What is the Penalty for Not Filing the Income Tax Return?

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Sections	Nature of Offence	Penalty Levied
Section 234F	Filing ITR past the given due date	Rs.5000 if ITR is reported before 31st December of the Assessment Year, Rs.10,000 if ITR is reported after 31st December but before 31st March of the Assessment Year
Section 234A	A person fails to file ITR within the due date and has an outstanding unpaid tax	Interest on the outstanding tax amount at 1% per month since the prescribed due date
Section 271H	Failure to file TDS and TCS returns within the given due date	Rs.10,000-Rs.1,00,000, besides the late filing penalty under Section 234E, which is Rs.200/day till the TDS/TCS is paid
Section 270A	A person with taxable income fails to file his ITR or is found to under-report his income in the returns	50% of the total tax payable on the income for which no return was furnished

What is the Penalty for Not Filing ITR?

What are the section-wise penalties for not filing ITR?

What is the taxpayer-wise penalty for late or non-filing of income tax returns?

Do people with incomes below the taxable limit also need to pay a late ITR penalty?

How to pay the ITR penalty?

Online process

Offline process

Can you be imprisoned for not filing a tax return?

Frequently Asked Questions

✓ Do taxpayers need to pay the penalty on the late filing of ITR in addition to interest under Section 234A?

✓ Are there any exemptions on late filing of the ITR penalty for senior citizens?

✓ Are there any relaxations for prosecution under Section 276CC for non-filing of ITR?

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