Penalty Order On Ground Of Misreporting Of Income Not Justified When SCN And Assessment Order Alleged Under-Reporting: ITAT
Live LawThe Hyderabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the penalty order on the ground of misreporting of income was not justified when show cause notice and the assessment order alleged under-reporting.The bench of Laliet Kumar has observed that once the assessee himself admitted the fact that there was under-reporting of income, which was also accepted. The Hyderabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the penalty order on the ground of misreporting of income was not justified when show cause notice and the assessment order alleged under-reporting. In response to the notice, the assessee has explained that his tax consultant filed the revised return without his knowledge and that he revised the income again to Rs. A penalty order was passed against the assessee under Section 270A of the Income Tax Act, levying the penalty for misreporting income to be paid as per demand notice.