This document provides guidance to reporting persons on submitting statements of financial transactions (SFT) as required by Section 285BA of the Income Tax Act. It outlines:
1) The types of transactions that must be reported and the applicable reporting thresholds.
2) The procedure for registering with the Income Tax Department and submitting SFT forms, including downloading the necessary files from the e-filing website.
3) General guidelines for preparing SFT forms, including identifying reportable transactions and applying aggregation rules to determine reporting thresholds.
4) The required reporting format which differs based on the transaction type being person, account, or property transaction based. Reporting persons must submit separate SFT forms for each transaction type.