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No Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) For Addition u/s 50C : Kolkata HC & 5 Tribunals

While the scope of addition to total income u/s 50C is wide and now happing very frequently,. various courts are  consistently holding that the penalty u/s 271(1)(c) can not be made for just making a deemed income . Despite this initiating penalty u/s 271(1)(c) for addition u/s 50C of the Income Tax Act recklessly and...

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One Legal Way to Get Penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) dropped or Waived !

Penalty proceeding initiation u/s. 271(1)(c) is a routine exercised for assessing officer.  In many cases, where there is not even satisfaction about initiation of penalty noted in the assessment order,  A.O. initiate the penalty proceeding.The only remedy preferred by assessee against the order of penalty is an appeal before CIT(A) . However, another remedy for...

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No Penalty if You File Proper Return After Survey!

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Penalty imposition by assessing officer in a case selected for scrutiny after conducting survey u/s 133A is routine affair. However, times and gains , the Courts have come to rescue the assessee from such routine levy of penalty u/s 271(1)©  as it has been ruled by various courts that merely because the return was filed after a survey...

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Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) For Non Deduction of Tax is Unfair & Unjustified

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Section 40(a )(ia) of the Income Tax Act provides that in case of non deduction of tax or non deposit of tax deducted at source on any payment which is claimed as allowable expense while computing business income , the expense will be disallowed completely. The Assessing officer also , in many case in a...

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Penalty:Supreme Court Sets 4 Major Principles !

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Penalty u/s 271(1)© of the Income Tax Act is initiated  by assessing officer , usually when he makes addition while computing total income in an assessment proceeding u/s 143(3) .The proceeding u/s 271(1)© is challenged more than the assessment by A.O because while the additions are done on technical grounds , many time , the...

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Delhi HC: Penalty U/s 271(1 )(c ) is Not Automatic For Inaccurate Claim by Assessee

Delhi High Court in a very recent judgment on penalty proceeding in Commissioner of Income Tax versus Brahmaputra Consortium Ltd held on facts of the case that merely an  inaccurate claim by an assessee will not be sufficient reason for imposing penalty u/.s 271(1) © . The fact of the penalty case The assessee made...

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Can penalty u/s 271(1)© be imposed in case of loss is treated as speculative by virtue of Explanation to Section 73 ?

It is common practice among assessing officers to initiate penalty proceeding u/s 271(1)© of the Income Tax Act in case he or she treats loss claimed by taxpayer as speculative loss by virtue of Explanation to section 73. However, in most of the case , the fact regarding application of Explanation to Section 73 remains...

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How to get penalty proceedings u/s 271(1)(c) dropped ?

Penalty proceeding u/s 271(1)(c) is initiated in a very routine manner by Assessing Officer while disallowing any expenditure or claim. The higher appellate authorities have come heavily on income tax department for the callous manner in which penalty proceeding u/s 271(1)(c) is initiated by A.Os. However, the surprise is that the Income Tax Act  provides...

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Landmark Judgment by Supreme Court On Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) in Favour Of Taxpayers !

Very recent judgment of Supreme Court in CIT vs Reliance Petroproducts Pvt Ltd delivered on 17/3/2010, is a great relief to taxpayers as it has cleared the confusion in minds of Authorities regarding the imposistion of penalty. In fact the decision of Apex Court in Dharmendra Textile embolden Authorities to the extent that penalty proceeding

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Am I Laible To Penalty u/s 269SS if I Receive Loans from Several Person All Below Rs 20,000 ?

As per the I.T. Act the aggregate amount of loan taken in cash should not exceed 20,000/-. This aggregate amount means total amount from all the parties from whom loan has been taken or loan from one single party. For eg if I have taken loan from three parties in cash each amount being Rs....

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Can Penlaty U/s 271B Be Imposed For Not Showing Short Term Capital Gains?

Can an A.O. IMPOSE A PENALTY on not showinng a short term capital gains in return filed for a.y. 2006-2007 u/s 271B. The assessee is a senior citizen and the total income is below the limit of Rs 1,85,000.Promod Yeri The penalty u/s 271B is for failure to get accounts audited. The audit of accounts...

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Do Section 269 SS Apply If Wife Receives Loan From Husband in Cash Exceeding Rs 20,000?

In current financial year if I have received Rs  1 lakh in cash from my husband with consideration that I will pay this amount back to my husband. My question is that do sec 269 SS apply in this case? If yes then to avoid penalty can I show this amount as Income in my...

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