Tag Archives: Income Tax penalty

No Penalty under Section 272A if the Assessee failed to reply Intitial Notice but replied subsequent notices

By | January 12, 2025

Penalty Under Section 272A Not Justified When Assessee Eventually Complies and Assessment is Completed Key Facts: The AO initiated penalty proceedings under Section 270A and 272A(1)(d) for the assessee’s failure to respond to notices. The assessee did not respond to the initial notices but provided the required information in response to subsequent notices. The AO… Read More »

Income Tax Penalty on Doctors for not maintaining Books : ITAT

By | March 24, 2022

Income Tax Penalty on Doctors for not maintaining Books : ITAT ITAT Pune Yogesh Parashram Pangarkar Vs ITO ITA No.1162/PUN/2018 15/03/2022 Related Assessment Year : 2013-14 This is an appeal filed by the Assessee directed against the order of ld. Commissioner of Income Tax(Appeals)-1, Pune, Appeal Number.PN/CIT(A)1/DCIT,Cir.1(2)/PN/508/16-17 dated 12.01.2018 for the Assessment Year 2013-14.The Assessee… Read More »

No Penalty as Show Cause Notice issued in Casual manner : ITAT

By | May 6, 2019

A bare reading of the above notice suggests that the notice has been issued in a casual fashion. The Assessing officer has not applied his mind and no specific charge is mentioned for which the assessee was required to be show caused. In absence of the requisite contents of specific charge the initiation of proceedings… Read More »

Income Tax Commissioner Power to Reduce or Waive Penalty [ FA 2019]

By | April 21, 2019

Power of Commissioner to Reduce or Waive Income Tax Penalty [As amended by Finance Act, 2019] POWER OF PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OR COMMISSIONER TO REDUCE OR WAIVE PENALTY In the tutorial on ‘Penalties Under the Income-tax Act’, we discussed various penalties imposable under the Income-tax Act in respect of various defaults. Apart from enacting penalty provisions,… Read More »

Section 234F Income Tax Act : ITR Late filing fees

By | April 1, 2018

Section 234F Income Tax Act : ITR Late filing fees [ Section 234F of Income Tax Act Inserted by the Finance Act, 2017, w.e.f. 1-4-2018. i.e applicable from AY 2018-19 (FY 2017-18 ) onwards ] Summary of Section 234F Income Tax ITR Late filing fees Section 234F of the Income Tax Act, 1961, was introduced in… Read More »