M/S. New Delhi Television Ltd., New ... vs Dcit, New Delhi on 14 July, 2017
penalty of Rs.25,000/- imposed by the AO
u/s 271A of the Act in the facts and circumstances of the case.
3. Brief ... noting in the assessment proceedings, the AO
initiated penalty proceedings u/s 271A of the Act and fixed a date of
hearing
case the ld
ITO erred in imposing penalty u/s 271A and simultaneously ld.
CIT(A) erred in sustaining such penalty amounting ... been imposed
by the AO u/s 271A of the IT Act on the ground that cash transactions made in
Induslnd Bank have not been
notice vide letter dated 3.5.2014 by submitting
that the proceedings u/s 271A of the Act were wrongly initiated as there
has been no default ... provisions of
section 145 of the Act. Therefore the provisions of section 271A were not
applicable to the assessee as the assessee was maintaining
44AB of the Act. The
Assessing Officer initiated the penalty U/s 271A and 271B of the Act for
not maintaining books of account ... were
not got audited and in that case no penalty U/s 271A for not maintaining
the books of account were levied. Thus, the case
Jaipur arising from the penalty order passed u/s
271A of the Act for the assessment year 2011-12. The Assessee has
raised the following ... interpretation should not be dragged in
imposing a penalty u/s 271A.
4. That the appellant reserves the right to add, alter, amend, delete
learned Commissioner (Appeals)-1, Thane,
confirming penalty imposed under section 271B and 271A of the
Income-tax Act, 1961 (for short ... which it has failed to do initiated
proceedings for penalty under section 271A of the Act. As observed by
the Assessing Officer, in response
First Appellate Authority, Mumbai, confirming penalty
imposed u/s 271B and 271A of the Income Tax Act, 1961
(hereinafter the Act) as contained ... assessee shall be guilty and liable to
be penalised under s. 271A . Even after maintenance of
books of account the obligation of the assessee does
impugned appeals relate to the levy of
penalty u/s. 271A of the Act.
4. A search action was conducted at the premises ... considering all the material
available on record.
5. Penalty proceedings u/s. 271A were initiated as the A.O. was satisfied that
the assessee
Assessing Officer was justified in his action in levying
penalty under section 271A of the Act. He further observed that similarly
Agra Bench ... therefore, the
Assessing Officer was justified in levying penalty under section 271A of the
Act for non-maintenance of books of account as per provisions