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In India, the quantum of domestic black money is huge which adversely affects the revenue of the Government creating a resource crunch for its various welfare programmes. Black money is generally transacted in cash and large amount of unaccounted wealth is store and used in form of cash.
Government has introduced new section 269ST limiting cash transactions above Rs. 2 lakhs. There are no exceptions to this. Even gift received in cash form close relatives above Rs. 2 lakhs come under the ambit of this section. At present there are also certain other provisions which have either a cap or a complete ban on cash transactions.
Section 269SST includes within its sweep all types of cash receipts from any person of whatever nature whether as donations or gifts or compensation, encashment of securities/instruments etc. A penalty equal to the amount of such receipt shall be imposed u/s 271D.
It has also been decided that the restriction on cash transaction under section 269ST shall not apply to withdrawal of cash from a bank, cooperative bank or a post office savings bank.
CBDT notified that Section 269ST not applies to cash receipt from banking company, post office savings bank or co-operative bank.
PROVISION OF SECTION 269ST No person shall receive an amount of two lakh rupees or more (a) in aggregate from a person in a day; or (b) in respect of a single transaction; or (c) in respect of transactions relating to one event or occasion from a person, otherwise than by an account payee cheque or an account payee bank draft or use of electronic clearing system through a bank account.
A new section 269ST has been introduced, no person (except banking company, Government, post office co-operative & other as may notify by Government) shall receive an amount of Rs. 2 lakh or more –
Revenue Secretary Dr Hasmukh Adhia tweeted on 21.03.2017 that In the official amendment to Finance Bill 2017 Govt has proposed that limit of 3 lakhs for cash transaction, beyond which it is illegal, be reduced to 2 lakhs. The penalty for violating this is a fine equivalent to the amount of transaction.
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 Bill 2017 proposes to insert section 269ST in the Act to provide that no person shall receive an amount of three lakh rupees or more
Section 269ST as being proposed in the budget 2017, makes acceptance of Rs. 3,00,000/- in cash as an offence. There are no caveats like it is applicable only for business receipt etc.
