Chapter XVII
Collection and recovery of tax
A.—General
Deduction at source and advance payment.
190. (1) Notwithstanding that the regular assessment in respect of any income is to be made in a later assessment year, the tax on such income shall be payable by deduction 14[1] [or collection] at source or by advance payment, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
(2) Nothing in this section shall prejudice the charge of tax on such income under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 4.
Direct payment.
15[2] 191. 16[3] [***] In the case of income in respect of which provision is not made under this Chapter for deducting income-tax at the time of payment, and in any case where income-tax has not been deducted in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, income-tax shall be payable by the assessee direct.
B.—Deduction
at source
Salary.
18[5] 192.19[6] (1) Any person responsible for paying any income chargeable under the head “Salaries” shall, at the time of payment, deduct income-tax 20[7] [***] on the amount payable at the average of income-tax 21[8] [***] computed on the basis of the 22[9] [ates in force] for the financial year in which the payment is made, on the estimated income of the assessee under this head for that financial year.
23[10] (2) Where, during the financial year, an assessee is employed simultaneously under more than one employer, or where he has held successively employment under more than one employer, he may furnish to the person responsible for making the payment referred to in sub-section (1) (being one of the said employers as the assessee may, having regard to the circumstances of his case, choose), such details of the income under the head “Salaries” due or received by him from the other employer or employers, the tax deducted at source there from and such other particulars, in such form and verified in such manner as may be prescribed, and thereupon the person responsible for making the payment referred to above shall take into account the details so furnished for the purposes of making the deduction under sub-section (1).]
24[11] [(2A) Where the assessee, being a Government servant or an employee in a 25[12] [company, co-operative society, local authority, university, institution, association or body] is entitled to the relief under sub-section (1) of section 89, he may furnish to the person responsible for making the payment referred to in sub-section (1), such particulars, in such form and verified in such manner as may be prescribed, and thereupon the person responsible as aforesaid shall compute the relief on the basis of such particulars and take it into account in making the deduction under sub-section (1).]
26[13] [Explanation : For the purposes of this sub-section, “University” means a University established or incorporated by or under a Central, State or Provincial Act, and includes an institution declared under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956) to be a university for the purposes of that Act.]
27[14] [(2B) Where an assessee who receives any income chargeable under the head “Salaries” has, in addition, any income chargeable under any other head of income (not being a loss under any such head) for the same financial year, he may send to the person responsible for making the payment referred to in sub-section (1) the particulars of such other income and of any tax deducted thereon under any other provision of this Chapter, in such form and verified in such manner as may be prescribed, and thereupon the person responsible as aforesaid shall take such other income and the tax, if any, deducted thereon also into account for the purposes of making the deduction under sub-section (1) :
Provided that this sub-section shall not in any case have the effect of reducing the tax deductible from the income under the head “Salaries” below the amount that would be so deductible if the other income and the tax deducted thereon had not been taken into account.]
(3) The person responsible for making the payment referred to in sub-section (1) 28[15] [or sub-section (2) or sub-section (2A) or sub-section (2B)] may, at the time of making any deduction, increase or reduce the amount to be deducted under this section for the purpose of adjusting any excess or deficiency arising out of any previous deduction or failure to deduct during the financial year.
(4) The trustees of a recognised provident fund, or any person authorised by the regulations of the fund to make payment of accumulated balances due to employees, shall, in cases where sub-rule (1) of rule 9 of Part A of the Fourth Schedule applies, at the time an accumulated balance due to an employee is paid, make therefrom the deduction provided in rule 10 of Part A of the Fourth Schedule.
29[16] (5) Where any contribution made by an employer, including interest on such contributions, if any, in an approved superannuation fund is paid to the employee, 30[17] [tax] on the amount so paid shall be deducted by the trustees of the fund to the extent provided in rule 6 of part B of the Fourth Schedule.
31[18] (6) For the purposes of deduction of tax on salary payable in foreign currency, the value in rupees of such salary shall be calculated at the prescribed rate of exchange.
33[20] Interest on securities.
34[21] 193. The person responsible for paying any income 35[22] [by way of interest on securities] shall, 36[23] [at the time of credit of such income to the account of the payee or at the time of payment thereof in cash or by issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier] deduct income-tax 37[24] [***] at the rates in force on the amount of the interest payable :
37a[25] [Provided that where, in the case of a scheduled bank, the Central Government is satisfied that the total income of the bank justifies deduction of income-tax at a lower rate, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the rate at which deduction of income-tax shall be made in the case of such bank under this section and such notification shall, at any one time, have effect for such assessment year or years, not exceeding three assessment years, as may be specified in the notification :]
38[26] [Provided 38a[27] [further] that no tax shall be deducted from—
(i) any interest payable on 4¼ per cent National Defence Bonds, 1972, where the bonds are held by an individual, not being a non-resident; or
39[28] [(ia) any interest payable to an individual on 4¼ per cent National Defence Loan, 1968, or 4 3/4 per cent National Defence Loan, 1972; or]
40[29] [(ib) any interest payable on National Development Bonds; or]
42[31] [(iia) any interest payable on 7-Year National Savings Certificates (IV Issue); or]
43[32] [(iib) any interest payable on such debentures, issued by any institution or authority, or any public sector company, or any co-operative society (including a co-operative land mortgage bank or a co-operative land development bank), as the Central Government may, by notification44[33] in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf.]
(iii) any interest payable on 6½ per cent Gold Bonds, 1977, or 7 per cent Gold Bonds, 1980, where the Bonds are held by an individual not being a non-resident, and the holder thereof makes a declaration in writing before the person responsible for paying the interest that the total nominal value of the 6½ per cent Gold Bonds, 1977, or, as the case may be, the 7 per cent Gold Bonds, 1980, held by him (including such bonds, if any, held on his behalf by any other person) did not in either case exceed ten thousand rupees at any time during the period to which the interest relates;
46[35] [(iiia) any interest payable on such securities of the Central Government or a State Government, to such class of persons, and subject to such conditions, as the Central Government may, by notification47[36] in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf;]
48[37] [(iv) any interest payable on any other security of the Central or State Government, where the security is held by an individual, not being a non-resident, and the holder thereof makes a declaration in writing before the person responsible for paying the interest that—
(a) he has not previously been assessed under his Act or under the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922 (11 of 1922);
(b) his total income of the previous year in which the interest is due is not likely to exceed the maximum amount not chargeable to tax; and
(c) the total nominal value of the securities held by him (including such securities, if any, as are held on his behalf by any other person) did not exceed two thousand five hundred rupees at any time during the said previous year.]]
49[38] [(v) any interest payable to an individual, who is resident in India, on debentures issued by a company in which the public are substantially interested, being debentures listed on a recognised stock exchange in India in accordance with the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956), and any rules made thereunder, if—
(a) the interest is paid by the company by an account payee cheque; and
(b) the amount of such interest or, as the case may be, the aggregate of the amounts of such interest paid or likely to be paid during the financial year by the company to such individual does not exceed 50[39] [two thousand and five hundred rupees].]
51a[40] [51[41] [Explanation 1] : For the purposes of this section, where any income by way of interest on securities is credited to any account, whether called “Interest payable account” or “Suspense account” or by any other name, in the books of account of the person liable to pay such income, such crediting shall be deemed to be credit of such income to the account of the payee and the provisions of this section shall apply accordingly.]
