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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, ‘B’ BENCH, CHENNAI
Before: HON’BLE SHRI MANOJ KUMAR AGGARWAL, AM, & HON’BLE SHRI MANOMOHAN DAS
आयकर अपील सं./ (िनधा@रण वष@ / Assessment Year: 2016-17) Mrs. Naga Thulasiram Jayanthi ACIT बनाम 18/5, Propx: Jayanthi Silvers, Circle-1(1) / Vs. Rajaji Road, Salem-636 007. Salem. �थायी लेखा सं./जीआइ आर सं./PAN/GIR No. ACAPJ-0476-F (अपीलाथ%/Appellant) : (&'थ% / Respondent) अपीलाथ% की ओरसे/ Appellant by : Shri Ashok Durai (C.A)-Ld. AR &'थ% की ओरसे/Respondent by : Shri D.Hema Bhupal (JCIT) –Ld.DR सुनवाई की तारीख/Date of Hearing : 25-04-2023 घोषणा की तारीख /Date of Pronouncement : 25-04-2023 आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal (Accountant Member) 1. Aggrieved by confirmation of penalty u/s 271B for Rs.1.50 Lacs for Assessment Year (AY) 2016-17, the assessee is in further appeal before us. The impugned order has been passed by learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC), Delhi [CIT(A)] on 07-02-2023 in the matter of impugned penalty levied by Ld. AO vide order dated 29.06.2019. Having heard rival submissions and after perusal of case records, the appeal is disposed-off as under.
2 - 2. The assessee was assessed u/s 143(3) on 28.12.2018 wherein returned income was accepted. However, the assessee failed to furnish Tax Audit Report in terms of Sec.44AB along with return of income, Ld. AO proposed impugned penalty. The Audit Report was furnished on 26.12.2016. The assessee is stated to be sole proprietor of M/s Jayanthi Silvers. In defense, it was submitted that the audit was completed on 19.09.2016 and the return of income was filed on 26.12.2016. The same was due to the adverse medical conditions being faced by the assessee. In support, certificate from doctor was also furnished. However, Ld AO held that the assessee was required to furnish the report electronically on or before 30.09.2016 and therefore, impugned penalty was levied. The Ld. CIT(A) confirmed the same on the ground that there was no reasonable cause. Aggrieved, the assessee is in further appeal before us.
Upon perusal of factual matrix as stated above, it could be seen that the assessee has obtained the Tax Audit Report well before due date of return of income. However, the delay in furnishing the same happened due to adverse medical conditions being faced by the assessee. There is only minor delay and ultimately the returned income has been accepted by the assessee. Therefore, it is not a fit case for imposition of penalty. We order so.
The appeal stands allowed in terms of our above order.
Order pronounced on 25th April, 2023.