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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 369773 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 17898 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 22278 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 75 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 480 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


Section 269ST: Cash sale of Agricultural Produce by Cultivator or Agriculturist

January 6, 2020 66702 Views 4 comments Print

To put restriction on the cash transactions & promote digital economy, section 269ST was inserted in the Income-tax Act, 1961 vide Finance Act, 2017 w.e.f 1st April 2017. Article discusses Provisions of Section 269ST which Prohibits receipt of an amount of Rs. 2 lakh or more by a person, Section 271DA which provides penalties for […]

Section 269ST- Treatment of Cash Transactions above Rs. 2 Lakhs

January 4, 2020 18189 Views 4 comments Print

SECTION 269ST- Treatment of Cash Transactions above Rs. 2 Lakhs You can repay your loan amount to any HFC (Housing finance company) or NBFC (Non-banking finance company) in cash provided each loan installment is less than Rs 2 lakhs. The government in the last budget introduced Section 269ST. Under the section, cash transactions exceeding Rs.2 […]

Treatment of Cash Transactions above Rs 2 Lakhs

December 28, 2019 993222 Views 114 comments Print

As we all are aware of Section 269ST which was introduced by finance act, 2017 in Income tax act, 1961 by the central government in order to curb the tax evasion, regulation and circulation of Black money. This article will cover the detailed analysis of the said section alongwith some practical examples. 1. Basic Understanding […]

Cashless Economy And The Role of Banks

July 26, 2019 5973 Views 0 comment Print

Traditionally, Indian Economy had been an economy where cash has been the King in the settlement between various parties. This was mainly because organized banking had not spread throughout the length and breadth of the country. However, the nationalization of the banks in the year 1969, by the Central Government to some extent had increased […]

Budget 2019: Prescription of other electronic mode of payments

July 6, 2019 5511 Views 0 comment Print

There are various provisions in the Act which prohibit cash transactions and allow/encourage payment or receipt only through account payee cheque, account payee draft or electronic clearing system through a bank account. Section 13A of the Act requires a political party to receive donation exceeding rupees two thousand only through an account payee cheque or […]

Brief Study of Section 269ST of Income Tax Act, 1961

April 3, 2019 16509 Views 0 comment Print

In this article we will understand why section 269ST is introduced and what is the need of invoking such provisions, Section 269ST was introduced by finance act, 2017 in Income tax act, 1961 by the central government in order to curb the tax evasion, regulation and circulation of Black money. Most of the transactions in […]

Precautions to be taken while entering into a real estate transaction

March 3, 2019 3603 Views 1 comment Print

In this article we will be discussing about the precautions to be take care while entering into a real estate transaction. Let us understand this article in the form of short story; There are two brothers namely Pushp kumar sahu and Uday kumar sahu who have entered into a transaction of immovable property worth 48 […]

Clean Transactions, Cleaner Economy, Go Cashless, Go Clean

March 1, 2019 1809 Views 0 comment Print

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 relating to one event or occasion. √ Receive or repay Rs.  20,000 or more in cash for transfer of Immovable Property. √ Pay more than Rs.  10,000 in cash relating to […]

All about Cash receipt exceeding Rs 2,00,000 under Income Tax Act

February 13, 2019 228669 Views 19 comments Print

There are various provision inserted via Finances Act to put a limit on Cash Transaction for a check on Black Money and Tax Theft, below are the following provision applicable to Assesses (Liable for Audit u/s 44 AB of the Act) SECTION 269ST PROVISION OF SECTION 269ST: No person shall receive an amount of two lakh rupees or more— […]

Cash transaction – Section 269ST

February 1, 2019 87939 Views 9 comments Print

Limit/Restriction on Cash transaction U/s 269ST of Income Tax Act.1961- Cash transactions in the economy mainly responsible to increase or promote the black money circulation in their respective fields/Areas. With an objective to control the black money circulation and promote the digital economy in the country the Government has introduced a section 269ST and 271DA w.e.f. 1st April, 2017.

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