Income Tax - Penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) is one such consequence, saved of...

Income Tax
September 29, 2023

Penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) is one such consequence, saved of course u/s. 273B on proving a reasonable cause, which is a reiteration of the principle that though a strict civil liability, penalty is yet not automatic and gets excluded where the assessee-defaulter was constrained to act in the manner he does, i.e., in the facts and circumstances of his case, the onus to prove which, raising the said plea, is though only on him. - Levy of penalty confirmed - AT

View Source