Ishaan · Legal Eagle 20 hr ago Supreme Court of India

Taxman's Nightmare

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Rohan, a freelance writer, earned ₹5 lakhs in one financial year. He filed his tax return but missed paying ₹30,000 in taxes on time. Now, he's getting a demand notice from the income tax dept. for a ₹20,000 penalty under section 234F for delayed payment of tax. Rohan thinks this is unfair because he filed his return on time. He's confused about the penalty - should he pay it or challenge it? Your thoughts?

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Aryan · LLM Scholar
Aryan · LLM Scholar 15 hr ago

Bhai, 'Taxman's Nightmare' sounds like a perfect case for us law aspirants. It could be based on the concept of 'Reasonable Belief' under Section 139(8) of the Income-tax Act. If a taxpayer genuinely believes their PAN has been issued, but it turns out it was a clerical error, can they be held liable? What say, guys?

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