ASHOK SHANKARNARAYAN HEBBAR,JAMNAGAR. vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-1(3), JAMNAGAR

ITA 197/RJT/2018Status: DisposedITAT Rajkot15 July 2019AY 2013-146 pages
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What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal upheld the penalty under Section 271A for failure to maintain books of account. However, it deleted the penalty under Section 271B, following a co-ordinate bench decision that held separate penalties for non-maintenance and non-audit were not justified when the assessee was already penalized for non-maintenance.

What were the facts?

The assessee engaged in share trading with a turnover exceeding Rs. 6 crore did not maintain books of account or get them audited. The Assessing Officer imposed penalties under Section 271A for non-maintenance of books and Section 271B for non-audit.

What were the issues?

Whether penalty under Section 271B for non-audit is sustainable when a penalty under Section 271A for non-maintenance of books has already been levied and upheld.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 271A,Section 271B,Section 44AA,Section 44AB

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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, RAJKOT BENCH, RAJKOT

Before: Shri Mahavir Prasad & Shri Amarjit Singh

For Appellant: Shri Chetan Agarwal, A.R
For Respondent: Shri Praveen Verma, Sr. D.R, Shri Chetan Agarwal, A.R

PER : AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER:- These two assessee’s appeals for A.Y. 2013-14, arise from order of the CIT(A), Jamnagar, in proceedings under section 271A & 271B of the Income Tax Act, 1961; in short “the Act”.

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The solitary ground of appeal is against the order of ld. CIT(A) in confirming penalty of Rs. 25000/- imposed by the assessing officer u/s. 271A.

I.T.A Nos. 197 & 198/Rjt/2018 A.Y. 2013-14 Page No 2

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The fact in brief is that assessee has filed return of income declaring income of Rs. 3,20,020/- on 2nd May, 2014. The case was selected under scrutiny

The order continues below.

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