51b[42] [Explanation 2 : For the purposes of this section, the expression “scheduled bank” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (ii) of the Explanation to clause (viia) of sub-section (1) of section 36.]
Dividends.
52[43] 194. 53[44] The principal officer of an Indian company or a company which has made the prescribed arrangements for the declaration and payment of dividends (including dividends on preference shares) within India, shall, before making any payment in cash or before issuing any cheque or warrant in respect of any dividend or before making any distribution or payment to a shareholder, 55a[45] [who is resident in India,] of any dividend within the meaning of sub-clause (a) or sub-clause (b) or sub-clause (c) or sub-clause (d) or sub-clause (e) of clause (22) of section 2, deduct from the amount of such dividend, income-tax 54[46] [***] at the rates in force :
55[47] [Provided that no such deduction shall be made in the case of a shareholder, being an individual, 55b[48] [***] of a company in which the public are substantially interested, if—
(a) the dividend is paid by such company by an account-payee cheque; and
(b) the amount of such dividend or, as the case may be, the aggregate of the amounts of such dividend distributed or paid or likely to be distributed or paid during the financial year by the company to the shareholder, does not exceed 56[49] [two thousand five hundred rupees]:
57[50] Provided 58[51] [further] that where in the case of any shareholder, not being a company, the 59[52] [Assessing] Officer gives a certificate in writing in the prescribed manner60[53] that to the best of his belief the total income 61[54] [***] of the shareholder will be less than the minimum liable to income-tax, the person responsible for paying any dividend to the shareholder shall so long as the certificate is in force pay the dividend without any deduction.
62[55] [Interest other than “Interest on securities”.
63[56] 194A. 64[57] (1) Any person, not being an individual or a Hindu undivided family, who is responsible for paying to a resident any income by way of interest other than income 65[58] [by way of interest on securities], shall, at the time of credit of such income to the account of the payee or at the time of payment thereof in cash or by issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct income-tax thereon at the rates in force :
Provided that no such deduction shall be made in a case where the person (not being a company or a registered firm) entitled to receive such income furnishes to the person responsible for making the payment—
(a) an affidavit, or
(b) a statement in writing,declaring that his estimated total income assessable for the assessment year next following the financial year in which the income is credited or paid will be less than the minimum liable to income-tax.
66[59] [Explanation: For the purposes of this section, where any income by way of interest as aforesaid is credited to any account, whether called “Interest payable account” or “Suspense account” or by any other name, in the books of account of the person liable to pay such income, such crediting shall be deemed to be credit of such income to the account of the payee and the provisions of this section shall apply accordingly.]
67[60] (2) The statement in writing referred to in sub-section (1) shall also contain such other particulars as may be prescribed, be verified in the prescribed manner, 68[61] [be signed in the presence of—
(a) a Member of Parliament or a State Legislature; or
(b) a Member of a District Council or a Metropolitan Council, a Municipal Corporation or Municipal Committee; or
(c) a Gazetted Officer of the Central or a State Government; or
(d) an officer of any banking company (including a co-operative bank) of the rank of sub-agent, agent or manager,and bear an attestation by such member or officer to the effect that the person who has signed the statement is known to him.]
(3) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply—
69[62] [(i) where the amount of such income or, as the case may be, the aggregate of the amounts of such income credited or paid or likely to be credited or paid during the financial year by the person referred to in sub-section (1) to the account of, or to, the payee, does not exceed 70[63] [two thousand five hundred rupees;]
(ii) to such income credited or paid before the 1st day of October, 1967;
(iii) to such income credited or paid to—
(a) any banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), applies, or any co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking (including a co-operative land mortgage bank), or
(b) any financial corporation established by or under a Central, State or Provincial Act, or
(c) the Life Insurance Corporation of
(d) the Unit Trust of
(e) any company or co-operative society carrying on the business of insurance, or
71[64] (f) such other institution, association or body 72[65] [or class of institutions, associations or bodies] which the Central Government may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, notify in this behalf in the Official Gazette;
(iv) 73[66] [to such income credited or paid by a firm to a partner of the firm],
(v) to such income credited or paid by a co-operative society 74[67] [to a member thereof or] to any other co-operative society;]
75[68] [(vi) to such income credited or paid in respect of deposits under any 76[69] scheme framed by the Central Government and notified by it in this behalf in the Official Gazette;
76a[70] [(vii)to such income credited or paid in respect of deposits (other than time deposits) with a banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, applies (including any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act);
(viia) to such income credited or paid in respect of,—
(a) deposits with a primary agricultural credit society or a primary credited society or primary credit society or a co-operative land mortgage bank or a co-operative land development bank;
(b) deposits (other than time deposits) with a co-operative society other than a co-operative society or bank referred to in sub-clause (a),engaged in carrying on the business of banking:
Explanation : For the purposes of clauses (vii) and (viia), “time deposits” means deposits (excluding recurring deposits) repayable on the expiry of fixed periods;]
77[71] [(viii)to such income credited or paid by the Central Government under any provision of this Act or the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922 (11 of 1922), or the Estate Duty Act, 1953 (34 of 1953), or the Wealth-tax, 1957 (27 of 1957), or the Gift-tax Act, 1958 (18 of 1958), or the Super Profits Tax Act, 1963 (14 of 1963), or the Companies (Profits) Surtax Act, 1964 (7 of 1964), or the Interest-tax Act, 1974 (45 of 1974).]
78[72] [(4) The person responsible for making the payment referred to in sub-section (1) may, at the time of making any deduction, increase or reduce the amount to be deducted under this section for the purpose of adjusting any excess or deficiency arising out of any previous deduction or failure to deduct during the financial year.]
Explanation: In this section, “Gazetted Officer” includes a Tehsildar or a mamlatdar of a Taluka or Tehsil or any other officer performing functions similar to those of a Tehsildar or Mamlatdar.]
79[73] [Winnings from lottery or crossed word puzzle.
80[74] 194B. 81[75] The person responsible for paying to any person any income by way of winnings from any lottery or crossword puzzle in an amount exceeding 82[76] [five thousand rupees] shall, at the time of payment thereof, deduct income-tax thereon at the rates in force :
Provided that no deduction shall be made under this section from any payment made before the1st day of June, 1972.]
83[77] [Winnings from horse race.
84[78] 194BB. 85[79] Any person, being a bookmaker or a person to whom a licence has been granted by the Government under any law for the time being in force for horse racing in any race course or for arranging for wagering or betting in any race course, who is responsible for paying to any person any income by way of winnings from any horse race in an amount exceeding 86[80] [two thousand five hundred rupees] shall, at the time of payment thereof, deduct income-tax thereon at the rates in force:
Provided that no deduction shall be made under this section from any payment made before the 1st day of June, 1978.]
86a[81] [Payments to contractors and sub-contractors.
87[82] 194C. 88[83] (1) Any person responsible for paying any sum to any resident (hereafter in this section referred to as the contractor) for carrying out any work (including supply of labour for carrying out any work) in pursuance of a contract between the contractor and—
(a) the Central Government or any State Government; or
(b) any local authority; or
(c) any corporation established by or under a Central, State or Provincial Act; or
89[85] (e) any co-operative society,]shall, at the time of credit of such sum to the account of the contractor or at the time of payment thereof in cash or by issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct an amount equal to two per cent of such sum as income-tax on income comprised therein.
