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Cash Transaction Limits Under Income Tax Law

Income Tax : The provisions regulate acceptance, payment, and receipt of cash beyond specified limits. They impose strict penalties to discoura...

April 5, 2026 14373 Views 0 comment Print

Avoid 100% Penalty on Cash Loans and Deposits Because ₹20,000 Is the Limit

Income Tax : Covers the latest cash withdrawal, deposit, and loan limits. Takeaway: exceeding thresholds can trigger TDS, penalties, and blocke...

December 31, 2025 2106 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 29535 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

Various Threshold Limits under Income Tax Act

Income Tax : This report provides a consolidated overview of the critical monetary threshold limits stipulated under various sections of the In...

October 28, 2025 368255 Views 44 comments Print


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SIT report: Restrict Cash Transaction/Holding to curb black money

Income Tax : It is suggested that there should be a positive provision under the I.T. Act that any transaction involving more than Rs.3,00,000/...

July 14, 2016 24190 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Penalty U/s 271DA & 271E Invalid When Original Assessment Set Aside – ITAT Deletes Penalties

Income Tax : The tribunal examined whether penalties could continue when the fresh assessment order did not record satisfaction for initiating ...

March 14, 2026 501 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad Deletes U/s 271D & 271E Penalty; Cash Loans for Son’s Education Genuine, Reasonable Cause U/s 273B Proven

Income Tax : ITAT held that cash loans taken for son’s education were bona fide and supported by evidence. Reasonable cause under Section 273...

February 24, 2026 723 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty U/s 271D & 271E Deleted – Partner Capital Cash Not Covered U/s 269SS/269T: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : The ITAT Kolkata held that cash introduced by partners as capital contribution in an LLP does not attract Section 269SS and theref...

February 21, 2026 2346 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad Deletes Sec 271D Penalty; Property Sale Cash Not Hit by Sec 269SS

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that cash received at the time of executing a registered sale deed does not fall within the definition of “spe...

February 17, 2026 1212 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Oversteps Powers by Ordering Penalty Without Assessment Finding

Income Tax : The ITAT ruled that absence of recorded satisfaction in the assessment order bars initiation of penalty under Section 271E. Superv...

January 21, 2026 366 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 14139 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT relaxes PAN requirement for Section 269T reporting in 3CD

Income Tax : G.S.R. 841(E).—In the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue (Central Board of Dire...

July 6, 2017 6372 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT amends form 3CD to revise reporting U/s. 269SS & 269T

Income Tax : In the Income-tax Rules, 1962, in Appendix II, in Form No. 3CD, for serial number 31 and the entries relating thereto the followin...

July 3, 2017 130821 Views 9 comments Print

Section 269SS and 269T applicable to NBFC: RBI

Fema / RBI : Section 269SS and 269T of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the requirements under the Income Tax Act, 1961, as amended from time to time,...

March 9, 2017 23658 Views 0 comment Print


Section 271E Penalty Fails When Entity No Longer Exists

December 31, 2025 432 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune struck down a ₹34.28 lakh penalty issued after the company had merged, citing substantive illegality. Penalty orders must be issued in the name of a legally existing entity.

Avoid 100% Penalty on Cash Loans and Deposits Because ₹20,000 Is the Limit

December 31, 2025 2106 Views 0 comment Print

Covers the latest cash withdrawal, deposit, and loan limits. Takeaway: exceeding thresholds can trigger TDS, penalties, and blocked deductions.

Genuine Member Cash Transactions Protected by Reasonable Cause Rule

December 29, 2025 453 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether penalties under sections 271D and 271E apply to cash dealings of a credit society with its members. ITAT held that genuine, audited member transactions supported by reasonable cause are protected under section 273B.

Microfinance EMI Collections During Demonetisation Held Genuine

December 15, 2025 336 Views 0 comment Print

Cash deposits during demonetisation were held genuine where supported by EMI recoveries from thousands of borrowers, with no enquiry or evidence to treat them as unexplained.

Penalty order u/s. 271D/271E beyond 6 months from assessment is barred by limitation

December 15, 2025 1152 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that penalty orders under section 271D and 271E of the Income Tax Act passed beyond 6 months from end of the month in which assessments were completed is barred by limitation. Accordingly, appeal of revenue stands dismissed.

Cash Repayment of Loans Attracts Section 271E Penalty Despite Prior Section 68 Addition

December 13, 2025 750 Views 0 comment Print

Court ruled that repayment of sums in cash violates Section 269T and attracts penalty under Section 271E, even when the same sums were treated as income under Section 68 in an earlier assessment.

Penalties Under Sections 271D & 271E Deleted for Limitation Breach

November 28, 2025 663 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) set aside penalties imposed for violations of Sections 269SS and 269T, as they were issued beyond the statutory limitation period. The ruling reaffirms that late penalty orders are invalid even if violations occurred.

Prohibited transaction in cash/limit on cash transactions

November 15, 2025 29535 Views 0 comment Print

Summary of income-tax rules on cash limits, including disallowance of cash expenditure, restrictions on loans, deposits, receipts, repayment rules, electronic payment requirements, and penalties for non-compliance under Sections 40A(3), 269SS, 269ST, 269SU and 269T.

FAQs on Disallowance of cash expenses or limit on cash transactions

October 30, 2025 4149 Views 0 comment Print

Indian tax law restricts cash transactions to promote digital payments. Limits apply to expense payments (Sec 40A(3): ₹10k/day), accepting loans/advances (Sec 269SS: ₹20k limit), and receiving funds (Sec 269ST: ₹2 lakh threshold). Non-compliance results in penalties or disallowance of expenditure.

Various Threshold Limits under Income Tax Act

October 28, 2025 368255 Views 44 comments Print

This report provides a consolidated overview of the critical monetary threshold limits stipulated under various sections of the Income Tax Act, 1961, relevant for the Assessment Year (AY) 2026-27 (Financial Year 2025-26). These figures define taxability, exemption levels, eligibility for schemes, and compliance obligations for various categories of taxpayers, including individuals, corporations, and businesses.

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