CIT v. S.K. Gupta & Co.

322 ITR 86High Court2010#973 most cited

What is CIT v. S.K. Gupta & Co. authority for?

If a penalty is levied under Section 271A for failure to maintain books of account, then a separate penalty under Section 271B for failure to get accounts audited under Section 44AB cannot also be levied.

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CIT v. S.K. Gupta & Co. · 322 ITR 86 · Section 271A · Section 271B · Section 44AA · Section 44AB · penalty for non-maintenance of books · penalty for non-audit · simultaneous penalties · deletion of penalty

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. S.K. Gupta & Co.

Sanjay Tyagi, Delhi vs. DCIT, Central Circle- 1, New Delhi

In the result, all the appeals of the assessee are dismissed

ITA 6865/DEL/2017[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi30 Sept 2020AY 2011-12

Bench: Sh. Bhavnesh Sainidr. B. R. R. Kumar(E-Court Module) Ita No. 6864/Del/2017 : Asstt. Year : 2010-11 Ita No. 6865/Del/2017 : Asstt. Year : 2011-12 Ita No. 6866/Del/2017 : Asstt. Year : 2010-11 Ita No. 6867/Del/2017 : Asstt. Year : 2011-12 Ita No. 6868/Del/2017 : Asstt. Year : 2010-11 Ita No. 6869/Del/2017 : Asstt. Year : 2011-12 Ita No. 6870/Del/2017 : Asstt. Year : 2010-11 Ita No. 6871/Del/2017 : Asstt. Year : 2011-12 Ita No. 6872/Del/2017 : Asstt. Year : 2010-11 Ita No. 6873/Del/2017 : Asstt. Year : 2011-12 Ita No. 6874/Del/2017 : Asstt. Year : 2012-13 Shri Sanjay Tyagi, Vs Deputy Commissioner Of C/O- Shri Sankalp Anil Sharma, Adv. Income Tax, Central C-4/129, 1St Floor, Safdarjung Circle-1, Development Area, New Delhi New Delhi-110016 (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan No. Aeipt1282R Assessee By : Sh. Rajiv Saxena, Adv. Revenue By : Sh. H.K. Choudhary, Cit Dr Date Of Hearing: 28.09.2020 Date Of Pronouncement: 30.09.2020

For Appellant: Sh. Rajiv Saxena, AdvFor Respondent: Sh. H.K. Choudhary, CIT DR
Section 131Section 132Section 133ASection 142(1)Section 153ASection 271(1)(b)

…urse, it is apparent from the records that the assessee failed to maintain the books of accounts as required under section 44AA and for that penalty is prescribed under section 271A”. ITA Nos. 6864 to 6874/Del/2017 9 Sanjay Tyagi • CIT Vs S.K. Gupta and Co. 322 ITR 86 (All.) held, “the submission (of counsel for revenue ) is misconceived for the reason that the requirement of getting the books of accounts audited could arise only where the books of accounts are maintained. If for some reason the assessee has not maintained the books of accounts the appropriate provision under which penalty proceedings can be in…