(2) Any person (being a contractor and not being an individual or a Hindu undivided family) responsible for paying any sum to any resident (hereafter in this section referred to as the sub-contractor) in pursuance of a contract with the sub-contractor for carrying out, or for the supply of labour for carrying out, the whole or any part of the work undertaken by the contractor or for supplying whether wholly or partly any labour which the contractor has undertaken to supply shall, at the time of credit of such sum to the account of the sub-contractor or at the time of payment thereof in cash or by issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct an amount equal to one per cent of such sum as income-tax on income comprised therein.
90[86] [Explanation : For the purposes of this section, where any sum referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) is credited to any account, whether called “Suspense account” or by any other name, in the books of account of the person liable to pay such income, such crediting shall be deemed to be credit of such income to the account of the payee and the provisions of this section shall apply accordingly.]
(3) No deduction shall be made under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) from—
(i) any sum credited or paid in pursuance of any contract the consideration for which does not exceed 91[87] [ten] thousand rupees; or
(ii) any sum credited or paid before the 1st day of June, 1972; 92[88] [or]
92[89] [(iii) any sum credited or paid before the 1st day of June, 1973, in pursuance of a contract between the contractor and a co-operative society or in pursuance of a contract between such contractor and the sub-contractor in relation to any work (including supply of labour for carrying out any work) undertaken by the contractor for the co-operative society.]
93[90] (4) Where the 94[91] [Assessing] Officer is satisfied that the total income of the contractor or the sub-contractor justifies the deduction of income-tax at any lower rate or no deduction of income-tax, as the case may be, the 94[92] [Assessing] Officer shall, on an application made by the contractor or the sub-contractor in this behalf, give to him such certificate as may be appropriate.
(5) Where any such certificate is given, the person responsible for paying the sum referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall, until such certificate is cancelled by the 94[93] [Assessing] Officer, deduct income-tax at the rates specified in such certificate or deduct no tax, as the case may be.]
96[95] 194D. 97[96] Any person responsible for paying to a resident any income by way of remuneration or reward, whether by way of commission or otherwise, for soliciting or procuring insurance business (including business relating to the continuance, renewal or revival of policies of insurance) shall, at the time of credit of such income to the account of the payee or at the time of payment thereof in cash or by issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct income-tax thereon at the rates in force:
Provided that no deduction shall be made under this section from any such income credited or paid before the 1st day of June, 1973:]
98[97] [Provided further that no deduction shall be made under this section in a case where the amount of such income or, as the case may be, the aggregate of the amounts of such income credited or paid or likely to be credited or paid during the financial year to the account of, or to, the payee, does not exceed five thousand rupees.]
99[98] [Payments to non-resident sportsmen or sports associations.99c
194E. Where any income referred to in section 115BBA is payable to a non-resident sportsman (including an athlete) who is not citizen of India or a non-resident sports association or institution, the person responsible for making the payment shall, at the time of credit of such income to the account of the payee or at the time of payment thereof in cash or by issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct income-tax thereon at the rate of ten per cent.]
99a[99] [Payments in respect of deposits under National Savings Scheme, etc.
194EE. The person responsible for paying to any person any amount referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 80CCA shall, at the time of payment thereof, deduct income-tax thereon at the rate of twenty per cent:
Provided that no deduction shall be made under this section where the amount of such payment or, as the case may be, the aggregate amount of such payments to the payee during the financial year is less than two thousand five hundred rupees:
Provided further that nothing contained in this section shall apply to the payment of the said amount to the heirs of the assessee.]
99b[100] [Payments on account of repurchase of units by Mutual Fund or
Unit Trust of
194F. The person responsible for paying to any person any amount referred to in sub-section (2) of section 80CCB shall, at the time of payment thereof, deduct income-tax thereon at the rate of twenty per cent.]
99a[101] [Commission, etc. on
the sale of lottery tickets.
194G. Any person who is responsible for paying, on or after the 1st day of October, 1991 to any person, who is or has been stocking, distributing, purchasing or selling lottery tickets, any income by way of commission, remuneration or prize (by whatever name called) on such tickets in an amount exceeding one thousand rupees shall, at the time of credit of such income to the account of the payee or at the time of payment of such income in cash or by the issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct income-tax thereon at the rate of ten per cent.
Explanation : For the purposes of this section, where any income is credited to any account whether called “Suspense Account” or by any other name, in the books of account of the person liable to pay such income, such crediting shall be deemed to be credit of such income to the account of the payee and the provisions of this section shall apply accordingly.
99d[102] [Commission,
brokerage, etc.
194H. (1) Any person, not being an individual or a Hindu undivided family, who is responsible for paying, on or after the 1st day of October, 1991 to a resident, any income by way of commission (not being insurance commission referred to in section 194D) or brokerage, shall, at the time of credit of such income to the account of the payee or at the time of payment of such income in cash or by the issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct income-tax thereon at the rate of ten per cent.
(2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply—
(a) to such persons or class or classes of persons as the Central Government may, having regard to the extent of inconvenience caused or likely to be caused to them and being satisfied that it will not be prejudicial to the interests of the revenue, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf;
(b) where the amount of such income or, as the case may be, the aggregate of the amounts of such income credited or paid or likely to be credited or paid during the financial year by the person referred to in sub-section (!) to the account of, or to, the payee, does not exceed two thousand five hundred rupees.
Explanation : For the purposes of this section,—
(i) “commission or brokerage” includes any payment received or receivable, directly or indirectly, by a person acting on behalf of another person for services rendered (not being professional services) or for any services in the course of buying or selling of goods or in relation to any transaction relating to any asset, valuable article or thing;
(ii) “professional services” means services rendered by a person in the course of carrying on a legal, medical, engineering or architectural profession or the profession of accountancy or technical consultancy or interior decoration or such other profession as is notified by the Board for the purposes of section 44AA;
(iii) where any income is credited to any account, whether called “Suspense account” or by any other name, in the books of account of the person liable to pay such income, such crediting shall be deemed to be credit of such income to the account of the payee and the provisions of this section shall apply accordingly.]
Other sums.
1[103] 195. 2[104] [(1) 3[105] Any person responsible for paying to a non-resident, not being a company, or to a foreign company, any interest (not being interest on securities) or any other sum chargeable under the provisions of this act (not being income chargeable under the head “Salaries” 3a[106] [***] shall, at the time of credit of such income to the account of the payee or at the time of payment thereof in cash or by the issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct income-tax thereon at the rates in force:
4[107] [Provided that in the case of interest payable by the Government or a public sector bank within the meaning of clause (23D) of section 10 or a public financial institution within the meaning of that clause, deduction of tax shall be made only at the time of payment thereof in cash or by the issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode.]
Explanation: For the purposes of this section, where any interest or other sum as aforesaid is credited to any account, whether called “Interest payable account” or “Suspense account” or by any other name, in the books of account of the person liable to pay such income, such crediting shall be deemed to be credit of such income to the account of the payee and the provisions of this section shall apply accordingly.]
