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![Audit u/s 44AB Not Required and Penalty u/s 271B Not Leviable When No Books of Account Maintained: ITAT [Read Order] Audit u/s 44AB Not Required and Penalty u/s 271B Not Leviable When No Books of Account Maintained: ITAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/15/500x300_2076901-penalty-income-tax-act-imposed-for-mistake-by-accountant-itat-taxscan-1.webp)
Audit u/s 44AB Not Required and Penalty u/s 271B Not Leviable When No Books of Account Maintained: ITAT [Read Order]
The Rajkot Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that audit under section 44AB is not required and penalty under section 271B of the...


![ITAT deletes CIT(A)s Penalty for Non-Audit of Accounts Citing Pending Quantum Assessment Appeal [Read Order] ITAT deletes CIT(A)s Penalty for Non-Audit of Accounts Citing Pending Quantum Assessment Appeal [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Non-Audit.jpg)
![ITAT remands Income Tax Penalty matter despite Negligence of Assessee [Read Order] ITAT remands Income Tax Penalty matter despite Negligence of Assessee [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ITAT-ITAT-remands-Income-Tax-Income-Tax-Penalty-Matter-authorised-representative-departmental-representative-DR-AR-reassessment-Negligence-of-Assessee-Income-tax-news-Taxscan.jpg)
![S. 271B Penalty Applicable Only if Accounts Are Not Audited as per S. 44AB, Not for Delay in Submission of Audit Report: ITAT [Read Order] S. 271B Penalty Applicable Only if Accounts Are Not Audited as per S. 44AB, Not for Delay in Submission of Audit Report: ITAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Audit-Report-ITAT-Submission-of-Audit-Report-Ahmedabad-Bench-of-the-Income-Tax-Appellate-Tribunal-Income-Tax-Appellate-Tribunal-submission-of-the-audit-report-Assessing-Officer-Taxcan.jpg)

![Charitable Institution liable for Tax Audit u/s 44AB for Activities prior to Registration u/s 2(15) of Income Tax Act: ITAT upholds Penalty u/s 271B [Read Order] Charitable Institution liable for Tax Audit u/s 44AB for Activities prior to Registration u/s 2(15) of Income Tax Act: ITAT upholds Penalty u/s 271B [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Charitable-Institution-liable-Tax-Audit-Activities-prior-Registration-Income-Tax-Act-ITAT-upholds-Penalty-taxscan.jpg)
![ITAT deletes Penalty u/s 271B for the assessee being able to establish reasonable cause behind their failure deserves to be considered u/s 274 [Read Order] ITAT deletes Penalty u/s 271B for the assessee being able to establish reasonable cause behind their failure deserves to be considered u/s 274 [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ITAT-deletes-Penalty-assessee-being-able-establish-reasonable-cause-behind-failure-deserves-taxscan.jpg)
![Penalty u/s 271B of Income Tax Act shall not be imposed unless Assessee has been given a Reasonable Opportunity of being heard: ITAT [Read Order] Penalty u/s 271B of Income Tax Act shall not be imposed unless Assessee has been given a Reasonable Opportunity of being heard: ITAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Penalty-Income-Tax-Act-Assessee-Reasonable-Opportunity-heard-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] 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)

![Delay in Filing Audit Report due to Dispute Between Director of Company is Mere Technical Breach and not Malafide Intention: ITAT Deletes Penalty u/s 271 B of Income Tax Act [Read Order] Delay in Filing Audit Report due to Dispute Between Director of Company is Mere Technical Breach and not Malafide Intention: ITAT Deletes Penalty u/s 271 B of Income Tax Act [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Delay-Filling-Audit-Report-Dispute-Director-of-company-Technical-breach-taxscan.jpg)
![No penalty shall be imposed u/s 271B of Income Tax Act on reason of Return not Appearing E-Filing Portal: ITAT [Read Order] No penalty shall be imposed u/s 271B of Income Tax Act on reason of Return not Appearing E-Filing Portal: ITAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/No-penalty-shall-be-imposed-Income-Tax-Act-reason-of-Return-not-Appearing-E-Filing-Portal-E-Filing-Portal-ITAT-Taxscan.jpg)