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Rule 44DAC: Power to reduce or waive penalty imposable or grant immunity from prosecution or both under the Act

The Income-tax Rules, 1962Central Act · 1962

Power to reduce or waive penalty imposable or grant immunity from prosecution or both under the Act.

(1) The Dispute Resolution Committee shall, upon receipt of intimation as per clause (xix) of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 4 of the e-Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2022, and subject to such conditions as it may think fit to impose for the reasons to be recorded in writing, grant to the person who made the application for dispute resolution under section 245MA of the Act, waiver of penalty imposable or immunity from prosecution or both, in respect of the order which is the subject matter of resolution, if it is satisfied that such person has,—

(i) paid the tax due on the returned income in full if available; and

(ii) co-operated with the Dispute Resolution Committee in the proceedings before it.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), no immunity shall be granted by the Dispute Resolution Committee in a case where the proceedings for the prosecution for an offence have been initiated before the date of receipt of the application, as referred to in clause (i) of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 4 of the e-Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2022.

(3) An immunity granted to a person under sub-rule (1) shall stand withdrawn, if such person fails to comply with any of the conditions subject to which the immunity was granted and thereupon the provisions of the Act shall apply as if such immunity or waiver had never been granted.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Income-tax Rules, 1962
Rule44DAC
Marginal notePower to reduce or waive penalty imposable or grant immunity from prosecution or both under the Act
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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