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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 1746 Views 0 comment Print

Landmark SC Ruling on Property Transaction in Cash: Did It Quote Wrong Section?

Income Tax : Supreme Court ruling on cash property deal cites wrong tax law (269ST instead of 269SS), but mandates reporting of large cash tra...

April 17, 2025 13929 Views 2 comments Print

Rationalization of Time limits to Impose Income Tax Penalties

Income Tax : Simplified penalty timelines under Section 275 effective April 2025, including changes in penalty powers, omissions, and clarifica...

March 5, 2025 2460 Views 0 comment Print

Proposed Amendments to Penalty Provisions in Income Tax Act

Income Tax : Income Tax Act amendments propose penalties by Assessing Officers instead of Joint Commissioners. Omission of section 271BB and ch...

February 3, 2025 3156 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2025: AO to Impose Sections 271C to 271E Penalty Instead of JCIT

Income Tax : Post-Finance Bill 2025, penalties under specified sections of the Income-tax Act will be levied by the Assessing Officer, with Joi...

February 2, 2025 2166 Views 0 comment Print


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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


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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

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

Gujarat HC Quashes Reassessment Due to Vague Loose Papers on NA Land

Income Tax : Gujarat High Court held that reassessment proceedings based on loose papers referring to non-agricultural land could not justify r...

May 19, 2026 345 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


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Clarifications in respect of section 269ST of Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Circular No. 22 of 2017 F.No.370142/10/2017-TPL Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Di...

July 3, 2017 15120 Views 1 comment Print


Restrictions on Cash Transactions of Rs. 2 Lacs or More under Income Tax

June 13, 2022 392682 Views 9 comments Print

Understand the restrictions on cash transactions of Rs. 2 lakhs or more under income tax law. Learn about the modes of undertaking transactions and the exceptions.

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

May 9, 2021 7431 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 […]

Surgical Strike on Cash Transactions

August 25, 2020 8010 Views 2 comments Print

a) Legal Measure Applicable to Receipt of Money i. Section 13A : Exemption for certain income of political parties No donation exceeding Rs.2000 is received by such political party otherwise than by an account payee cheque drawn on a bank or an account payee bank draft or use of electronic clearing system through a bank […]

Treatment of Cash Transaction & Cash Expenses Limit in Income Tax

May 21, 2020 14247 Views 0 comment Print

अर्जुन: हे माधव, प्रणाम! मेरी एक समस्या का निवारण कीजिए। कृष्ण: कहिए अर्जुन! बताइए क्या समस्या हैं? अर्जुन: माधव, मुझे यह बताए कि GST कानून के तहत एक टैक्सपेयर कितने रुपए का नकद में लेन-देन कर सकता हैं? कृष्ण: वत्स! GST कानून में नकद लेन-देन को लेकर कोई भी प्रावधान नहीं हैं परन्तु इनकम टैक्स […]

Receipt or Payment In Cash (Cash Transactions) under Income Tax Act

May 21, 2020 137334 Views 3 comments Print

As we all know about the section 269ST, which was introduced by the Central Government in the Income Tax Act, 1961 by the Finance Act, 2017, to curb tax evasion, regulation and circulation of black money. 1. Basic Understanding of Section 269ST As per section 269ST, any person who enters into a transaction of Rs […]

Cash Receipt!! Is it really a Receipt??

February 20, 2020 25746 Views 1 comment Print

Central Government is putting all efforts to curb use of cash which is focused on un-accounted transactions. As we all know, not all transactions that are transacted in cash hold the colour of un-accounted money, the contrary is that all the un-accounted transactions takes place in cash.

Section 271DA Penalty for contravening provisions of section 269ST

February 6, 2020 15783 Views 0 comment Print

With an aim to hold control over black money transaction and also to promote the digital transactions, the provisions of section 269ST of the Income Tax Act were introduced and made effective from 1st April 2017. The provisions of section 269ST mandate specific modes of undertaking transactions. In case the person fails to comply with […]

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

January 6, 2020 66699 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 […]

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