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Section 234F -Fee for delay in filing Income-tax return

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Section 234F -Fee (Penalty) for delay in filing Income-tax return

Under this section, the fee (penalty) is levied if the Income-tax return is not filed within the due date.
As per Section 234F of the Income Tax Act. Provisions of Section 234F of the Income Tax Act are as follows.
- Section 234F: New penalty for late filing of Income Tax Return under section 234F is introduced in Budget 2017. This penalty is applicable for the assessment year.
- If a person who is compulsorily required to file Income Tax Return (ITR) under section 139, doesn’t file a return on time then he is liable to a penalty as follows

Total Income	Return filed	Fee (Penalty)
Exceeds Rs. 5 Lakh	On or before 31st December of Assessment Year but after the due date	Rs. 5,000/-
Exceeds Rs. 5 Lakh	In any other case	Rs. 10,000/-
Upto Rs. 5 Lakh	After the due date	Rs. 1,000/-

Let us discuss the above provision below:-

AMOUNT OF PENALTY

For a person with a Total Income of more than Rs. 5,00,000. The penalty amount would be as follows:-

If ITR is filed on or before 31st December following the last date – Rs. 5,000
If ITR is filed after 31st December – Rs. 10,000

For a person with a Total Income of up to Rs. 5,00,000 – Rs. 1,000

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As the deadline to submit income tax returns near, the pressure on paid individuals grows. Due to the large number of annual expense filers in recent times,
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Few common mistakes which many persons or individuals do during the e-filing, Income tax return filling process like as:
- Placing in incorrect personal details
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- Failure in Form 26AS & TDS information reconciliation
- Missing to reporting of source of Income
- Possible deductions that could be claimed

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