Fee for default in furnishing return of income
[As per the Income Tax Act, 2025 (this Act) w.e.f. 1st April, 2026.]
Without prejudice to the provisions of this Act, where, a person required to furnish a return of income under section 263 fails to do so within the time as prescribed in section 263(1) he shall pay, by way of a fee,––
(a) a sum of five thousand rupees, if the total income of such person exceeds five lakh rupees;
(b) a sum not exceeding one thousand rupees in any other case.