GEORGE JOSEPH ( Practising CA) (100 Points)
02 January 2013A charitable society involved in medical aid enjoying registration under sec12A filed its return on 18-10-2010 for the AY 2010-11.The due date As per further extension from 30-09-2010 was 15-10-2010.The income tax officer proposes to levy penalty under section 272A(2)(e).Is it correct?
I feel that the initiation of penalty proceedings is not correct .At the most, IT officer can impose penalty under sec 271(F), and that too is not possible because the return was filed within the assessment year.
Dipjyoti Majumdar
(CA in service & CS. dipmaj@ rediffmail.com )
(3468 Points)
Replied 02 January 2013
Section 272A(2) is attracted for failure to furnish returns under section 133 , 206, 206C. It does not include failure to furnish return under section 139.
Hence, the action of AO is not proper.
Regards,
CAclubindia
