INCOME TAX29 Sept 2026
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Mumbai's Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted a ₹3.95 lakh penalty under section 270A on a ship captain who missed his income-tax return (ITR) deadline but filed later, after a reassessment notice. The department added nothing to his declared income. If your employer already deducted tax at source, a late return alone should not mean under-reported income. Still, file on time.
Key Statutory Highlights
- The Mumbai ITAT deleted a ₹3.95 lakh penalty under section 270A on a ship captain who did not file his ITR by the deadline for assessment year 2020-21.
- The taxpayer filed his return only after a reassessment notice under section 148, declaring ₹31.58 lakh, and the tax department made no addition to that income.
- The tribunal held that simply filing a late return in response to a reassessment notice cannot make the entire declared income under-reported for penalty purposes.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:If you have missed an ITR deadline, file your return for the correct year as early as you can, and keep proof of salary TDS, interest income and any property purchase funding ready. Penalty depends on the facts of each case, so check with a tax professional before assuming no penalty applies.
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