Bharat Construction Co. v. ITO
153 CTR 414High Court1999#2387 most cited
What is Bharat Construction Co. v. ITO authority for?
When an assessee fails to maintain books of account, resulting in a confirmed penalty under section 271A, no additional penalty under section 271B can be levied for the failure to get accounts audited under section 44AB, as there are no accounts to audit.
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Also referred to as
Bharat Construction Co. v. ITO · penalty u/s 271A · penalty u/s 271B · failure to maintain books of account · failure to get accounts audited · section 44AA · section 44AB · no audit without books · double penalty sections 271A and 271B · 153 CTR 414
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106 Taxmann 460
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