Finance Bill, 2022: Commissioner (Appeals) can impose Penalty in cases involving Undisclosed Income post-Search proceedings
The Finance Bill, 2022 has proposed to amend the provisions of Sections 271AAB, 271AAC and 271AAD of the Income Tax Act in order to empower the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) to impose penalties with effect from 1st April, 2022. Sections 271AAB, 271AAC and 271AAD of the Act under Chapter XXI contain provisions which give powers to the Assessing Officer to levy penalty in cases...
The Finance Bill, 2022 has proposed to amend the provisions of Sections 271AAB, 271AAC and 271AAD of the Income Tax Act in order to empower the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) to impose penalties with effect from 1st April, 2022.
Sections 271AAB, 271AAC and 271AAD of the Act under Chapter XXI contain provisions which give powers to the Assessing Officer to levy penalty in cases involving undisclosed income in cases where search has been initiated u/s 132 or otherwise, or for false entry etc. in books of account.
Under Chapter XXI of the Act which deals with penalties, Commissioner (Appeals) has concomitant powers with Assessing Officer to levy penalty in eligible cases under section 270A, section 271, section 271A, section 271AA, section 271G, section 271J which deal with deliberate concealment, non-disclosure and omission by an assessee to evade tax.
Similarly, sections 271AAB, 271AAC, 271AAD penalise actions pertaining to undisclosed income, unexplained credits or expenditures, or deliberate falsification or omission in books of accounts. Therefore, in order to improve deterrence against noncompliance among tax payers, it is proposed to amend the sections 271AAB, 271AAC and 271AAD by enabling the Commissioner (Appeals) to levy penalty under these sections to the along with Assessing Officer.
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