![Relief To Kotak Mahindra Bank: Supreme Court Upholds Order of Settlement Commission Granting Immunity From Penalty Under Income Tax [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Relief-Kotak-Mahindra-Bank-Supreme-Court-Settlement-Commission-Granting-Immunity-Penalty-Income-Tax-TAXSCAN.jpg "Relief To Kotak Mahindra Bank: Supreme Court Upholds Order of Settlement Commission Granting Immunity From Penalty Under Income Tax [Read Order]")
Relief To Kotak Mahindra Bank: Supreme Court Upholds Order of Settlement Commission Granting Immunity From Penalty Under Income Tax [Read Order]
The Supreme Court of India upheld the order of the settlement commission granting immunity to Kotak Mahindra from penalty under the Income Tax Act,...
![Delayed Payment of TCS and GST is not Penalty, Allowable as Deduction u/s 37 of Income Tax Act: ITAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Delayed-Payment-TCS-GST-Penalty-Deduction-Income-Tax-Act-ITAT-taxscan.jpg "Delayed Payment of TCS and GST is not Penalty, Allowable as Deduction u/s 37 of Income Tax Act: ITAT [Read Order]")
![Merely Classifying services under an incorrect head does not amount to Fraud or Suppression of fact: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Merely-Classifying-services-services-incorrect-head-amount-Suppression-of-fact-CESTAT-excise-customs-service-tax-taxscan.jpg "Merely Classifying services under an incorrect head does not amount to Fraud or Suppression of fact: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Wavier of Penalty u/s 80 allowable in absence of Evidence Establishing Suppression of fact with Intention to Evade Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Wavier-Penalty-allowable-absence-Evidence-Establishing-Suppression-fact-Intention-Evade-Tax-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Wavier of Penalty u/s 80 allowable in absence of Evidence Establishing Suppression of fact with Intention to Evade Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Merely Classifying services under an incorrect head does not amount to Fraud or Suppression of fact: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that merely classifying services under an incorrect head does not amount to fraud or suppression of...
![Merely Classifying services under an incorrect head does not amount to Fraud or Suppression of fact: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Merely-Classifying-services-incorrect-head-amount-Fraud-Suppression-fact-CESTAT-TAXSCAN.jpg "Merely Classifying services under an incorrect head does not amount to Fraud or Suppression of fact: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT quashes Penalty u/s 112(a) of Customs Act for importing Chinese Phones not Justified as grounds for Penalty not established [Read Order]
The Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the appeal by K. Natrajan (the Appellant) against the penalty imposed on him by the Commissioner of...
![CESTAT quashes Penalty u/s 112(a) of Customs Act for importing Chinese Phones not Justified as grounds for Penalty not established [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CESTAT-quashes-Penalty-Customs-Act-for-importing-Chinese-phones-Justified-as-grounds-for-penalty-established-TAXSCAN.jpg "CESTAT quashes Penalty u/s 112(a) of Customs Act for importing Chinese Phones not Justified as grounds for Penalty not established [Read Order]")
Penalty u/s.271B not Leviable when Assessee engaged in business of trading, financing, reality and commodities had not Maintained Books of Accounts: ITAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the penalty under Section 271B of the Income Tax Act 1961, would not be leviable when the assessee engaged in the business of...
![Penalty u/s.271B not Leviable when Assessee engaged in business of trading, financing, reality and commodities had not Maintained Books of Accounts: ITAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Penalty-Leviable-Assessee-engaged-business-trading-financing-reality-commodities-Maintained-Books-Accounts-ITAT-TAXSCAN.jpg "Penalty u/s.271B not Leviable when Assessee engaged in business of trading, financing, reality and commodities had not Maintained Books of Accounts: ITAT [Read Order]")
Failure to follow proper procedure to serving notice for assessment proceedings: ITAT deletes Penalty imposed u/s 271(1)(b) of Income Tax Act [Read Order]
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi bench has deleted the penalty imposed under Section 271(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 due to failure to follow proper procedure to serve notice for...
![Failure to follow proper procedure to serving notice for assessment proceedings: ITAT deletes Penalty imposed u/s 271(1)(b) of Income Tax Act [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Failure-to-follow-proper-procedure-to-serving-notice-assessment-proceedings-ITAT-deletes-penalty-Income-Tax-Act-TAXSCAN.jpg "Failure to follow proper procedure to serving notice for assessment proceedings: ITAT deletes Penalty imposed u/s 271(1)(b) of Income Tax Act [Read Order]")
Export Consignment of Prohibited Gutkha pouches: CESTAT upholds Penal action against Customs Broker [Read Order]
The Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld the Penal action taken against Customs Broker as he had abated the export Consignment of Prohibited Gutkha...
![Export Consignment of Prohibited Gutkha pouches: CESTAT upholds Penal action against Customs Broker [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Export-Consignment-Export-Consignment-of-Prohibited-Gutkha-pouches-Prohibited-Gutkha-pouches-Gutkha-pouches-CESTAT-upholds-Penal-action-CESTAT-Penal-action-Customs-Broker-taxscan.jpg "Export Consignment of Prohibited Gutkha pouches: CESTAT upholds Penal action against Customs Broker [Read Order]")
Setting aside Penalty Order Leads to Automatic Quashing of Prosecution u/s 276C (1) of Income Tax Act: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]
In a major decision a Single Bench of the Jharkhand High Court observed that setting aside penalty order leads to automatic quashing of prosecution under Section 276C (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961....
![Setting aside Penalty Order Leads to Automatic Quashing of Prosecution u/s 276C (1) of Income Tax Act: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Setting-aside-Penalty-Order-Penalty-Order-Automatic-quashing-of-Prosecution-Prosecution-Income-Tax-Act-Jharkhand-High-Court-taxscan.jpg "Setting aside Penalty Order Leads to Automatic Quashing of Prosecution u/s 276C (1) of Income Tax Act: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]")
Mere Wrong Claim by itself not Ipso Facto invite Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of Income Tax Act if Bona Fides of Assessee’s Actions are Beyond Reasonable Doubt: ITAT [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that mere wrong claim by itself would not ipso facto invite the imposition of penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act...
![Mere Wrong Claim by itself not Ipso Facto invite Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of Income Tax Act if Bona Fides of Assessee’s Actions are Beyond Reasonable Doubt: ITAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ipso-Facto-Penalty-Income-Tax-Act-Bona-Fides-of-Assessees-Actions-ITAT-taxscan.jpg "Mere Wrong Claim by itself not Ipso Facto invite Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of Income Tax Act if Bona Fides of Assessee’s Actions are Beyond Reasonable Doubt: ITAT [Read Order]")