The ITAT examined multiple aspects of a tax penalty case ...

Tax Penalty Quashed: Complex Income Disclosure Case Invalidated by Procedural Limitations and Residential Status Disputes

April 25, 2025

Case Laws Income Tax AT

The ITAT examined multiple aspects of a tax penalty case involving undisclosed income. The tribunal found no justification for penalty u/s 271(1)(c) across various income categories including house property, buffer income, and salary. Key determinations included: (1) the complexity of tax law precluded deliberate concealment, (2) residential status dispute undermined penalty proceedings, and (3) penalty orders were time-barred under section 275(1)(c). Critically, the immunity period granted by the Settlement Commission and subsequent legal challenges rendered the penalty unsustainable. The tribunal ultimately upheld the CIT(A)'s order quashing the penalty, dismissing revenue's grounds and finding the penalty proceedings statutorily invalid due to limitation constraints.

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The ITAT examined multiple aspects of a tax penalty case ...

Tax Penalty Quashed: Complex Income Disclosure Case Invalidated by Procedural Limitations and Residential Status Disputes

April 25, 2025

Case Laws Income Tax AT

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