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Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT) under Income-tax framework

Income Tax : The issue concerns mandatory reporting of specified financial transactions under tax law. The key takeaway is that entities must r...

April 5, 2026 10698 Views 0 comment Print

Fixed Deposit Tax Rules Explained Because SFT Reporting and TDS Limits Differ

Income Tax : This explains why FD reporting to tax authorities and TDS on interest follow different thresholds. The key takeaway is understandi...

December 31, 2025 2250 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding Statement of Financial Transaction (SFT)

Income Tax : Understand the SFT system, reporting requirements, due dates, and penalties under Section 285BA for high-value financial transacti...

November 19, 2025 18429 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Statement of Financial Transactions & Reportable Accounts

Income Tax : Know about Statement of Financial Transaction (SFT) or Reportable Account under Section 285BA — entities liable to file, reporta...

November 5, 2025 120734 Views 16 comments Print

Save Yourself from Tax Summer Heat by Filing TDS and SFT returns before 31st May

Income Tax : Understand critical tax deadlines by May 31, 2025, for TDS and SFT reporting. Learn about compliance requirements, applicable form...

May 27, 2025 8409 Views 0 comment Print


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Investigation of Reporting Entities by Income-Tax Department

Income Tax : A detailed examination of the Income-Tax Department's investigation into Reporting Entities, with a specific focus on a prominent ...

July 1, 2023 1272 Views 0 comment Print

Notice to SFT Filers: Extended Filing Period and Helpdesk Support

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department has issued a notice informing all Statement of Financial Transaction (SFT) filers about the challenges f...

June 1, 2023 10983 Views 0 comment Print

5.56 lakh new persons in 2nd phase of Operation Clean Money identified

Income Tax : Income Tax Department has used information received under Statement of Financial Transactions to identify 5.56 lakh new persons i...

July 15, 2017 2244 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT clarifies on SFT & SFT Preliminary Response Filing

Income Tax : Section 285BA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 requires furnishing of a statement of financial transaction (SFT) for transactions presc...

May 26, 2017 121704 Views 17 comments Print

Email on Statement of Financial transactions (SFT) filing by IT Dept.

Income Tax : Statement of Financial transactions (SFT) should be filed by all reporting persons covered under Rule 114E of Income-tax Rules, 19...

May 19, 2017 26277 Views 2 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Bangalore Deletes Section 271FAA Penalty for SFT Delay

Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that penalty under Section 271FAA cannot be imposed mechanically where delay in filing the correction stat...

February 20, 2026 687 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in SFT-005 Filing: Excuse of Server Issue Rejected by ITAT

Income Tax : Read about the case of Waghodia Urban Co. Op. Bank Limited vs. Director of Income Tax regarding a penalty levied under Section 271...

June 9, 2024 813 Views 0 comment Print

Non-filing of SFT Return Not Grounds for Penalty: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : Read about Durgapur Steel Peoples’ Cooperative Bank Ltd vs Director of Income Tax case. ITAT Kolkata rules that non-filing of SF...

March 16, 2024 939 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 271FA Penalty if there was a reasonable cause for failure

Income Tax : Explore the detailed analysis of Kesar Alloys & Metals Pvt. Ltd. vs. Director of Income Tax (ITAT Indore) case, focusing on penalt...

March 16, 2024 2379 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 271FA penalty for delay in filing SFT return for genuine reasons

Income Tax : Explore the detailed analysis of the penalty imposed on Jhalawar Kendriya Sahakari Bank Ltd. by ITAT Jaipur in the case against AD...

March 14, 2024 2106 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Revised SFT Submission Process for Mutual Fund Transactions

Income Tax : Revised Format, Procedure and Guidelines for submission of Statement of Financial Transaction (SFT) for Mutual Fund Transactions b...

November 15, 2023 6873 Views 0 comment Print

Revised Procedure for submission of SFT for Depository Transactions

Income Tax : Understand revised format, procedure & guidelines for submission of Statement of Financial Transactions for Depository Transaction...

November 15, 2023 6576 Views 0 comment Print

Addendum to Notification: Format, Procedure & Guidelines for submission of SFT for Interest income

Income Tax : Addendum to Notification 2 of 2021: Format, Procedure and Guidelines for submission of Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT) f...

January 5, 2023 4416 Views 0 comment Print

Submission of Statement of Financial Transactions for Interest Income-Reg.

Finance : In continuation to the SB Order No. 01/2017 dated 29.03.2017, the undersigned is directed to inform that Government of India, Mini...

