Max Healthcare fined ₹32.8 Lakhs by Income Tax Dept for journal entry transactions
Max Healthcare Institute Limited received a penalty of ₹32,81,528 from the Income Tax Department. The penalty is for transactions settled via journal entries, deemed by the IT Department as non-prescribed loan/deposit modes. The company is appealing the order, and there is no other financial or operational impact.
The penalty amount of ₹32,81,528 is relatively small for a company of Max Healthcare's size, and the announcement explicitly states no other impact on financial or operational activities. The company is also planning to appeal the order.
The company has been levied a penalty by the Income Tax Department, which is a negative development.
Max Healthcare Institute Limited has received an order from the Assessment Unit, Income Tax Department, levying a penalty of ₹32,81,528. The penalty was imposed for transactions related to the company's receivables, such as employee security deposits or vendor adjustments, which were settled through journal entries to square off internal liabilities. The Income Tax Department viewed these transactions as acceptance or repayment of loans or deposits through non-prescribed modes.
The company received the order on June 30, 2026, at 9:57 am IST. Apart from the penalty amount, there is no other specified impact on the financial, operational, or other activities of Max Healthcare. The management is currently in the process of filing an appeal against this order.
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