NRI woman declared Rs 43,796 income in ITR but didn’t report Rs 14 lakh interest; faced 200% penalty – how she got it reduced to 50% in ITATThe NRI woman's advocate explained that she is a 57-year-old lady with limited technological knowledge and had entrusted an accountant with...
15 Sep, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
Indian moves to US for job, forgets to file ITR, Income Tax Dept imposes Rs 8.29 lakh penalty; ITAT Jaipur cancels penalty and gives full reliefIndian employee working in US imposed with Rs 8.29 lakh penalty for missing to file ITR after moving to US; ITAT Jaipur cancels penalty and...
14 Sep, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Rs 1.17 crore interest income of minor child: Father faces Rs 12.83 lakh penalty; ITAT Delhi cancels itSatbeer Singh Godara, judicial member and Amitabh Shukla, accountant member of ITAT Delhi, in a recent judgement ruled that a father can’t ...
12 Sep, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Finance Act 2026: Updated return rules change for taxpayers reporting reduced lossesThe Finance Act, 2026, has plugged a significant gap. Earlier, an updated return could not be filed if unaccounted income merely reduced a ...
31 Aug, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Reporting perquisite as capital gain in ITR by mistake resulted in Rs 6.63 crore penalty for a salaried employee; ITAT Mumbai granted him relief for this reasonRs 6.63 crore penalty imposed on salaried employee for reporting perquisite as capital gains in ITR; ITAT Mumbai grants relief, says salari...
31 Jul, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Rs 17.41 lakh penalty for ITR filing mistake: CA firm's owner's affidavit helps taxpayer get relief in ITAT Mumbai; know howRs 17.41 lakh penalty imposed due to error in ITR filed by junior staff in CA firm; Here's how affidavit from the CA firm's owner helps tax...
27 Jul, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
7 big income tax changes for 2026-27 that may reduce penalties for small mistakesNew income tax rules aim to reduce penalties for ordinary citizens. Minor foreign asset non-disclosures will not face prosecution from Octo...
20 Jul, 2026, 11.57 AM IST
Income tax penalties explained: Under-reporting, not furnishing ITR, and more -Defaults and penalties under different sectionsIf you are confused by personal finance terms, jargon and calculations, here’s a series to simplify and deconstruct these for you. In the 1...
13 Jul, 2026, 12.41 PM IST
Good news: Immunity from penalty or prosecution in income tax under-reporting cases has been expanded in these cases: Budget 2026 announcementSection 440 of the new Income Tax Act, 2025, is being amended to extend immunity from penalties and prosecution to cases involving income m...
01 Feb, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
Retired govt employee claims Rs 20 lakh gratuity tax exemption; I-T Dept imposes Rs 2.2 lakh penalty; ITAT Cochin rules in her favourA retired state employee successfully challenged a Rs 2.2 lakh penalty imposed for claiming a higher gratuity tax exemption. The Income Tax...
31 Oct, 2025, 07.59 AM IST
I-T Department digs deep, explores unusual sources for info gatheringIt is happening across businesses and states, with the taxman snooping around for transaction details with organisations in financial servi...
15 Mar, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Claiming fake deductions, rent receipts while filing your ITR can lead to heavy penaltiesIt is important for individuals to ensure that they have proofs and required documents for all the deductions and tax exemptions claimed wh...
10 Aug, 2023, 04.50 PM IST
How income tax department can penalise you for under-reporting, misreporting incomeAs per the I-T laws, in case of misreporting of income the I-T officer can levy a penalty of 200% of the amount of tax payable on under-rep...
20 Apr, 2018, 10.47 AM IST
False income tax refund claims could attract these penaltiesThe income tax department has recently claimed to have busted a racket of fraudulent claim of tax refunds by employees of well known compan...
25 Jan, 2018, 08.29 PM IST
I-T Act amendment: Jaitley hits out at Kejriwal for making "incorrect" statementsArun Jaitley today hit out at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for making "factually incorrect" statements on the proposed changes in the Income Ta...
30 Nov, 2016, 04.44 PM IST
Be ready to pay 50-70% tax on black money deposited in banksThis rate would only be applicable for large cash deposits in bank accounts or huge expenses incurred in cash since November 8, when old cu...
17 Nov, 2016, 11.33 AM IST
- I-T raids Lodha Group for misreporting income
The income-tax department on Monday raided four premises of realty developer Lodha Group on alleged misreporting of income.
11 Jan, 2011, 03.50 AM IST