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272B Income Tax Act -  Penalty for failure to comply with the provisions of section 139A

Section 272B of Income Tax Act 1961 -  Penalty for failure to comply with the provisions of section 139A

1(1) If a person fails to comply with the provisions of section 139A, the Assessing Officer may direct that such person shall pay, by way of penalty, a sum of ten thousand rupees.

(2) If a person who is required to quote his permanent account number in any document referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (5) of section 139A, or to intimate such number as required by sub-section (5A) 2 or sub-section (5C) of that section, quotes or intimates a number which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, the Assessing Officer may direct that such person shall pay, by way of penalty, a sum of ten thousand rupees.

(3) No order under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be passed unless the person, on whom the penalty is proposed to be imposed, is given an opportunity of being heard in the matter.
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1. Ins. by Act 20 of 2002, s. 104 (w.e.f. 1-6-2002).

2. Ins. by Act 23 of 2004, s. 57 (w.e.f 1-4-2005).

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