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FAQs on Statement of Financial Transactions & Reportable Accounts

Income Tax : Know about Statement of Financial Transaction (SFT) or Reportable Account under Section 285BA — entities liable to file, reporta...

November 5, 2025 119066 Views 16 comments Print

Section 194IA: TDS on purchase and sale of immovable property

Income Tax : Understand TDS on immovable property transactions. Section 194-IA mandates TDS deduction at 1% for sale consideration exceeding Rs...

May 10, 2024 8289 Views 0 comment Print

AIR – meaning, provisions, Applicability & FAQs

Income Tax : Annual Information Return (AIR) – meaning, provisions, Applicability & FAQs Annual Information Return (AIR) of ‘hi...

October 7, 2020 130616 Views 0 comment Print

Scope of scrutiny assessment in AIR cases under Income Tax Act 1961

Income Tax : Income Tax Department nowadays selects almost all cases for scrutiny assessment under section 143(2) of Income Tax Act 1961 based ...

September 9, 2020 15578 Views 0 comment Print

SFT Report Generation Utility Quick Reference Guide

Income Tax : Downloading the utility 1. Go to e-filing portal at https:iincometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/ 2. Click on the Forms (other than ITR) ta...

September 1, 2020 47886 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Email on Statement of Financial transactions (SFT) filing by IT Dept.

Income Tax : Statement of Financial transactions (SFT) should be filed by all reporting persons covered under Rule 114E of Income-tax Rules, 19...

May 19, 2017 26229 Views 2 comments Print

Companies to furnish Statement of Financial Transactions to Income Tax Department

Company Law : As per Rule 114E of the Income Tax Rules 1962, for and from 2016-­17, all companies have to be furnish SFT in respect of certain ...

January 12, 2017 6373 Views 1 comment Print

Bank to obtain and link PAN or Form No. 60

Income Tax : Income-tax Rules amended to provide that bank shall obtain and link PAN or Form No. 60 (where PAN is not available) in all existin...

January 9, 2017 5446 Views 0 comment Print

Reporting of Cash Transactions under Rule 114E: Clarification

Income Tax : Cash transactions did not require aggregation and the reporting requirement under SFT for this purpose is on receipt of cash payme...

December 23, 2016 6337 Views 1 comment Print

Guidance Note on FATCA and CRS updated till 30.11.2016

Income Tax : This Guidance Note is for providing guidance to the Financial Institutions, Regulators and officers of the Income Tax Department f...

December 4, 2016 17398 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes Addition Based on AIR Property Data as Assessee’s Evidence Remains Unrebutted

Income Tax : The case involved an addition based on AIR information regarding a property transaction. The Tribunal deleted the addition after f...

March 21, 2026 378 Views 0 comment Print

AIR Additions Without Disclosure Invalid; Assessment Remanded for Fresh Hearing

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai quashed ex-parte assessment based solely on AIR entries, directing AO to provide full details so assessee can respond ...

November 23, 2025 324 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court Upholds Penalty for Delayed Submission of AIR

Income Tax : The Kerala High Court rules in favor of Director of Income Tax in Sub Registrar vs Director of Income Tax, asserting that the bona...

July 23, 2023 600 Views 0 comment Print

Addition cannot be made merely based on AIR Information

Income Tax : Since AO had not carried out any exercise to rebut the contention of assessee that they have not received any sum higher than what...

January 16, 2020 2499 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271FA penalty not leviable in absence of reportable transaction

Income Tax : Penalty under 271FA was unjustified as there was no requirement to file the AIR in absence of reportable transaction during the fi...

January 25, 2019 4821 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Report cash deposit in Bank & Post Office A/cs between 01.04.2016 to 09.11.2016

Income Tax : Cash deposits during the period 1st April, 2016 to 9th November, 2016 in respect of accounts that are reportable to be reported by...

January 6, 2017 50179 Views 1 comment Print

'Letter Template' for linking of AIR transaction(s) to a valid PAN

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department has received information about large value transactions relating to you under the Annual Information Ret...

July 25, 2016 22808 Views 0 comment Print

FATCA Rules for registration, due diligence & information maintenance

Income Tax : Central Government with respect to registration of persons, due diligence and maintenance of information, and the Central Board of...

June 20, 2016 4234 Views 0 comment Print

Clarifications for implementation of FATCA and CRS

Income Tax : Financial institutions are in the process of carrying out the due diligence of financial accounts and obtaining self-certification...

