society for violating Sections 269SS and 269ST, ruling that a lack of an RBI license prevents it from being classified as a co-operative bank.
ITAT Bangalore deletes ₹25.8L penalty under Section 271D as AO failed to record satisfaction in assessment order. Procedural lapse proved fatal.
ITAT Chandigarh held that addition on the basis of loose paper without any corroborative material is not sustainable in law. Accordingly, addition is directed to be deleted and appeal is allowed.
Nagpur ITAT dismisses Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj Urban Co-operative Credit Society’s appeal against a Section 271D penalty, noting it was inadvertently filed before the Tribunal instead of the CIT(A).