(2) Where the person responsible for paying any such sum chargeable under this Act (other than 5[108] [***] interest on securities 6[109] [***] and salary) to a non-resident considers that the whole of such sum would not be income chargeable in the case of the recipient, he may make an application to the 7[110] [Assessing] Officer to determine, 8[111] [by general or special order], the appropriate proportion of such sum so chargeable, and upon such determination, tax shall be deducted under sub-section (1) only on that proportion of the sum which is so chargeable.
10[113] [(3) Subject to rules11[114] made under sub-section (5), any person entitled to receive any interest or other sum on which income-tax has to be deducted under sub-section (1) may make an application in the prescribed form to the 10a[115] [Assessing] Officer for the grant of a certificate authorising him to receive such interest or other sum without deduction of tax under that sub-section, and where any such certificate is granted, every person responsible for paying such interest or other sum to the person to whom such certificate is granted shall, so long as the certificate is in force, make payment of such interest or other sum without deducting tax thereon under sub-section (1).
(4) A certificate granted under sub-section (3) shall remain in force till the expiry of the period specified therein or, if it is cancelled by the 10a[116] [Assessing] Officer before the expiry of such period, till such cancellation.
(5) The Board may, having regard to the convenience of assessees and the interests of revenue, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules specifying the cases in which, and the circumstances under which, an application may be made for the grant of a certificate under sub-section (3) and the conditions subject to which such certificate may be granted and providing for all other matters connected therewith.]
12[117] [Income payable “net of tax”.
195A. Where, under an agreement or other arrangement, the tax chargeable on any income referred to in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter is to be borne by the person by whom the income is payable, then, for the purposes of deduction of tax under those provisions such income shall be increased to such amount as would, after deduction of tax thereon at the rates in force for the financial year in which such income is payable, be equal to the net amount payable under such agreement or arrangement.]
13[118] [Interest or dividend or other sums payable to Government, Reserve Bank or certain corporations.
196. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, no deduction of tax shall be made by any person from any sums payable to—
(i) the Government, or
(ii) the Reserve Bank of
(iii) a corporation established by or under a Central Act which is, under any law for the time being in force, exempt from income-tax on its income, or
(iv) a Mutual Fund specified under clause (23D) of section 10,where such sum is payable to it by way of interest or dividend in respect of any securities or shares owned by it or in which it has full beneficial interest, or any other income accruing or arising to it.]
14[119] [Tax not to be deducted from any income payable to unit-holders of Mutual Fund.*[120]
196A.(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), no deduction of tax shall be made from any income payable in respect of units of a Mutual Fund, specified under clause (23D) of section 10, to its unit-holders being persons other than foreign companies.
(2) Where any income referred to in sub-section (1) is payable to a unit-holder, being a foreign company, the person responsible for making the payment shall, at the time of credit of such income to the account of the payee or at the time of payment thereof in cash or by the issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct income-tax thereon at the rate of twenty-five per cent.]
14a[121] [(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no deduction of tax shall be made from any income payable in respect of units issued under any scheme of the Unit Trust of India established under section 3 of the Unit Trust of India Act, 1963, to any institution or fund where such income is not liable to inclusion in its total income under the provisions of sections 11 and 12 or clause (22) or clause (22A) or clause (23) or clause (23AA) or clause (23C) of section 10.]
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196B. Where any income is payable in respect of units referred to in section 115AB to an Offshore Fund, the person responsible for making the payment shall, at the time of credit of such income to the account of the payee or at the time of payment thereof in cash or by the issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct income-tax thereon at the rate of ten per cent.]
Certificate for deduction at lower rate.
197. 15[123] (1) 16[124] [Subject to rules made under sub-section (2A), where, in the case of any income of any person other than a company],-
17[125] [18[126] (a) income-tax is required to be deducted at the time of credit or, as the case may be, at the time of payment at the rates in force under the provisions of sections 192, 193, 194A 19[127] [***] 20[128] [***] 21[129] [,194D] and 195],
(b) being a non-resident, 22[130] [income-tax] is required to be deducted at the time of payment at the rates in force under the provisions of section 194,the 23[131] [Assessing] Officer is satisfied that the total income 24[132] [***] of the recipient justifies the deduction of income-tax 25[133] [***] at any lower rates or no deduction of income-tax 25[134] [***], as the case may be, the 23[135] [Assessing] Officer shall, on an application made by the assessee in this behalf, give to him such certificate26[136] as may be appropriate.
(2) Where any such certificate is given, the person responsible for paying the income shall, until such certificate is cancelled by the 23[137] [Assessing] Officer, deduct income-tax 27[138] [***] at the rates specified in such certificate or deduct no tax, as the case may be.
28[139] [(2A)The Board may, having regard to the convenience of assessees and the interests of revenue, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules specifying the cases in which, and the circumstances under which, an application may be made for the grant of a certificate under sub-section (1) and the conditions subject to which such certificate may be granted and providing for all other matters connected therewith.]
30[141] [No deduction to be made in certain
cases.
31[142] 197A. 32[143] (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 193 or section 194 or section 194A, 32a[144] [or section 194EE], no deduction of tax shall be made under any of the said sections in the case of an individual, who is resident in India, if such individual furnishes to the person responsible for paying any income of the nature referred to in section 193 or section 194 32b[145] [or section 194A or, as the case may be, section 194EE], a declaration in writing in duplicate in the prescribed form and verified in the prescribed manner to the effect that 33[146] [the tax on his estimated total income of the previous year in which such income is to be included in computing his total income will be nil.]
(2) The person responsible for paying any income of the nature referred to in sub-section (1) shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the 34[147] [Chief Commissioner or Commissioner] one copy of the declaration referred to in sub-section (1) on or before the seventh day of the month next following the month in which the declaration is furnished to him.]
Tax deducted is income received.
198. All sums deducted in accordance with the provisions of 35[148] [,sections 192 to 194, section 194A 36[149] [, section 194B] 37[150] [,section 194BB] 36[151] [,section 194C] 38[152] [,section 194D] 39[153] [,section 194E] 40[154] [,section 194EE, section 194F, section 194G, section 194H, section 195, section 196A and section 196B]] shall, for the purpose of computing the income of an assessee, be deemed to be income received.
Credit for tax deducted.
41[155] 199. Any deduction made in accordance with the provisions of 42[156] [sections 192 to 194, section 194A 43[157] [, section 194B] 44[158] [,section 194BB] 43[159] [,section 194C 45[160] [, section 194D] 46[161] [, section 194E] 47[162] [section 194EE, section 194F, section 194G, section 194H, section 195, section 196A and section 196B]] and paid to the Central Government shall be treated as a payment of 48[163] [tax] on behalf of the person from whose income the deduction was made, or of the owner of the security or of the shareholder, as the case may be, and credit shall be given to him for the amount so deducted on the production of the certificate furnished under section 203 in the assessment 49[164] [* * *] 50[165] [made under this Act for the assessment year for which such income is assessable]:
(i) in a case where such person or owner or shareholder is a person, whose income is included under the provisions of section 60, section 61, section 64, section 93 or section 94 in the total income of another person, the payment shall be deemed to have been made on behalf of, and the credit shall be given to, such other person;
52[167] (ii) in any other case, where the dividend on any share is assessable as the income of a person other than the shareholder, the payment shall be deemed to have been made on behalf of, and the credit shall be given to, such other person in such circumstances as may be prescribed:
Provided further that where any security or share in a company is owned jointly by two or more persons not constituting a partnership, the payment shall be deemed to have been made on behalf of, and the credit shall be given to, each such person in the same proportion in which the interest on such security or dividend on such share is assessable as his income.]