May 26, 2016 3097 Views 0 comment Print

Revised Procedure for registration & submission of report of reporting financial institution

Income Tax : Submission of Form 61B: Every reporting financial institution is required to submit the Statement of Reportable Account in Form 61...

April 4, 2016 3688 Views 1 comment Print


AOs should not accept ITR-Vs from taxpayer and requested to send ITR-Vs of A.Y. 10-11 & 11-12 to CIT (CPC), Bangalore

December 25, 2011 3692 Views 0 comment Print

Latest From Directorate of Systems ALERTS: Last date of submission of ITR-V for A.Y 2010-11 has been extended up to 31/12/2011 AOs are requested to immediately send ITR-Vs of A.Y. 10-11 & 11-12, if any, lying with them to CIT (CPC), Bangalore. AOs should not accept ITR-Vs from taxpayers.

Govt considering seven-eight new categories for AIRs

September 29, 2011 9848 Views 0 comment Print

Secondary market transactions of Rs 10 lakh or more in a year, insurance premium of above Rs 1 lakh, debit card payments above Rs 2 lakh, fixed deposits and recurring deposits of over Rs 10 lakh each, and cash deposits of Rs 20 lakh in current accounts are likely to be added to the AIR list, which currently comprises eight items. High-value sales and purchases of property are taken as two items.

Assessment order based only on AIR report not sustainable

October 22, 2010 2432 Views 0 comment Print

In the event the assessee claims that he has not purchased the property, as revealed in the AIR, before the ld.AO, then, it would be proper for the ld.AO to obtain the Sale Deed from the Sub Registrar’s office to prove the revenue’s claim. Assessment order based only on the AIR report will not stand in the eye of law.

Income Tax department will soon launch Internet-based grievance redressal system for taxpayers

June 26, 2010 1238 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax department will soon launch an Internet-based grievance redressal system for taxpayers to lodge their complaints with taxman. The new online facility will also enable taxpayers to register their complaints and put applications to the I-T Ombudsman present in 12 cities across the country including Mumbai and Delhi, the two topmost tax paying regions respectively.

Income Tax department needs 30,000 more employees to carry out its existing operations

May 22, 2010 8617 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department needs to immediately add 30,000 more employees to carry out its existing operations, a senior Finance Ministry official said.“To avoid affecting the overall revenue collection and delivery of tax payer services, the department immediately requires 22,000 additional employees apart from filling up the 8,000-odd vacant positions,” the official said.

Additional Information/AIR transaction details need to be disclosed in ITR

July 28, 2009 5895 Views 0 comment Print

The income tax return filing process requires that a lot of information be provided to the tax authorities. Most people gear up by ensuring they have collected all the details necessary for ensuring the correct income is shown and the right deductions are available. This is not enough, as individuals need to ensure there is some […]

Mistakes people commit generally in filing income tax return

July 24, 2009 7996 Views 28 comments Print

Wrong selection of ITR :- One may sorely miss the old ‘one size fits all’ SARAL forms for the sheer ease and convenience of filling up the one page return, but they were not e-friendly. It was also cumbersome to attach a whole lot of supporting documents and spend a day away from the office […]

Concessional ticket to travel Agents cannot be termed as commission

May 17, 2009 1867 Views 0 comment Print

12. In order to come to a definite conclusion whether section 194H of the Act would be applicable to the assessee-airline in respect of transaction, in issue, we propose to first look at the scope and ambit of section 194H of the Act and then analyse the transaction as to whether it falls within the purview of the said Section. In this context, it would be necessary to extract the relevant portions of Section 194H of the Act.

Guidelines for transfer of ownership or control of Indian companies in sectors with caps from resident Indian citizens to non-resident entities.

February 13, 2009 781 Views 0 comment Print

These guidelines will issue in modification of paragraph 2(e) of Press Note 4 of 2006 and will be effective from the date of issue of this Press Note. FDI policy announced vide Annex to Press Note 7(2008) dated 16th June 2008 stands amplified to the above extent.

Utilisation of Information Mentioned In Annual Information Return

February 12, 2009 1978 Views 0 comment Print

AIRs pertaining to financial year 2007-08 (Assessment year 2008-09) and subsequent years should be utilized in the manner laid down in paragraphs 2 to 8 below.

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