§ 187
Chapter XII

Acceptance of payment through prescribed electronic modes

Income-tax Act, 2025

Business owners must provide a way to accept payments through certain electronic modes. This applies to businesses with sales, turnover, or gross receipts over

  • 50 crore rupees in the previous tax year
. This is in addition to any other electronic payment methods they may already offer.

📜 Official text of the section +
187. Every person shall provide facility for accepting payment, through electronic modes as may be prescribed, in addition to other electronic modes, if any, being provided by him, where— ( a) such person is carrying on business or profession; and ( b) total sales, turnover or gross receipts in such business or profession exceeds fifty crore rupees during the immediately preceding tax year. Mode of repayment of certain loans or deposits or specified advances.

Plain-language summary — not the official text. Refer to the bare Act and confirm with a professional for your specific case.