Income-tax Act, 2025 · CHAPTER XXII — OFFENCES AND PROSECUTION

Section 479Failure to furnish returns of income

Income-tax Act, 2025 (30 of 2025)

(1)

If a person wilfully fails to furnish in due time the return of income, which is required to be furnished under section 263(1), or by notice given under section 268(1) or 280, he shall be punishable,—

(a)in a case, where the amount of tax, which would have been evaded if the failure had not been discovered, exceeds twenty-five lakh rupees, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to seven years, and with fine;

(b)in any other case, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to two years and with fine.

(2)

A person shall not be proceeded against under sub-section (1) for failure to furnish in due time the return of income under section 263(1) for any tax year, if—

(a)a return is furnished by him under section 263(4) or 263(6); or

(b)the tax payable by such person, not being a company, on the total income determined on regular assessment, as reduced by the advance tax or self-assessment tax, if any, paid before the expiry of period specified under section 263(4), and any tax deducted or collected at source, does not exceed ₹ 10000.

This section refers to

§ 263 Return of income.

§ 268 Procedure for assessment

Referenced by

§ 440(1)

§ 440(3)

§ 485 Punishment for second and subsequent offences

§ 491(1)

§ 492 Certain offences to be non-cognizable

Rule 231 Form of application under section 440