https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103120 Deemed concealment under Explanation 3 to section 271(1)(c) may apply where a taxpayer files a return only in response to a notice under section 148 and lacks reasonable cause for not filing the original return. However, the tax sought to be evaded must be computed under clause (c) of Explanation 4 after reducing tax deducted at source before the section 148 notice. Where pre-notice tax deducted at source exceeds the final assessed tax liability, no tax is sought to be evaded and penalty under section 271(1)(c) is not leviable. The penalty was deleted. en-us Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:28:54 +0530 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:28:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103120 Deemed concealment under Explanation 3 to section 271(1)(c) may apply where a taxpayer files a return only in response to a notice under section 148 and lacks reasonable cause for not filing the original return. However, the tax sought to be evaded must be computed under clause (c) of Explanation 4 after reducing tax deducted at source before the section 148 notice. Where pre-notice tax deducted at source exceeds the final assessed tax liability, no tax is sought to be evaded and penalty under section 271(1)(c) is not leviable. The penalty was deleted. Highlights Income Tax Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:28:54 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103120