8 Tax Limits You Must Know: Avoid 100% Penalty
India's income tax rules set strict cash limits for payments, loans, property deals, and donations. Cross these limits and you could owe a penalty equal to the entire amount received. Here are 8 limits every taxpayer must know.
That ₹2L cash limit is roughly 400 cups of chai a day — still too much for the taxman.
Receive more cash than this in a day and you face a 100% penalty
Key Takeaways
Switch all loan repayments above ₹20,000 to NEFT, IMPS, or UPI immediately — even informal family loans count under this rule.
Check any pending property or high-value sale agreements and ensure payments are routed through banking channels, not cash.
If you run a small business, cap daily cash receipts from any single customer at ₹1.99 lakh and keep digital payment records as proof.
India's income tax rules set strict cash limits for payments, loans, property deals, and donations. Cross these limits and you could owe a penalty equal to the entire amount received. Here are 8 limits every taxpayer must know.
Here's what happened: Income Tax rules bar any individual from receiving more than ₹2 lakh in cash from a single person in a single day.. Cash loans, deposits, and repayments above ₹20,000 are prohibited — all such transactions must go through a bank or digital channel.. Property deals, business receipts, and charitable donations also carry strict per-transaction cash caps to prevent tax evasion..
What you should do: Switch all loan repayments above ₹20,000 to NEFT, IMPS, or UPI immediately — even informal family loans count under this rule.. Check any pending property or high-value sale agreements and ensure payments are routed through banking channels, not cash.. If you run a small business, cap daily cash receipts from any single customer at ₹1.99 lakh and keep digital payment records as proof..
Pro tip: The 100% penalty is levied on the RECEIVER, not the payer — so even if a buyer insists on cash, you bear the full tax hit.
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- [1]“From cash receipts to property deals: 8 key income tax limits every taxpayer should know to avoid penalties” Wealth-Economic Times · 6 Jul 2026
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