https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=797782 Reasonable and bona fide cause under Section 273B protects an assessee from penalty for delayed furnishing of a tax audit report. The accountant's illness and medical treatment prevented timely preparation of accounts, while the audit report was furnished before scrutiny proceedings commenced. These circumstances support deletion of penalty imposed for delayed submission of the tax audit report under Section 271B. en-us Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:28:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=797782 Reasonable and bona fide cause under Section 273B protects an assessee from penalty for delayed furnishing of a tax audit report. The accountant's illness and medical treatment prevented timely preparation of accounts, while the audit report was furnished before scrutiny proceedings commenced. These circumstances support deletion of penalty imposed for delayed submission of the tax audit report under Section 271B. Case-Laws Income Tax Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=797782