Duty of person deducting tax.
200. 53[168] Any person deducting any sum in accordance with the provisions of 53a[169] [sections 192 to 194, section 194A 53b[170] [, section 194B] 53c[171] [, section 194BB] 53b[172] [, section 194C] 53d[173] [, section 194D] 53e[174] [, section 194E] 53f[175] [, section 194EE, section 194F, section 194G, section 194H, section 195, section 196A and section 196B ]] shall pay within the prescribed time, the sum so deducted to the credit of the Central Government or as the Board directs.
Consequences of failure to deduct or
pay.
201. (1) If any such person and in the cases referred to in section 194, the principal officer and the company of which he is the principal officer does not deduct or after deducting fails to pay the tax as required by or under this Act, he or it shall, without prejudice to any other consequences which he or it may incur, be deemed to be an assessee in default in respect of the tax:
Provided that no penalty shall be charged under section 221 from such person, principal officer or company unless the 54[176] [Assessing] Officer is satisfied that such person or principal officer or company, as the case may be, has 55[177] [without good and sufficient reasons] failed to deduct and pay the tax.
56[178] [(1A) 57[179] Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), if any such person, principal officer or company as is referred to in that sub-section does not deduct or after deducting fails to pay the tax as required by or under this Act, he or it shall be liable to pay simple interest at 58[180] [fifteen] per cent per annum on the amount of such tax from the date on which such tax was deductible to the date on which such tax is actually paid.]
(2) Where the tax has not been paid as aforesaid after it is deducted, 59[181] [the amount of the tax together with the amount of simple interest thereon referred to in sub-section (1A)] shall be a charge upon all the assets of the person, or the company, as the case may be, referred to in sub-section (1).]
Deduction only one mode of recovery.
202. The power to 60[182] [ecover] tax by deduction under 61[183] [sections 192 to 194, section 194A 62[184] [, section 194B] 63[185] [, section 194BB] 62[186] , section 194C] 64[187] [, section 194D 65[188] [, section 194E] 66[189] [section 194EE, section 194F, section 195G, section 194H, section 195, section 196A and section 196B ]] shall be without prejudice to any other mode of recovery.
67[190] [Certificate for tax deducted.
68[191] 203. 69[192] Every person deducting tax in accordance with the provisions of sections 192 to 194, section 194A 70[193] [, section 194B] 71[194] [, section 194BB] 70[195] [, section 194C] 72[196] [, section 194D] 73[197] [, section 194E] 74[198] [section 194EE, section 194F, section 194G, section 194H, section 195, section 196A and section 196B] 75[199] [shall, within such period as may be prescribed from the time of credit or payment of the sum, or, as the case may be, from the time of issue of a cheque or warrant for payment of any dividend to a shareholder], furnish to the person to whose account such credit is given or to whom such payment is made or the cheque or warrant is issued, a certificate to the effect that tax has been deducted, and specifying the amount so deducted, the rate at which the tax has been deducted and such other particulars as may be prescribed.]
76[200] [Tax deduction account number.
203A. (1) Every person deducting tax in accordance with the provisions of sections 192 to 194, section 194A, section 194B, section 194BB, section 194C, section 194D 76a[201] [, section 194E], 76b[202] [section 194EE, section 194F, section 194G, section 194H, section 195, section 196A and section 196B], if he has not been allotted any tax-deduction account number, shall within such time as may be prescribed, apply to the 77[203] [Assessing] Officer for the allotment of a tax-deduction account number.
(2) Where a tax-deduction account number has been allotted to a person, such person shall quote such number,—
(a) in all challans for the payment of any sum in accordance with the provisions of section 200;
(b) in all certificates issued in accordance with the provisions of section 203;
(c) in all the returns delivered in accordance with the provisions of sections 206, 206A and 206B to any income-tax authority; and
(d) in all other documents pertaining to such transactions as may be prescribed in the interests of revenue.]
Meaning of “person responsible for paying”.
204. For the purposes of 78[204] [sections 192 to 194, section 194A 79[205] [, section 194B] 80[206] [, section 194BB] 79[207] [, section 194C]] 81[208] [, section 194D] 82[209] [, section 194E], 82a[210] [section 194EE, section 194F, section 194G, section 194H,] sections 195 to 203 and 83[211] section 285, the expression “person responsible for paying” means—
(i) in the case of payments of income chargeable under the head “Salaries”, other than payments by the Central Government or the Government of a State, the employer himself or, if the employer is a company, the company itself, including the principal officer thereof;
(ii) in the case of payments of income chargeable under the head “Interest on securities”, other than payments made by or on behalf of the Central Government or the Government of a State, the local authority, corporation or company, including the principal officer thereof;
84[212] [(iia) in the case of any sum payable to a non-resident Indian, being any sum representing consideration for the transfer by him of any foreign exchange asset, which is not a short-term capital asset, the authorised dealer responsible for remitting such sum to the non-resident Indian or for crediting such sum to his Non-resident (External) Account maintained in accordance with the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (46 of 1973) and any rules made thereunder;]
(iii) 85[213] [in the case of credit, or, as the case may be, payment] of any other sum chargeable under the provisions of this Act, the payer himself, or, if the payer is a company, the company itself including the principal officer thereof.
86[214] [Explanation : For the purposes of this section,—
(a) “Non-resident Indian” and “foreign exchange asset” shall have the meanings assigned to them in Chapter XII-A;
(b) “authorised dealer” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (b) of section 2 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (46 of 1973).]
Bar against direct demand on assessee.
205. Where tax is deductible at the source under 87[215] [sections 192 to 194, section 194A 88[216] [, section 194B] 89[217] [, section 194BB] 88[218] [, section 194C] 90[219] [, section 194D] 91[220] [, section 194E], 92[221] [section 194EE, section 194F, section 194G, section 194H, section 195, section 196A and section 196B]], the assessee shall not be called upon to pay the tax himself to the extent to which tax has been deducted from that income.
93[222] [Persons deducting tax to furnish
prescribed returns.
206. The prescribed person94[223] in the case of every office of Government, the principal officer in the case of every company, the prescribed person94[224] in the case of every local authority or other public body or association, every private employer and every other person responsible for deducting tax under the foregoing provisions of this Chapter 94a[225] [shall, within the prescribed time after the end of each financial year, prepare and deliver or cause to be delivered] to the prescribed income-tax authority95[226] , such returns96[227] in such form and verified in such manner and setting forth such particulars as may be prescribed.]
97[228] [Person paying interest to residents
without deduction of tax, to furnish prescribed return.
206A. 98[229] Any person responsible for paying any income referred to in section 194A shall prepare, and within thirty days from the 31st day of March in each year, deliver or cause to be delivered to the 99[230] [Assessing] Officer in the prescribed form and verified in the prescribed manner, a return in writing showing—
(a) the name and address of every person who has furnished to him an affidavit or a statement under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 194A;
(b) the amount of the income credited or paid during the financial year to each such person and the time or times at which the same was credited or paid, as the case may be; and
(c) such other particulars as may be prescribed.]
