ITAT Delhi Sets Aside Tax Penalty for Under-reporting Property Income
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The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in Delhi set aside a tax penalty against a taxpayer who purchased property below its stamp duty value.
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- A taxpayer purchased property in Ghaziabad for less than its government-determined stamp duty value and failed to file an income tax return.
- The Income Tax Department subsequently issued a notice, prompting the individual to pay the tax due on the differential amount.
- An Assessing Officer imposed a penalty for under-reporting income, which the taxpayer challenged in court.
- The tribunal ruled that the taxpayer met the statutory criteria for a bona fide explanation, leading to the cancellation of the penalty.
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Pranshu G
Partner at Ashok Pranshu & Co
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“Section 270A(6)(a) expressly excludes from the computation of under-reported income any amount in respect of which the taxpayer offers a bona fide explanation and substantiates such explanation by disclosing all material facts.”
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…Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi. Advocate C M Agarwal and Advocate Archit Agarwal argued on Rai’s behalf before the ITAT Delhi tax tribunal. On September 16, 2026, Rai won the case in ITAT Delhi. However, Section 270A(6)(a) expressly excludes from the computation of under-reported income any amount in respect of which the taxpayer offers a bona fide explanation and substantiates such explanation by disclosing all material facts. In the present case, Rai had purchased a property below its stamp duty valuation and subsequently disclosed the differential amount as income upon receiving a reassessment notice. The Tribunal observed that the Income…
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