Tag: income tax penalty

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 …

Penalty levied for late supply of goods is an allowable deduction u/s 37 as late supply neither a crime nor a prohibited activity – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi has deleted addition made u/s 37 of Income Tax Act on account of penalty due to late …

There is no bar in penalty u/s 271B for non-audit u/s 44AB if penalty u/s 271A is also levied for non-maintenance of books of accounts u/s 44AA – ITAT In a recent and interesting judgment, Guwahati ITAT has held that section 271B of the Income Tax Act does …

Wrong penalty section mentioned in Assessment order can be rectified being mistake apparent on record when there is no debate in imposing penalty under rectified section. In a recent judgment, ITAT Ahmedabad has held that when section 271AAB was wrongly mentioned in Assessment order instead of Section 271AAC, …

Penalty u/s 270A quashed as there was no satisfaction in the penalty order on what exactly was under reporting of income and what was misreporting of income by the assessee In a recent judgment, ITAT Raipur deleted penalty under section 270A observing that there was no satisfaction brought …

Penalty u/s 271D deleted as the amount of cash deposited in assess’s bank belonged to his father who was an agriculturist, not having any operating bank account. In a recent judgment, ITAT Chandigarh has deleted penalty under section 271D as the amount of cash deposited in assessee’s bank …

Penalty u/s 270A @ 200% upheld for claiming fake deductions under Chapter VIA In a recent judgment, ITAT Pune has upheld penalty u/s 270A @ 200% for levied for claiming fake deductions under Chapter VIA which were later withdrawn on notice. ABCAUS Case Law Citation:4813 (2025) (10) abcaus.in …

In the absence of satisfaction recorded in the assessment order regarding penalty proceedings under Section 271D, no penalty could be levied In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court declined to interfere with Gujarat High Court judgment holding that in the absence of any satisfaction recorded regarding penalty proceedings …

ITAT deleted penalty u/s 271AAB as show cause notice did not specify limb of penalty applicable to the assessee. In a recent judgment, ITAT Chandigarh has deleted penalty under section 271AAB as the show cause notice issued did not specify applicable limb of penalty. ABCAUS Case Law Citation:4703 …

Once it is established that assessee has not maintained the books of account, same can not be audited – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Jaipur quashed the levy of penalty u/s 271B for failure to get accounts audited u/s 44AB holding that once it is established that …