Penalty u/s 271A - non maintenance of books of accounts - not...

Penalty u/s 271A - non maintenance of books of accounts - not furnishing tax audit report u/s 44AB - The commission being turnover/receipt for the purposes of 44AA and 44AB, which is far below the threshold limit prescribed for the relevant assessment year, the assessee can not treated as assessee in default in terms of S. 271A and S. 271B of the Act. The assessee thus has demonstrated reasonable cause for failure to maintain books of account as well as compliance of Section 44AB of the Act in term of Section 271B of the Act.- AT