1[231] [Person paying dividend to certain
residents without deduction of tax to furnish prescribed return.
206B. 2[232] Any person responsible for paying any dividend referred to in section 194 shall prepare, and within thirty days from the 31st day of March in each year, deliver or cause to be delivered to the 2a[233] [Assessing] Officer in the prescribed form and verified in the prescribed manner, a return in writing showing—
(a) the name and address of every person who has furnished to him a statement under the first proviso to section 194;
(b) the amount of the dividend paid or distributed during the financial year to each such person; and
(c) such other particulars as may be prescribed.]
3[234] [BB.—Collection at source
Profits and gains from the business of
trading in alcoholic liquor, forest produce, scrap, etc.
4[235] 206C. 5[236] (1) Every person, being a seller referred to in section 44AC, shall, at the time of debiting of the amount payable by the buyer referred to in that section to the account of the buyer or at the time of receipt of such amount from the said buyer in cash or by the issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, collect from the buyer of any goods of the nature specified in column (2) of the Table below, a sum equal to the percentage, specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, of such amount as income-tax on income comprised therein.
Table
|
S.No. |
Nature of goods |
Percentage |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
|
(i) |
Alcoholic liquor for human consumption(other than Indian-made foreign liquor) |
Fifteen per cent |
|
(ii) |
Timber obtained under a forest lease |
Fifteen per cent |
|
(iii) |
Timber obtained by any mode other than under a forest lease |
|
|
(iv) |
Any other forest produce not being timber |
Fifteen per cent: |
Provided that where the Assessing Officer, on an application made by the buyer, gives a certificate in the prescribed form that to the best of his belief any of the goods referred to in the aforesaid Table are to be utilised for the purposes of manufacturing, processing or producing articles or things and not for trading purposes, the provisions of this sub-section shall not apply so long as the certificate is in force.
(2) The power to recover tax by collection under sub-section (1) shall be without prejudice to any other mode of recovery.
(3) Any person collecting any amount under sub-section (1) shall pay within seven days the amount so collected to the credit of the Central Government or as the Board directs.
(4) Any amount collected in accordance with the provisions of this section and paid under sub-section (3) shall be deemed as payment of tax on behalf of the person from whom the amount has been collected and credit shall be given to him for the amount so collected on the production of the certificate furnished under sub-section (5) in the assessment made under this Act for the assessment year for which such income is assessable.
7[238] (5) Every person collecting tax in accordance with the provisions of this section shall within ten days from the date of debit or receipt of the amount furnish to the buyer to whose account such amount is debited or from whom such payment is received, a certificate to the effect that tax has been collected, and specifying the sum so collected, the rate at which the tax has been collected and such other particulars as may be prescribed.
8[239] [(5A) Every person collecting tax in accordance with the provisions of this section shall prepare half-yearly returns for the period ending on 30th September and 31st March in each financial year, and deliver or cause to be delivered to the prescribed income-tax authority8a[240] such returns in such form and verified in such manner and setting forth such particulars and within such time as may be prescribed.8b[241] ]
(6) Any person responsible for collecting the tax who fails to collect the tax in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall, notwithstanding such failure, be liable to pay the tax to the credit of the Central Government in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3).
(7) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (6), if the seller does not collect the tax or after collecting the tax fails to pay it as required under this section, he shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of two per cent per month or part thereof on the amount of such tax from the date on which such tax was collectible to the date on which the tax was actually paid.
(8) Where the tax has not been paid as aforesaid, after it is collected, the amount of the tax together with the amount of simple interest thereon referred to in sub-section (7) shall be a charge upon all the assets of the seller.]
C.—Advance
payment of tax
9[242] [Liability for payment of advance
tax.
207. Tax shall be payable in advance during any financial year, in accordance with the provisions of sections 208 to 219 (both inclusive), in respect of the total income of the assessee which would be chargeable to tax for the assessment year immediately following that financial year, such income being hereafter in this Chapter referred to as “current income”.]
10[243] [Conditions of liability to pay
advance tax.
208. Advance tax shall be payable during a financial year in every case where the amount of such tax payable by the assessee during that year, as computed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, is one thousand five hundred rupees or more.]
Computation of advance tax.
209. 11[244] [(1) The amount of advance tax payable by an assessee in the financial year shall, subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), be computed as follows, namely:—
(a) where the calculation is made by the assessee for the purposes of payment of advance tax under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or sub-section (5) or sub-section (6) of section 210, he shall first estimate his current income and income-tax thereon shall be calculated at the rates in force in the financial year;
(b) where the calculation is made by the Assessing Officer for the purpose of making an order under sub-section (3) of section 210, the total income of the latest previous year in respect of which the assessee has been assessed by way of regular assessment or the total income returned by the assessee in any return of income furnished by him for any subsequent previous year, whichever is higher, shall be taken and income-tax thereon shall be calculated at the rates in force in the financial year;
(c) where the calculation is made by the Assessing Officer for the purpose of making an amended order under sub-section (4) of section 210, the total income declared in the return furnished by the assessee for the later previous year, or, as the case may be, the total income in respect of which the regular assessment, referred to in that sub-section has been made, shall be taken and income-tax thereon shall be calculated at the rates in force in the financial year;
(d) the income-tax calculated under clause (a) or clause (b) or clause (c) shall, in each case, be reduced by the amount of income-tax which would be deductible 12[245] [or collectible] at source during the said financial year under any provision of this Act from any income (as computed before allowing any deductions admissible under this Act) which has been taken into account in computing the current income or, as the case may be, the total income aforesaid; and the amount of income-tax as so reduced shall be the advance tax payable.]
13[246] [(2) Where the Finance Act of the relevant year provides that, in the case of any class of assessees, net agricultural income (as defined in that Act) shall be taken into account for the purposes of computing advance tax, then, the net agricultural income to be taken into account in the case of any assessee falling in that class, shall be—
(a) in cases 14[247] [where the Assessing Officer makes an order under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of section 210],—
(i) if the total income of the latest previous year in respect of which the assessee has been assessed by way of regular assessment forms the basis of computation of advance tax payable by him, the net agricultural income which has been taken into account for the purposes of charging income-tax for the assessment year relevant to that previous year; or
15[248] [(ii) if the total income declared by the assessee for the later previous year referred to in sub-section (4) of section 210 forms the basis of computation of advance tax, the net agricultural income as returned by the assessee in the return of income for the assessment year relevant to such later previous year;]
16[249] [(b) in cases where the advance taxed is paid by the assessee on the basis of his estimate of his current income under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or sub-section (5) or sub-section (6) of section 210, the net agricultural income, as estimated by him, of the period which would be the previous year for the immediately following assessment year.]
