Follow Us:

Section 271E

Latest Articles


Penalties and Prosecutions Under Income tax Act, 1961

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...

October 28, 2025 531561 Views 4 comments Print

Rationalization of Time limits to Impose Income Tax Penalties

Income Tax : Simplified penalty timelines under Section 275 effective April 2025, including changes in penalty powers, omissions, and clarifica...

March 5, 2025 2292 Views 0 comment Print

Proposed Amendments to Penalty Provisions in Income Tax Act

Income Tax : Income Tax Act amendments propose penalties by Assessing Officers instead of Joint Commissioners. Omission of section 271BB and ch...

February 3, 2025 2940 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Upholds Penalty for Loan Repayment in Cash Despite Poor Cheque Clearance History

Income Tax : ITAT upholds penalty against taxpayer for cash repayment of loans, contravening Section 269T of Income-tax Act. Explore implicatio...

March 14, 2024 1428 Views 0 comment Print

Legitimacy of repayments through Journal Entries – Whether liable to penalty?

Income Tax : Explore the impact of Income Tax Sections 269SS, 269ST, 269SU, and 269T on transactions via Journal/Book Entries. Learn about legi...

February 27, 2024 10191 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Quashes ₹287 Crore Addition- Third Party Excel Sheets Alone Not Enough

Income Tax : The Hyderabad ITAT held that only the actual period lost during the limitation period can be excluded under Explanation-1 to Secti...

May 18, 2026 483 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 271D Penalty Without Recorded Satisfaction: Telangana HC

Income Tax : The Telangana High Court set aside a penalty under Section 271D after finding that the assessment order contained no recorded sati...

May 11, 2026 228 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 271D Penalty Due to Absence of Assessment Proceedings

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that levy of penalty under Section 271D requires pending or completed assessment proceedings containing findings o...

May 9, 2026 426 Views 0 comment Print

Dumb Excel Sheets” cannot justify massive additions: Mumbai ITAT

Income Tax : The ITAT held that unverified third-party excel sheets without corroborative evidence cannot justify additions under Sections 69 o...

May 7, 2026 5787 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 271D Penalty as Cash Sale Consideration Is Not Covered by Section 269SS

Income Tax : The ITAT ruled that penalty proceedings under Section 271D are invalid if the Assessing Officer fails to record satisfaction in as...

May 6, 2026 966 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 7795 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 3040 Views 0 comment Print


Limitation for 271D/271E Penalty Runs from AO’s Satisfaction, Not JCIT Notice

August 18, 2025 1695 Views 0 comment Print

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.

No Penalty u/s 273B for Cash Loan Repayment on Lender’s Request to curb Interest Escalation

June 11, 2025 1368 Views 0 comment Print

AO held that assessee had made repayment of the loan to M/s. Tata Finance Corporation in that financial year to the extent of Rs. 6,71,939 in cash against the loan taken for commercial vehicle.

Penalty u/s 271E Set Aside for Reasonable Cause in Non-Compliance of Section 269T

June 2, 2025 705 Views 0 comment Print

Chhattisgarh High Court held that reasonable cause has been shown for non-compliance with the provisions contained in Section 269T of the Act and further it is not disputed that the transaction is genuine and bona fide.

Delay in filing of an appeal condoned due to reasonable cause shown: ITAT Pune

May 5, 2025 720 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that delay in filing of an appeal before CIT(A) condoned due to company’s financial position and non-pursuing of appeals by tax consultant. Accordingly, matter remitted to file of CIT(A) for denovo adjudication.

No Section 271D Penalty on Family Cash Loans: ITAT Bangalore

April 22, 2025 9114 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore cancels ₹2.20 lakh penalty on Rajiv Duseja for cash loans from family. Cites precedents on genuine transactions & reasonable cause.

Section 148 Reassessment notice invalid if issued by an AO lacking Jurisdiction

April 17, 2025 7440 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur sets aside addition and penalty against Mukesh Kumar Agarwal due to lack of valid jurisdiction and time-barred penalty order.

Cash transaction between sister concerns: ITAT Kolkata Deletes Section 271E Penalty

April 12, 2025 1263 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata removes ₹1 crore penalty under Sec 271E, ruling cash transaction between sister concerns as reimbursement, not loan repayment.

ITAT Jaipur Set Aside Penalty Under 271E for Lack of Recorded Satisfaction

April 10, 2025 849 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur quashes penalty under Section 271E of the Income Tax Act in Anil Sharma vs. ITO due to absent recorded satisfaction.

Initiation of penalty proceedings u/s. 271DA justified as delay was not unreasonable: Delhi HC

March 25, 2025 1032 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that imposition of penalty under section 271DA of the Income Tax Act is justifiable since there is no inordinately and inexplicably delay in initiation of penalty proceedings. Accordingly, writ dismissed.

Section 272A(2)(e) Penalty order quashed as not passed within reasonable time: ITAT Bangalore

March 18, 2025 1974 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that penalty order under section 272A(2)(e) of the Income Tax Act has to be passed within reasonable time. Since, the penalty order is not passed within reasonable time, the same is liable to be quashed.

Search Post by Date
May 2026
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031