Tag: income tax penalty

A claim of deduction made in return, even if found inadmissible, does not automatically lead to misreporting of income – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT deleted penalty u/s 270A holding that a claim of deduction made in the return, even if ultimately found to be inadmissible, does …

Immunity u/s 270AA(2) in respect of a single transaction can not be denied to one assessee when the penalty was dropped for other assessee. In a recent judgment, ITAT has allowed immunity from penalty u/s 270A to the assessee for not declaring capital gain on property observing that …

Unsigned document has no validity or veracity in law and cannot be a basis for levying penalty u/s 271DA – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT has held that an unsigned document has no validity or veracity in law and Department cannot assume assessee to have made any …

Penalty u/s 270A deleted as assesse filed revised computation during scrutiny correcting the mistake which was noticed only after the case was selected for scrutiny. In a recent judgment, ITAT has deleted penalty u/s 270A as the assesse filed revised computation during scrutiny and stated that due to …

Penalty u/s 271B for unfilled column 40 in Form 3CD related to details regarding turnover, gross profit etc. for previous and preceding year deleted by ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT has held that unfilled column 40 in Form 3CD related to details regarding turnover, gross profit etc. …

It is the bounden duty of income tax authority to comply with the decision of the Supreme Court – High Court In a recent judgment, Hon’ble High Court while deleting penalty u/s 271D held that it is the bounden duty of income tax authority to comply with the …

When quantum appeal stands restored to the AO, penalty can not be levied u/s 221(1) of the Income Tax Act for non -payment of the demand. In a recent judgment, Allahabad ITAT has held that when the quantum appeal stands restored to the file of the AO and …

Assesssing Officer can’t refer decision to initiate levy of Penalty u/s 271D to Superior Officer unless he himself arrives at a finding of a violation In a recent judgment Hon’ble Supreme Court has dismissed SLP of the Revenue against the High Court judgment holding that Assesssing Officer can’t …

In case of estimation of income, penalty under Section 270A of the Income Tax Act cannot be imposed – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Ranchi has held that in case of estimation of income, penalty under Section 270A of the Income Tax Act cannot be imposed ABCAUS …

Section 271AAB does not grant any immunity from penalty even if the assessee was able to show some reasonable cause in terms of section 273B of the Act In a recent judgment Agra ITAT has held that provisions of section 271AAB of income tax Act does not grant …