Income Tax department imposes Rs 2.2 lakh penalty on retired government employee for gratuity tax exemption claim - here's how she won case in ITAT

A retired government employee successfully appealed a penalty after mistakenly claiming an excess gratuity tax exemption. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ruled in her favor, stating no misreporting occurred and she qualified for immunity under Section 270AA for paying the assessed tax.

Income Tax department imposes Rs 2.2 lakh penalty on retired government employee for gratuity tax exemption claim - here's how she won case in ITAT
A retired government employee successfully appealed a penalty after mistakenly claiming an excess gratuity tax exemption. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ruled in her favor, stating no misreporting occurred and she qualified for immunity under Section 270AA for paying the assessed tax.