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Various Threshold Limits under Income Tax Act

Income Tax : A consolidated guide to Income-tax Act threshold limits for AY 2026-27 covering exemptions, deductions, TDS, TCS, compliance and p...

July 4, 2026 369770 Views 44 comments Print

FAQs on Disallowance of cash expenses or limit on cash transactions

Income Tax : This FAQ serves as a reference for the Income-tax Act provisions relating to cash receipts, loans, repayments, and electronic paym...

June 22, 2026 5553 Views 0 comment Print

Prohibited transaction in cash/limit on cash transactions

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act contains strict provisions under Sections 40A(3), 269SS, 269ST, 269SU, and 269T to regulate cash transactions, ...

June 10, 2026 33360 Views 0 comment Print

High-Value Cash Receipt Limit: Section 269ST Compliance & 100% Penalty

Income Tax : This clarifies how cash receipts are tested on daily, transaction, and occasion-based thresholds. It explains why breaking payment...

January 14, 2026 2874 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Gifts from Family

Income Tax : SEO Description: Explains which gifts qualify for exemption based on the statutory definition of “relative” and why not all fa...

December 21, 2025 17892 Views 0 comment Print


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Clean Transactions, Cleaner Economy, Go Cashless, Go Clean

Income Tax : DON’T √ Accept cash of Rs.  2,00,000 or more in aggregate from a single person in a day or for one or more transactions r...

March 1, 2019 1809 Views 0 comment Print

Section 269ST Restriction on cash transactions– Certain concerns

Income Tax : In order to achieve the mission of the Government to move towards a less cash economy to reduce generation and circulation of blac...

January 27, 2018 22275 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI President’s Message – May 2017 on GST, Tax Changes etc.

CA, CS, CMA : The Finance Bill, 2017 proposed an insertion of Section 271J in the Income-tax Act, 1961. Considering the undue hardships to be ca...

April 29, 2017 3849 Views 0 comment Print

Cash withdrawals from bank do not attract Section 269ST Penalty

Income Tax : It has also been decided that the restriction on cash transaction under section 269ST shall not apply to withdrawal of cash from ...

April 5, 2017 57801 Views 10 comments Print

Section 269ST- Restriction on cash transactions -Certain concerns to be addressed

Income Tax : In order to achieve the mission of the Government to move towards a less cash economy to reduce generation and circulation of blac...

March 6, 2017 39729 Views 4 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


No penalty u/s 271DA as there was no proof of section 269ST violation

Income Tax : Penalty under section 271DA could not be sustained merely on the basis of unverified seized data without independent corroborative...

July 6, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Rejected Books Cannot Sustain Section 271DA Penalty: Hyderabad ITAT

Income Tax : The ITAT held that penalty under Section 271DA cannot be sustained where the Assessing Officer failed to record a clear and consci...

June 27, 2026 477 Views 0 comment Print

Cash Receipt of Sale Consideration Not Enough to Treat High Sea Sales as Bogus: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that high sea sales could not be treated as non-genuine where customs approvals, sale agreements, and delivery rec...

May 31, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT Quashes Penalty as WhatsApp Chats & Hawala Tokens Failed Section 65B Evidence Test

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi deleted penalties imposed for alleged cash transactions after holding that the electronic evidence relied upon by the R...

May 26, 2026 534 Views 0 comment Print

Section 269ST Penalty Deleted as Seized Excel Sheets Did Not Prove Single Cash Transaction Above ₹2 Lakh

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that consolidated Excel entries showing aggregate cash sales were insufficient to establish receipt of ₹2 lakh...

April 29, 2026 1074 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Cash receipt by ‘Co-op. Society’ from dealer across multiple days not to be aggregated for Section 269ST

Income Tax : Cash receipt by ‘Co-op. Society’ from dealer across multiple days not to be aggregated for Sec. 269ST purpose: CBDT Reference ...

December 30, 2022 2085 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT issues corrigendum to notification related to Cash payment to hospital

Income Tax : CBDT issues Corrigendum to Notification No. 56/2021-Income Tax Dated: 7th May, 2021 and  stated that word ‘payee ‘to ...

May 10, 2021 2046 Views 0 comment Print

Section 269ST relaxation on cash payment to hospitals

Income Tax : Hospitals / medical facilities providing #COVID19 treatment to patients can now receive cash payments even higher than ₹ 2 lakh....

