These High-Value Transactions Can Invite Income Tax Notice, Check Details

 

The Income Tax Department monitors high-value cash transactions beyond a specific limit. If you fail to mention such transactions in your Income Tax Returns (ITR) filing, you may get a notice from the authorities.  

The I-T Department keeps a watch on high-value cash transactions, including bank deposits, mutual fund investments, property-related transactions and share trading. If transactions surpass the threshold limit, you must notify the I-T department to avoid getting a notice.

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The I-T department has entered into agreements with several government agencies and financial institutions to access the records of the individuals regarding the high-value transactions.

As part of its e-campaign to promote voluntary compliance and avoid issuing the notice and the scrutiny of taxpayers, the tax department sends e-mail and SMS alerts about the non-disclosure of high-value transactions linked to a permanent account number (PAN).

Here are a few transactions which may attract notice from the I-T department if not reported in the ITR.

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Savings Bank Account and Current Account Deposits

Any transaction exceeding ₹ 10 lakh in a savings bank account in a financial year should be disclosed to the I-T department. Similarly, for current accounts, the threshold limit is ₹ 50 lakh.

Fixed deposits in banks

Cash deposits in bank FD account exceeding ₹ 10 lakh need to be notified to the I-T department. Banks will have to disclose the transactions if the total amount deposited in single or multiple fixed deposits exceeds the specified limits by filing form 61A, a statement of financial transactions.

Credit card bills

Credit card bill payments above ₹ 1 lakh in cash should be reported to the I-T department. The Income Tax department monitors all credit card transactions, and hiding any high-value transaction linked to credit cards could attract notice. Settlements above ₹ 10 lakh in a financial year towards credit card bills should be disclosed in the ITR.

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Sale or purchase of immovable property

All the property registrars and sub-registrars across the country are mandated to inform the tax authorities about the sale or purchase of any immovable property exceeding ₹ 30 lakh.  

Shares, mutual funds, debentures and bonds

The cash transaction limit concerning investments in mutual funds, stocks, bonds, or debentures should not exceed ₹ 10 lakh in a financial year.

The Annual Information Return (AIR) statement contains details of financial transactions, and the tax authorities trace the high-value transactions through this. Part E of your Form 26AS contains all details of high-value transactions.

Sale of foreign currency  

An amount of ₹ 10 lakh or more in a financial year from the sale of foreign currency should be reported to the Income Tax department. 

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