Penalty u/s 271B Not Imposed Due to Reasonable Cause for Non-Audit u/s 44AB.

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....Penalty levied u/s 271B - assessee not got her accounts audited u/s 44AB - The assessee follows project completion method. Therefore, the claim of the assessee was that she was under a bonafide belief that provisions of section 44AB of the Act does not apply and hence, no audit under section 44AB of the Act was got done. We find that this is a reasonable cause which has resulted into failure of the assessee to comply with the law - penalty under section 271B of the Act cannot be levied - AT....