May 7, 2021 36363 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT notifies more modes of e-payments; 6DD limit reduced to ₹ 10000

Income Tax : Notification No. 8/2020-Income-Tax- CBDT has notified Other electronic modes by inserting New Income TAx Rule 6ABBA. It also amend...

January 29, 2020 14265 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification on Cash sale of agricultural produce by cultivators/agriculturist

Income Tax : Representations have been received from the stakeholders regarding applicability of income-tax provision to cash sale of agricultu...

November 3, 2017 13524 Views 2 comments Print


Relaxation of Penalty U/S 271DA for Violation of Section 269ST

January 11, 2019 65700 Views 6 comments Print

Finance Act 2017, instead of amending section 273B, inserted a proviso to section 271DA itself to the effect that, no penalty shall be imposable if such person proves that there were good and sufficient reasons for the contravention of section 269ST. However, what could constitute good and sufficient reasons for contravention have not been defined.

Whether Section 269ST also applies To Capital Contribution To / Withdrawals From Firm By Partner

October 4, 2018 198033 Views 9 comments Print

Whether the provisions of Section 269ST are also applicable on transactions between the firm and its partners? In this article an attempt has been made to discuss various aspects of this issue.

“Event” Or “Occasion” In Section 269ST of Income Tax Act: An Analysis

September 30, 2018 19974 Views 1 comment Print

Article give Introduction of Section 269ST further article explains Ambiguity Relating To The Words ‘Event’ / ‘Occasion’ Used In Section 269ST, Requirements To Ensure Compliance With Clause (c) of Section 269/ST, Different Type Of Events / Occasions for Section 269ST, Separatebility / Inseparatibility Of Transactions and  Some Suggested Practical Steps / Solutions For Tax Professionals / Auditors Etc.

Section 269ST- How to Compute Limit in different circumstances

September 28, 2018 74679 Views 15 comments Print

Union Budget 2017-18: Restrictions Levied On Cash Receipts U/S. 269ST– How to Compute Limit of Less Than Rs. 3 Lakhs in Different Circumstances

Restrictions levied on Cash Receipts- Analysis of few aspects of Section 269ST

September 10, 2018 63429 Views 5 comments Print

The Finance Bill, 2017 has proposed to introduce a new section 269ST in the Income Tax Act with effect from 01st April, 2017. This section aims for restricting the cash transaction for achieving the mission of the Government to move towards less cash economy to reduce generation and circulation of black money in the economy.

Restriction on Cash Transaction under Section 269ST of Income Tax Act, 1961

July 5, 2018 78309 Views 17 comments Print

The Central Government is continuously working to curb and stop black money circulations in our country. In order to achieve their motto Central Government has introduced provisions of Section 269ST and 271DA in the Income Tax Act, 1961, with effect from 1st April, 2017.

All you need to know about various provisions in relation to Cash transactions under Income tax Act

April 3, 2018 118662 Views 12 comments Print

The Government of India with an intention to evade black money and to discourage the cash transactions time and again taking various steps. Specially the Income tax Act is amended and provided with disallowances and stringent penal provisions for various types of cash transactions. Let us briefly understand some of such provisions here.

Section 269ST Restriction on cash transactions– Certain concerns

January 27, 2018 22275 Views 0 comment Print

In order to achieve the mission of the Government to move towards a less cash economy to reduce generation and circulation of black money, the Finance Act 2017 inserted section 269ST  in the Act to provide that no person shall receive an amount of two lakh rupees or more

Clarification on Cash sale of agricultural produce by cultivators/agriculturist

November 3, 2017 13524 Views 2 comments Print

Representations have been received from the stakeholders regarding applicability of income-tax provision to cash sale of agricultural produce by cultivators/agriculturists to traders.

Cash Transactions – Latest clarification by CBDT

July 4, 2017 54105 Views 12 comments Print

To put restriction on the cash transactions & promote digital economy, a new section 269ST has been inserted in the Income-tax Act, 1961 vide Finance Act, 2017. * Section 269ST – In Brief: The said section, prohibits receipt of an amount of ` 2 lakh or more by a person, Circumstances — In aggregate from […]

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