The first appellateauthority found that there was a reasonablecause on the part of the assessee for notpaying the tax before filing the return.in view of 2ndproviso to section 221(1) of the Income Tax Act, no penalty could be imposed.

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Excerpt: Admittedly, the entire stock and liquid cash were under the custody of the department. Under those circumstances, the first appellate authority found that there was a reasonable cause on the part of the assessee for not paying the tax before filing the return of income. This finding of the first appellate authority is not … Continue reading The first appellateauthority found that there was a reasonablecause on the part of the assessee for notpaying the tax before filing the return.in view of 2ndproviso to section 221(1) of the Income Tax Act, no penalty could be imposed.