Fee for default in furnishing statements
[As per the Income Tax Act, 2025 (this Act) w.e.f. 1st April, 2026.]
Section 427(1) of Income Tax Act 2025
(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Act, where a person fails to deliver or cause to be delivered a statement within the time prescribed in section 393(3)(b), he shall be liable to pay, by way of fee, a sum of two hundred rupees for every day during which the failure continues.
Section 427(2) of Income Tax Act 2025
(2) The amount of fee referred to in sub-section (1) shall,––
(a) not exceed the amount of tax deductible or collectible; and
(b) be paid before delivering or causing to be delivered the statement, as per sub-section (1).