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Offence u/s 276C(2) - non payment of self-assessment tax along ...


Delayed Tax Payment After Coercion Isn't Tax Evasion u/s 276C(2); May Incur Penalties, But No Prosecution.

July 4, 2019

Case Laws     Income Tax     HC

Offence u/s 276C(2) - non payment of self-assessment tax along with the return of income - even though tax payment delayed and made after coercive steps were taken, it do not lead to the inference that it is an attempt to evade tax declared - it may call for imposition of penalty or interest, but by no stretch of imagination, it could be construed as an attempt to evade tax so as to entail prosecution u/s 276C(2)

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