BAJPAI ALOK,BENGALURU vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, INTERNATIONAL TAXATION, WARD NO - 1(1), BENGALURU

ITA 2856/BANG/2025Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore08 September 20267 pages
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What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal held that the excess claim of interest was due to an inadvertent error and not a deliberate misreporting of income. The penalty under Section 270A was not sustainable as the assessee did not derive any tax benefit and the mistake was a human error.

What were the facts?

The assessee claimed a deduction for interest expenditure on a house property, which was later found to include principal repayment. This led to a reduction in the carried-forward loss by the AO and initiation of penalty proceedings under Section 270A for misreporting.

What were the issues?

Whether an inadvertent error in claiming interest deduction on a house property constitutes 'misreporting of income' attracting penalty under Section 270A of the Income Tax Act.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 270A,Section 24(b)

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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, BANGALORE BENCHES, BANGALORE

Before: SHRI WASEEM AHMED & SHRI SANDEEP SINGH KARHAIL

For Respondent: Shri. Balusamy. H, JCIT

PER SHRI WASEEM AHMED, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER:

This present appeal has been instituted by the Assessee against the order of the Learned Commissioner of Income Tax Appeals (hereafter Ld. CIT (A)) passed under section 250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Hereafter the

The order continues below.

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