section 463
Penalty for furnishing incorrect information in reports or certificates
Income Tax Act 2025Tax2025570 sections23 chapters
Chapter XXI Penalties
Statutory text
- (1) Any accountant or merchant banker or registered valuer, shall be liable to pay a penalty of Rs. 10000 for any incorrect information in any report or certificate furnished under any provision of this Act or the rules made thereunder.
- (2) The penalty under sub-section (1) shall be payable for each such report or certificate.
- (3) The penalty under sub-section (1) shall be payable on directions of the Assessing Officer or the Joint Commissioner (Appeals) or the Commissioner (Appeals) where the incorrect information mentioned in sub-section (1) is found by such authority in the course of any proceedings under this Act.
- (4) In this section,—
- (a) "merchant banker" means Category I merchant banker registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India established under section 3 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992); and
- (b) "registered valuer" means a person registered as a valuer under section 514.
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