Penalty u/s.271AAB - Belated filing of regular return after ...
No penalty u/s 271AAB if income disclosed in a timely filed regular return post-search per Section 139(4).
February 3, 2022
Case Laws Income Tax AT
Penalty u/s.271AAB - Belated filing of regular return after search - Penalty cannot be levied u/s.271AAB of the Act, in respect of income disclosed in regular return of income filed by the assessee for relevant assessment year, even though said return has been filed subsequent to date of search, so long as return filed by the assessee was within due date prescribed u/s.139(1) / 139(4) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Since the assessee has filed regular return for impugned assessment year within extended due date prescribed u/s.139(4) of the Act, the Assessing Officer cannot levy penalty u/s.271AAB of the Act. - AT
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