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Filing Fees under Direct Tax Laws/Court Fees

A. Filing Fees under Direct Tax Laws

1. APPEALS   Amount of fees payable
  (i) CIT(A)    
    S. 249 — Income-tax Act Assessed Income < ₹ 1,00,000 ₹ 250
      Assessed Income < ₹ 2,00,000 ₹ 500
      Assessed Income > ₹ 2,00,000 ₹ 1,000
      Any other subject ₹ 250
    S. 23 — Wealth Tax Act ₹ 250
    S. 22 — Gift Tax Act ₹ Nil
  (ii) ITAT    
    S. 253 — Income-tax Act Assessed Income < ₹ 1,00,000 ₹ 500
      Assessed Income < ₹ 2,00,000 ₹ 1,500
      Assessed Income > ₹ 2,00,000

1% of Assessed Income Maximum ₹ 10,000

      Any other subject ₹ 500
      Stay of Demand ₹ 500
    S. 254 — Income-tax Act Miscellaneous Application ₹ 50
    S. 24 — Wealth Tax Act   ₹ 1,000
       

₹ 500 (when not relating to net wealth)

    S. 23 — Gift Tax Act   ₹ 200
  (iii) HIGH COURT    
   

S. 260A — Income-tax Act
S. 27A — Wealth Tax Act

 

As per code of Civil Procedure and High Court Rules

2. REVISION    
  CIT      
  S. 264 — Income-tax Act ₹ 500
  S. 25 — Wealth Tax Act ₹ 500
  S. 24 — Gift Tax Act ₹ 500
3. SETTLEMENT    
  S. 245 C — Income-tax Act (Rule 44C)  
  S. 22C — Wealth Tax Act (Rule 4A)  

Notes:

  1. For appeals relating to TDS, TCS and penalty for the violation of provisions governing TDS/TCS and for penalty, the fees payable would be as per residual clauses.
  2. For appeal against penalty orders see Bidyut Kumar Sett v. ITD 92 ITD 148 (SB)

B. Court Fees

S. No. Nature of Document Amount of fees payable ₹
1. Vakalatnama 2.00
2. a) Memorandum of Appeal 0.50
  b) Copy of Assessment Order (as enclosure) 0.65
3. Application for stay of recovery or for grant of instalments for payment of tax 1.00
4. Application for compromise or for issue of directions to Income-tax Officers when assessments are pending 1.00
5. Application for obtaining copy of any order passed by IT authorities or any other document on the record of the IT authorities 1.00
6. Certified copy of any order of the IT authorities (Not for private use nor intended for filing before the ITAT) 0.50
7. Application for transfer of cases from one Income-tax Officer to another 1.00
8. Application for recognition of provident funds 1.00

Note : Provisions of Court Fees Act, 1870 would apply to documents and applications presented before any officer serving under Central Government.

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