July 5, 2021 2886 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Return, Tax Audit due date & Other dates extended

Income Tax : The due date of furnishing of Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22, which is 31st July 2021 under sub-section (1) of s...

May 20, 2021 166263 Views 24 comments Print


Transactions Tracked by Income Tax Department

May 12, 2021 33024 Views 6 comments Print

Taxpayers need to keep in mind high-value transactions they made while filing their income tax returns. The income tax department is using analytics to scrutinize data to find out people who have not filed income tax returns (ITR) or under-reported income despite doing a high-value transaction. Let’s understand what these high-value transactions are and how […]

CBDT notifies amendment in rule 114AAB and Form No. 49BA

May 4, 2021 10452 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Notification No. 42/2021 dated 4th May, 2021. regarding exemption from obtaining PAN by non resident investor. Rule 114AAB specifies the Class or classes of person to whom provisions of section 139A shall not apply. CBDT has not amended Rule 114AAB and Form No. 49BA vide Notification No. 42/2021 dated 4th May, 2021. Non-resident investor […]

SFT for Mutual Fund Transactions – Format, Procedure & Guideline

April 30, 2021 24342 Views 1 comment Print

Format, Procedure and Guidelines for submission of Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT) for Mutual Fund Transactions by Registrar and Share Transfer Agent – Notification No. 4 of 2021-Income Tax-DGIT Dated: 30th April, 2021 Also Read- Format, Procedure and Guidelines for submission of Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT) for Depository Transactions-Notification No. 3 of 2021-DGIT Dated: […]

SFT for Depository Transactions – Format, Procedure & Guideline

April 30, 2021 21711 Views 0 comment Print

Format, Procedure and Guidelines for submission of Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT) for Depository Transactions-Notification No. 3 of 2021-DGIT Dated: 30th April, 2021 Also Read – Format, Procedure and Guidelines for submission of Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT) for Mutual Fund Transactions by Registrar and Share Transfer Agent – Notification No. 4 of 2021-Income Tax-DGIT […]

अब करदाता आयकर रिटर्न में ब्याज आय को छिपा नहीं सकता है

April 24, 2021 4056 Views 0 comment Print

आयकर रिटर्न में प्रीफिलिंग के प्रयोजनों के लिए,ब्याज आय से संबंधित जानकारी की रिपोर्टिंग को शामिल करने के लिए सीबीडीटी ने अधिसूचना 16/2021 दिनांक 12.03.2021 जारी की है। इसके लिए नियम 114E का नया उप नियम 5A निर्दिष्ट करता है कि जानकारी निर्धारित फॉर्म में निर्धारित तरीके से प्रस्तुत की जाएगी । इसके लिए दिनांक […]

Format, Procedure and Guidelines for submission of Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT) for Interest income

April 20, 2021 112530 Views 0 comment Print

The reporting entities are advised to provide information of interest income, reported to Income Tax Department, to the account holder (in the form of Interest Certificate either through email or portal) which will enable taxpayers to reconcile the information displayed in the Annual Information Statement (AIS) (Form 26AS).

Format, Procedure and Guidelines for submission of Statement of Financial Transactions  (SFT) for Dividend income

April 20, 2021 123771 Views 5 comments Print

The reporting entities are advised to provide information of dividend income, reported to Income Tax Department, to the taxpayers which will enable them to reconcile the information displayed in the Annual Information Statement (AIS) (Form 26AS).

Income Tax Dept Intimation to taxpayer of High Value Information

March 30, 2021 65382 Views 29 comments Print

Income Tax department sends communications specifying High Value Information and seeks further information however communications seem to be partial faulty Too much of digitisation has its ill effects and now with the communications sent by Income Tax departments after digital review of the assessees data, it seems that the ill effects are going to cost […]

Short note on SFT | CBDT Notification dated 12/03/2021 with penalty provisions

March 27, 2021 20184 Views 2 comments Print

Short note on SFT – Statement of Financial Transactions considering Recent CBDT Notification No. 16/2021, dated 12-03-2021 with penalty provisions SFT provides a reporting mechanism wherein specified entities are required to provide information about material financial transactions to the Income-tax Department. While Presenting Union Budget 2021, the Hon’ble finance Minister mentioned that to ease filing […]

CBDT notifies reporting of Capital Gain, Dividend, Interest Income in SFT

March 12, 2021 26676 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies that For the purposes of pre-filling the return of income, a statement of financial transaction containing information relating to capital gains on transfer of listed securities or units of Mutual Funds, dividend income, and interest income shall be furnished by specified persons at such frequency, and in such manner, as may be specified […]

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