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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 1818 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 14007 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Strikes Down 271DA Penalty for Missing Satisfaction in Assessment Order

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that penalty under Section 271DA cannot be imposed when the assessment order lacks recorded satisfaction of a 26...

November 20, 2025 1542 Views 0 comment Print

Prohibited transaction in cash/limit on cash transactions

Income Tax : Summary of income-tax rules on cash limits, including disallowance of cash expenditure, restrictions on loans, deposits, receipts,...

November 15, 2025 29595 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Disallowance of cash expenses or limit on cash transactions

Income Tax : Indian tax law restricts cash transactions to promote digital payments. Limits apply to expense payments (Sec 40A(3): ₹10k/day),...

October 30, 2025 4149 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 1746 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 22212 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 3810 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 57564 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 39681 Views 4 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


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 714 Views 0 comment Print

No 269ST Violation Where Each Medical Bill Is Below ₹2 Lakh: ITAT Lucknow

Income Tax : The issue was whether multiple medical bills constituted a single transaction under Section 269ST. The Tribunal held that separate...

April 4, 2026 1188 Views 0 comment Print

Cash Received at Time of Property Registration Not Hit by Sec.269SS – Penalty u/s 271D Deleted

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that Section 269SS does not apply when cash is received as part of final sale consideration at the time of prope...

March 14, 2026 4350 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad HC Seeks Reply as Alleged ₹20 Lakh Cash Payment Raised Tax Law Issue

Income Tax : The Court issued notice in a plea to quash criminal proceedings where the applicant argued that alleged cash payments exceeding ...

March 9, 2026 7302 Views 0 comment Print

Court Must Inform Income Tax Dept of Large Cash Claims, But Cannot Compel PAN Disclosure

Income Tax : The High Court held that courts must intimate the Income Tax Department when suits involve cash transactions exceeding Rs.2 lakh. ...

February 12, 2026 6837 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 1998 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 1995 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 36225 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 14142 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 13410 Views 2 comments Print


Relief to Covid Patients only for payment to Hospitals in cash

May 13, 2021 5694 Views 1 comment Print

Arjuna (Fictional Character): Krishna, the CBDT has brought a notification on 7.5.2021 related to section 269ST of the Income Tax Act for providing relief to covid patients. Please explain section 269ST. Krishna, (Fictional Character): Arjuna, Section 269ST provides that no person shall receive an amount of Rs. 2.00 Lakhs or more otherwise than by an […]

CBDT issues corrigendum to notification related to Cash payment to hospital

May 10, 2021 1995 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT issues Corrigendum to Notification No. 56/2021-Income Tax Dated: 7th May, 2021 and  stated that word ‘payee ‘to be read as payer. Notification No. 59/2021-Income Tax Dated: 10th May, 2021  MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) CORRIGENDUM New Delhi, the 10th May, 2021 NOTIFICATION NO. 59/2021 (INCOME-TAX) S.O. 1839(E).—In the […]

FAQs on Section 269ST in light of recent CBDT notification dated 07.05.2021

May 9, 2021 7272 Views 0 comment Print

Section 269ST relaxations announced in Covid 2.0 times especially for payment of medical bills of INR 2 lacs or more; vide Notification No. 56/2021-Income Tax Dated: 7th May, 2021 for a period of 2 months. Penalty on receipt of an amount of Rs. 2 lakh or more in cash Section 269ST (as inserted by the […]

Section 269ST relaxation on cash payment to hospitals

May 7, 2021 36225 Views 1 comment Print

Hospitals / medical facilities providing #COVID19 treatment to patients can now receive cash payments even higher than ₹ 2 lakh. Limit in section 269ST of IT Act relaxed, from 01.04.2021 to 31.05.2021. PAN – AADHAAR needed.

Urgent Relaxation Required In Section 269ST Amid Covid-19

May 1, 2021 1770 Views 0 comment Print

Presently entire country is engulfed in the pandemic and citizens are running towards Hospitals to save lives of their near and dears. At this juncture, Govt. has to come forward for all fiscal and non-fiscal reliefs. Govt. may be considering to extend the various dates under the Direct and Indirect Tax. However the provisions of […]

When to Say No to Cash Transaction under Income Tax Act, 1961

April 11, 2021 51702 Views 3 comments Print

A. Income Tax Act, 1961 discourages transactions in cash through several of its provisions. This is done with a view to- counteracting money laundering and tax evasion; encouraging transparent business practices; providing enabling environment for growth of transparent businesses; & easing of auditing and investigations. B. The provisions relating to cash transactions are broadly summarized […]

Disallowance u/s 40A(3) vs Restrictions on cash u/s 269ST

November 24, 2020 13800 Views 0 comment Print

Example: Five separate invoices of Rs. 60,000 each were issued to a customer. The customer intends to make cash payment in installments of Rs. 10,000 each on daily basis. State the applicability of Sec 269ST and 40A(3)? As per sec 40A(3), if any payment is made by an assessee to a person in a day above Rs.10,000, other than […]

Know when to say no to cash transactions

November 21, 2020 50367 Views 14 comments Print

We were told by history that before advent of cash there was concept of barter system though barter system where there was no currency ‘no cash’ and things were exchanged according to needs and sooner society realized that barter system having its own series of advantages and disadvantages need to be left behind with time and later on various personalities, kings and governments introduced new coins and currency made from time to time making impressions of their choice on such coins.

Be Careful…while making transactions in cash!!

October 16, 2020 37173 Views 0 comment Print

Krishna, Today is 13th October last day for the promotion of Elections. In the chaos of election, crores of rupees were ceased. During this period Election Commission has laid many restrictions on cash transaction. But what are the provisions of cash transactions under Income Tax Act?

Section 269ST Basic Provisions as Per Income Tax Act

August 29, 2020 511746 Views 43 comments Print

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.

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