(3) Where the Finance Act of the relevant year specifies any separate rate or rates for the purposes of computing advance tax in the case of every Hindu undivided family which has at least one member whose total income of the previous year exceeds the maximum amount not chargeable to income-tax in his case, then, the 17[250] [Assessing] Officer shall, for making on order under 18[251] [sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of] section 210 in the case of any such Hindu undivided family, compute (subject to the provisions of section 164) the advance tax at such rate or rates—
(a) in a case where the total income of the latest previous year in respect of which the Hindu undivided family has been assessed by way of regular assessment forms the basis of computation of advance tax, if the total income of any member of the family for the assessment year relevant to such latest previous year exceeds the maximum amount not chargeable to income-tax in his case;
(b) in a case where the total income of the previous year 19[252] [in respect of which a return of income is furnished by the Hindu undivided family under section 139 or in response to a notice under sub-section (1) of section 142] forms the basis of computation of advance tax, if the total income of any member of the family for the assessment year relevant to such previous year exceeds the maximum amount not chargeable to income-tax in his case.
Computation and payment of advance tax
by assessee.
20[253] 209A. [Omitted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988. Original section was inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-6-1978.]
21[254] [Payment of advance tax by the
assessee of his own accord or in pursuance of order of Assessing Officer.
210. (1) Every person who is liable to pay advance tax under section 208 (whether or not he has been previously assessed by way of regular assessment), shall, of his own accord, pay, on or before each of the due dates specified in section 211, the appropriate percentage, specified in that section, of the advance tax on his current income, calculated in the manner laid down in section 209.
(2) A person who pays any instalment or instalments of advance tax under sub-section (1), may increase or reduce the amount of advance tax payable in the remaining instalment or instalments to accord with his estimate of his current income and the advance tax payable thereon, and make payment of the said amount in the remaining instalment or instalments accordingly.
(3) In the case of a person who has been already assessed by way of regular assessment in respect of the total income of any previous year and who has not paid any advance tax under sub-section (1), the Assessing Officer, if he is of opinion that such person is liable to pay advance tax, may, at any time during the financial year but not later than the last day of February, by order in writing, require such person to pay advance tax calculated in the manner laid down in section 209, and issue to such person a notice of demand under section 156 specifying the instalment or instalments in which such tax is to be paid.
(4) If, after the making of an order by the Assessing Officer under sub-section (3) and at any time before the 1st day of March, a return of income is furnished by the assessee under section 139 or in response to a notice under sub-section (1) of section 142, or a regular assessment of the assessee is made in respect of a previous year later than that referred to in sub-section (3), the Assessing Officer may make an amended order and issue to such assessee a notice of demand under section 156 requiring the assessee to pay, on or before the due date or each of the due dates specified in section 211 falling after the date of the amended order, the appropriate percentage, specified in section 211, of the advance tax computed on the basis of the total income declared in such return or in respect of which the regular assessment aforesaid has been made.
(5) A person who is served with an order of the Assessing Officer under sub-section (3) or an amended order under sub-section (4) may, if in his estimation the advance tax payable on his current income would be less than the amount of the advance tax specified in such order or amended order, send an intimation in the prescribed form21a[255] to the Assessing Officer to that effect and pay such advance tax as accords with his estimate, calculated in the manner laid down in section 209, at the appropriate percentage thereof specified in section 211, on or before the due date or each of the due dates specified in section 211 falling after the date of such intimation.
(6) A person who is served with an order of the Assessing Officer under sub-section (3) or amended order under sub-section (4) shall, if in his estimation the advance tax payable on his current income would exceed the amount of advance tax specified in such order or amended order or intimated by him under sub-section (5), pay on or before the due date of the last instalment specified in section 211, the appropriate part or, as the case may be, the whole of such higher amount of advance tax as accords with his estimate, calculated in the manner laid down in section 209.]
22[256] [Instalments of advance tax and due
dates.
211. (1) Advance tax on the current income, calculated in the manner laid down in section 209 shall be payable by all the assessees who are liable to pay the same in three instalments during each financial year, the due date of, and the amount payable in, each such instalment being as specified in the following Table :
Table
|
Due date of instalment |
Amount payable |
|
On or before the 15th September |
Not less than twenty per cent of such advance tax. |
|
On or before the 15th December |
Not less than fifty per cent of such advance tax, as reduced by the amount, if any, paid in the earlier instalment. |
|
On or before the 15th March |
The whole amount of such advance tax as reduced by the amount or amounts, if any, paid in the earlier instalment or instalments: |
Provided that any amount paid by way of advance tax on or before the 31st day of March shall also be treated as advance tax paid during the financial year ending on that day for all the purposes of this Act.
(2) If the notice of demand issued under section 156 in pursuance of an order of the Assessing Officer under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of section 210 is served after any of the due dates specified in sub-section (1), the appropriate part or, as the case may be, the whole of the amount of the advance tax specified in such notice shall be payable on or before each of such of those dates as fall after the date of service of the notice of demand.]
Estimate by assessee.
23[257] 212. [Omitted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.]
Commission receipts.
24[258] 213. [Omitted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.]
25[259] Interest payable by Government.
26[260] 214. (1) The Central Government shall pay simple interest at 27[261] [fifteen] per cent per annum on the amount by which the aggregate sum of any instalments of advance tax paid during any financial year in which they are payable under sections 207 to 213 exceeds the amount of the 28[262] [assessed tax] from the 1st day of April next following the said financial year to the date of the regular assessment for the assessment year immediately following the said financial year, and where any such instalment is paid after the expiry of the financial year, during which it is payable by reason of the provisions of section 213, interest as aforesaid shall also be payable on that instalment from the date of its payment to the date of regular assessment:
29[263] [Provided that in respect of any amount refunded on a provisional assessment under section 141A, no interest shall be paid for any period after the date of such provisional assessment.]
30[264] [(1A) Where as a result of an order under section 147 or section 154 or section 155 or section 250 or section 254 or section 260 or section 262 or section 263 or section 264 31[265] [or an order of the Settlement Commission under sub-section (4) of section 245D], the amount on which interest was payable under sub-section (1) has been increased or reduced, as the case may be, the interest shall be increased or reduced accordingly, and in a case where the interest is reduced, the 32[266] [Assessing] Officer shall serve on the assessee, a notice of demand in the prescribed form specifying the amount of the excess interest payable and requiring him to pay such amount; and such notice of demand shall be deemed to be a notice under section 156 and the provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly.]
(2) On any portion of such amount which is refunded under this Chapter, interest shall be payable only up to the date on which the refund was made.
33[267] [(3) This section and sections 215, 216 and 217 shall not apply in respect of any assessment for the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April, 1989 or any subsequent assessment year and, in the application of the said sections to the assessment for any earlier assessment year, references therein [except in sub-section (1A) and sub-section (3) of section 215] to the other provisions of this Act shall be construed as references to those provisions as for the time being in force and applicable to the relevant assessment year.]
34[268] [Explanation 1: In this section, “assessed tax” shall have the same meaning as in sub-section (5) of section 215.
Explanation 2: Where, in relation to an assessment year, an assessment is made for the first time under section 147, the assessment so made shall be regarded as a regular assessment for the purposes of this section.]
Interest payable by assessee.
35[269] 215.36[270] [37[271] (1) Where, in any financial year, an assessee has paid 38[272] [advance tax under section 209A or section 212 on the basis of his own estimate (including revised estimate)], and the advance tax so paid is less than seventy-five per cent of the assessed tax, simple interest at the rate of 39[273] [fifteen] per cent per annum from the 1st day of April next following the said financial year up to the date of the regular assessment shall be payable by the assessee upon the amount by which the advance tax so paid falls short of the assessed tax:]
40[274] [Provided that in the case of an assessee, being a company, the provisions of this sub-section shall have effect as if for the words “seventy-five per cent”, the words “eighty-three and one-third per cent” had been substituted.]
