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Penalty under 270A of Income Tax
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....enalty under 270A of Income Tax<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - umeshkumar jhawar Dated:- 11-3-2025 Last Reply Date:- 12-4-2025 Income Tax<br>Got 1 Reply<br>Income Tax<br>Dear Experts Our client's case was reopened u/s 147 of Income Tax Act 1961. We have filed Return u/s 148 accordingly. Factual Position: Return of Income as per Original Return of Income was Rs. 10,05,000.00 The reason and is....
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....sue while opening the case was that the interest income from bank was not shown. Return of Income as per 148 Return was Rs. 16,55,000.00 hence Income was increased by Rs, 6,50,000.00. The increased income is Interest income which was shown on accrual basis instead of receipt basis. Our Scrutiny was completed with Income assessed as 16,70,000.00. Income Added Rs, 15,000.00 Order u/s 147: AO ha....
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....s initiated Penalty proceeding u/s 270A(9) of Income Tax Act i.e. underreporting in the form of Misreporting on following additional Income i.e. Income Assessee Rs. 16,70,000.00 minus Income as per Original Return Rs. 10,05,000.00 i.e. Rs. 6,65,000.00 We are of opinion that Penalty should be levied on only on addition made during scrutiny i.e. Rs. 15,000.00. Please advised, We also request to pro....
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....vide any case law regarding same matter if available. Reply By DR.MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN: The Reply: Section 270A (1) provides that the Assessing Officer or the Joint Commissioner (Appeals) or the Commissioner (Appeals) or the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner may, during the course of any proceedings under this Act, direct that any person who has under-reported his income shall b....
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....e liable to pay a penalty in addition to tax, if any, on the under-reported income. It is not clear what will the penalty amount. What is the penalty imposed on you?<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....