Answers On Topic: penalty
  Penalty U/SEc. 271(1)(c) of the Act
Assessee is private limited co and during the course of assessment proceedings AO made the addition U/SEc.14A, Write off advances to 100% subsidiary co established in China and non submission of receipt of donation. CIT A confirm all the additions . ITAT has reduced the disallowance U/sec. 14A to the extent of exempt income. and confirm the addition made by the AO . on the ground of writeoff of advances to subsidiary co on the ground that the assessee failed to substantiate the claim made by the co. AO has levied the Penalty U/SEc. 271(1) (c) for furnishing of inaccurate…


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  Levy of Penalty U/SEc. 270A(9)
Assessee is an individual. Search U/Sec. 132 has been conducted on 4.11.2017.  Assessee has not filed the Return of Income for A.Y. 2017-18 U/SEc. 139(1), however the time limit for furnishing the Return was 31.03.2018. Meanwhile the assessee has received the Notice U/Sec. 153A and therefore the assessee has filed the Return of income for A.Y. 2017-18 in response to Notice U/SEc. 153A on 25.03.2018 disclosing the income at Rs. 4750000.00 which included income for LTCG and STCG. The assessing officer has completed the assessment U/SEc. 153A r.w.s 143(3) by making an addition of 675000.00 on account of diffidence between…


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  default u/s 271(1)(b)
There is default u/s 271(1)(b) . The assessment was completed u/s 147 r.w.s 144B. Apart from the reasonable cause for did not respond to the notices issued since the assessment has been ccompleted u/s 147 r.w.s 144B , penalty u/s 271 (1)(b) is not leviable.  Please give case laws of court/ITAT on the point.


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  Query on 270AA of IT Act–Immunity from Imposition of Penalty
Dear Experts, The Assessment Unit of the Income Tax Department made an assessment for the Assessment Year 2018-19 under section 147 read with section 144B on 14.02.2024 and a Demand of Rs 1,62,256 is raised.  The demand is raised without giving credit of the self assessment tax paid  on 07.04.2023 at the time of Filing Return of Income U/s 148 i.e. Rs. 60,917. Rectification petition for credit of Rs. 60,917 has been filed with the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer and is pending for processing. Balance Demand Rs. 1,01,339  (1,62,256 – 60,917) paid within 30 days of demand raised. Now, I am…


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  A Rural agricultural land has been sold in AY 2016-17 for 60 lakhs
Sir, A Rural agricultural land has been sold in AY 2016-17 for 60lakhs for which consideration received in cash and the same is deposited into seller bank ac. Now received a notice from IT regarding the above cash deposit. in reply to IT : If i mention, the cash deposit of  60L pertains to  receipt of cash for sale consideration, do it attract any negative impact or any disallowance or u/s 269s/st ? I request you to please give me any suggestion. thanks, Shravan


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  Query on Sec 270A-Penalty for under reporting and misreporting of Income
An assessee had not filed his return of income for the Assessment Year 2018-19 voluntarily under section 139 in spite of having taxable income. The Return of Income was filed only in response to notice under section 148. But the assessee inadvertently escaped Saving Bank Interest and availed deduction under Section 80TTA. The Assessment Unit made assessment under section 147 read with section 144B and added Saving Bank Interest and also allowed deduction under section 80TTA. The Tax demanded under section 156 was duly paid within 30 days but the time limit for application u/s 270AA (Immunity from Imposition of…


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  Levy of Penalty u/s 270A of Income Tax Act, 1961
An assessee had not filed his return of income for the Assessment Year 2018-19 voluntarily under section 139 inspite of having taxable income. The Return of Income was filed only in response to notice under section 148. But the assessee inadvertently escaped Saving Bank Interest and availed deduction under Section 80TTA. The Assessment Unit made assessment under section 147 read with section 144B and added Saving Bank Interest and also allowed deduction under section 80TA. The Tax demanded under section 156 was duly paid within 30 days. The Assessment Unit levied 50 % Penalty under Section 270A on the Tax…


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  Penalty u/s 270A
Is levy of penalty is justifiable on disallowance u/s 36(1)(va) after terming it as Under reporting of income.


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  Levy of Penalty u/s 270A of Income Tax Act, 1961
What arguments I can take in Reply to Penalty Notice u/s 270A. My case was pending before CIT (A) on issue of disallowance u/s 36(1)(va). Subsequently my appeal was dismissed by CIT (A) in view of judgement by Hon'ble SC in case of Checkmate Services Pvt Ltd.  Now the Income Tax Department has initiated the Penalty Proceedings u/s 270A for under reporting of income.


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  Penalty u/Sec. 271D
Whether penalty levied u/Sec. 271D by the JCIt for contravention of provisions of sec  269SS on the basis of reference of AO made after 2 months of Completion of assessment completed u/sec. 143(3) of the Act. Is justified in law. Assessee relied upon the decision of Pune ITAt in the case of DR Kulkarni ITA No 444/PN/2013 JCIT relied up on decision of MP Highcourt in the case of Nitin Agarwal wp no 536 of 2018 Indore Bench . On the ground that this is only HC decision Whether order of JCIT is valid ? Is there any other decision…


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