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Adverse Income Tax Orders: Implications and Penalties

Income Tax : Understand the consequences of an adverse income tax order, including high tax rates, penalties, interest, and steps to appeal or ...

May 4, 2025 3702 Views 0 comment Print

Section 272A penalty increased to Rs. 500 per day from existing Rs. 100

Income Tax : Amendment in the provisions of section 272A of the Act Section 272A of the Act provides for penalty for failure to answer question...

February 2, 2022 10047 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Certificates – Detailed Discussion

Income Tax : As we all are aware that the TDS return process will consider as incomplete until the Valid TDS certificate has been issued by the...

July 31, 2020 235282 Views 31 comments Print

Section 272A Penalty for failure to answer questions or furnish information / returns/ statements or allow inspections etc

Income Tax : The penalty provisions of section 272A of the Income Tax Act covers various penalty like failure to answer the questions or failur...

February 21, 2020 109263 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in Download of TDS Certificate attracts Penalty

Income Tax : Due Date for downloading and Penalty for non-compliance: Please be advised that under the provisions of section 203 of the Income...

July 24, 2018 192807 Views 41 comments Print


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ITAT Restores Section 271AAC Penalty as Quantum Assessment Was Set Aside

Income Tax : The ITAT held that a penalty under Section 271AAC could not be decided independently when the underlying assessment had already be...

June 13, 2026 315 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Condones 700-Day Appeal Delay as Notices Were Allegedly Sent to Wrong Address

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the assessee’s delayed appeals warranted condonation in light of an earlier decision on similar facts. Th...

June 1, 2026 270 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 272A(1)(d) Penalty as Assessment Was Completed After Accepting Replies

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that penalty under Section 272A(1)(d) could not survive once the Assessing Officer completed assessment under Se...

May 21, 2026 1176 Views 0 comment Print

Section 272A(1)(d) Penalty Unsustainable When Scrutiny Assessment Accepted Returned Income

Income Tax : The Jodhpur ITAT held that penalty under Section 272A(1)(d) could not survive where the Assessing Officer completed scrutiny asses...

May 14, 2026 888 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Demonetisation Cash Deposit Addition as Withdrawals Exceeded Deposits

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT held that cash deposits during demonetisation cannot be treated as unexplained when supported by prior bank withdrawals...

May 9, 2026 432 Views 0 comment Print


No penalty for non-compliance when Assessment was made after considering reply of assessee

December 1, 2022 5931 Views 0 comment Print

Hanuman Prasad & Sons Vs DCIT/ACIT/ITO (ITAT Allahabad) In this case assessee has not only replied the notice but also replied to the letter issued by AO. After considering the reply of the assessee, the Assessing Officer framed the assessment under section 143(3) on 28th December, 2019. Once the assessee has made the compliance though […]

Section 272A(1)(C) penalty sustainable for Violation of Section 131

June 20, 2022 1488 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee did not appear on the date of hearing and did not furnish any application stating any reasonable cause for not appearing on the given date nor requested any adjournment. Thus, there is a clear violation of provision of Section 131 of the Act and penalty u/s 272A(1)(C) of the Act is attracted.

ITAT deletes section 272A(1)(c) penalty for default due to Ignorance of law

March 23, 2022 3636 Views 0 comment Print

Suresh Kumar Agarwal Vs JDIT (ITAT Jaipur) ITAT perused materials available& observed that learned CIT (A) erred in upholding the order by the AO, Where the assessee admitted his delay in reply for the notice and delay in complying the summons. Assessee submitted that he was a small business contractor and he was not aware […]

Section 272A(1)(d) penalty not leviable if reasonable cause for non-compliance shown

March 15, 2022 117244 Views 0 comment Print

Triumph International Finance India Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai)  The first appellate authority has rejected the explanation furnished by the assessee for non-compliance of the notice issued under section 142(1) of the Act merely for the reason that during penalty proceedings under section 272A(1)(d) of the Act, the assessee has not stated the reasonable cause. […]

Section 272A penalty increased to Rs. 500 per day from existing Rs. 100

February 2, 2022 10047 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in the provisions of section 272A of the Act Section 272A of the Act provides for penalty for failure to answer questions, sign statements, furnish information, returns or statements, allow inspections etc. At present, the amount of penalty for failures listed under sub-section (2) of section 272A is one hundred rupees for every day […]

No Section 272A(2)(k) penalty merely for delay in filing Quarterly TDS Statement

May 17, 2021 5004 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran Vs JCIT (ITAT Pune) We have also considered judicial precedents placed on record. In this case penalty has been levied u/s. 272A(2)(k) of the Act due to late filing of TDS statements/returns. However, it is an undisputed fact as admitted by the parties herein, that no loss has been caused to the […]

Section 272A(2)(k) Penalty based on non–existing grounds is unsustainable

December 2, 2020 2037 Views 0 comment Print

District Mining Officer Vs JCIT (TDS) (ITAT Allahabad) It is noted that the Assessing Officer has initiated the penalty proceedings u/s 272A(2)(k) of the Income Tax Act for the alleged default of delivering the statement of TDS in Form 26Q within the time specified in section 200(3) read with proviso to section 206(3). In the […]

TDS Certificates – Detailed Discussion

July 31, 2020 235282 Views 31 comments Print

As we all are aware that the TDS return process will consider as incomplete until the Valid TDS certificate has been issued by the deductor. Now if we focus on the word Valid TDS Certificate, it means Form 16/ Form 16A issued by authenticated authority. As on the current date the TRACES have the authorisation […]

Section 272A Penalty for failure to answer questions or furnish information / returns/ statements or allow inspections etc

February 21, 2020 109263 Views 0 comment Print

The penalty provisions of section 272A of the Income Tax Act covers various penalty like failure to answer the questions or failure in furnishing several information / returns / statements etc. The provisions of section 272A are taken up and explained in the present article. Applicability of provisions of section 272A of the Income Tax […]

Section 272A Penalty not justified for Assessee having exempt income under Section 10(23C)

July 12, 2019 14277 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the penalty levied by CIT(A) u/s 272A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is justified in law? Penalty u/s 272A is not justified for Assessee having exempt income u/s 10(23C).

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