41[275] [(2) Where before the date of completion of a regular assessment, tax is paid by the assessee under section 140A or otherwise,—
(i) Interest shall be calculated in accordance with the foregoing provision up to the date on which the tax is so paid; and
(ii) Thereafter, interest shall be calculated at the rate aforesaid on the amount by which the tax as so paid (in so far as it relates to income subject to advance tax) falls short of the assessed tax.]
42[276] [(3) Where as a result of an order under section 147 or section 154 or section 155 or section 250 or section 254 or section 260 or section 262 or section 263 or section 264 43[277] [or an order of the Settlement Commission under sub-section (4) of section 245D], the amount on which interest was payable under sub-section (1) has been increased or reduced, as the case may be, the interest shall be increased or reduced accordingly, and—
(i) in a case where the interest is increased, the 44[278] [Assessing] Officer shall serve on the assessee, a notice of demand in the prescribed form specifying the sum payable, and such notice of demand shall be deemed to be a notice under section 156 and the provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly;
(ii) in a case where the interest is reduced, the excess interest paid, if any, shall be refunded.]
(4) In such cases and under such circumstances as may be prescribed45[279] , the 44[280] [Assessing] Officer may reduce or waive the interest payable by the assessee under this section.
46[281] [(5) In this section and sections 217 and 273, “assessed tax” means the tax determined on the basis of the regular assessment (reduced by the amount of tax deductible in accordance with the provisions of sections 192 to 194, section 194A 47[282] [, section 194C] 48[283] [, section 194D] 49[284] [, section 195 and section 196A] so far as such tax relates to income subject to advance tax and so far as it is not due to variations in the rates of tax made by the Finance Act enacted for the year for which the regular assessment is made.]
50[285] [(6) Where, in relation to an assessment year, an assessment is made for the first time under section 147, the assessment so made shall be regarded as a regular assessment for the purposes of this section and sections 216, 217 and 273.]
51[286] Interest payable by assessee in case of
under-estimate, etc.
52[287] 216. Where, on making the regular assessment, the 53[288] [Assessing] Officer finds that any assessee has—
54[289] [(a) under 55[290] [section 209A or section 212] under-estimated the advance tax payable by him thereby reduced the amount payable in either of the first two instalments; or]
(b) Under section 213 wrongly deferred the payment of advance tax on a part of his income;he may direct that the assessee shall pay simple interest at 56[291] [fifteen] per cent per annum—
(i) in the case referred to in clause (a), for the period during which the payment was deficient, on the difference between the amount paid in each such instalment and the amount which should have been paid, having regard to the aggregate advance tax actually paid during the year; and
(ii) in the case referred to in clause (b), for the period during which the payment of advance tax was so deferred.
Explanation : For the purposes of this section, any instalment due before the expiry of six months from the commencement of the previous year in respect of which it is to be paid shall be deemed to have become due fifteen days after the expiry of the said six months.
Interest payable by assessee when no
estimate made.
57[292] 217. 58[293] [(1) Where, on making the regular assessment, 59[294] [the 60[295] [Assessing] Officer finds—
(a) that any such person as is referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 209A has not sent the statement referred to in that clause or the estimate in lieu of such statement referred to in sub-section (2) of that section; or
(b) that any such person as is referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 209A has not sent the estimate referred to in that clause,]simple interest at the rate of 61[296] [fifteen] per cent per annum from the 1st day of April next following the financial year in which the advance tax was payable in accordance with the said 62[297] [sub-section (1) or sub-section (2)] up to the date of the regular assessment shall be payable by the assessee upon the amount equal to the assessed tax as defined in sub-section (5) of section 215.]
63[298] [(1A) Where, on making the regular assessment, the 64[299] [Assessing] Officer finds that 65[300] [any person who is required to send an estimate under sub-section (4) of section 209A or] any such person as is referred to in sub-section (3A) of section 212 has not sent the estimate referred to therein, simple interest at the rate of 66[301] [fifteen] per cent per annum from the 1st day of April next following the financial year in which the advance tax was payable in accordance with the said 67[302] [sub-section (4) or, as the case may be, sub-section (3A)] up to the date of the regular assessment shall be payable by the assessee upon the amount by which the advance tax paid by him falls short of the assessed tax as defined in sub-section (5) of section 215.]
(2) The provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 215 shall apply to interest payable under this section as they apply to interest payable under that section.
When assessee deemed to be in default.
218. 68[303] [If any assessee does not pay on the date specified in sub-section (1) of section 211, any instalment of the advance tax that he is required to pay by an order of the Assessing Officer under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of section 210 and does not, on or before the date on which any such instalment as is not paid becomes due, send to the Assessing Officer an intimation under sub-section (5) of section 210 or does not pay on the basis of his estimate of his current income the advance tax payable by him under sub-section (6) of section 210, he shall be deemed to be an assessee in default in respect of such instalment or instalments.]
Credit for advance tax.
219. Any sum, other than a penalty or interest, paid by or recovered from an assessee as advance tax in pursuance of this chapter shall be treated as a payment of tax in respect of the income of the period which would be the previous year for an assessment for the assessment year next following the financial year in which it was payable, and credit there for shall be given to the assessee in the regular assessment:
D.—Collection
and recovery
When tax payable and when assessee
deemed in default.
70[305] 220. (1) Any amount, otherwise than by way of advance tax, specified as payable in a notice of demand under section 156 shall be paid within 71[306] [thirty] days of the service of the notice at the place and to the person mentioned in the notice :
Provided that, where the 72[307] [Assessing] Officer has any reason to believe that it will be detrimental to revenue if the full period of 72a[308] [thirty] days aforesaid is allowed, he may, with the previous approval of the 73[309] [Deputy] Commissioner, direct that the sum specified in the notice of demand shall be paid within such period being a period less than the period of 72a[310] [thirty] days aforesaid, as may be specified by him in the notice of demand.
74[311] (2) If the amount specified in any notice of demand under section 156 is not paid within the period limited under sub-section (1), the assessee shall be liable to pay simple interest at 75[312] [one and one-half per cent for every month or part of a month comprised in the period commencing from the day immediately following the end of the period mentioned in sub-section (1) and ending with the day on which the amount is paid:]
76[313] [Provided that, where as a result of an order under section 154, or section 155, or section 250, or section 254, or section 260, or section 262, or section 264 77[314] [or an order of the Settlement Commission under sub-section (4) of section 245D], the amount on which interest was payable under this section had been reduced, the interest shall be reduced accordingly and the excess interest paid, if any, shall be refunded:]
77[315] [Provided further that in respect of any period commencing on or before the 31st day of March, 1989 and ending after that date, such interest shall, in respect of so much of such period as falls after that date, be calculated at the rate of one and one-half per cent, for every month or part of a month.]
78[316] [(2A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), 79[317] [the 80[318] [Chief Commissioner or Commissioner] may] reduce or waive the amount of interest 81[319] [paid or] payable by an assessee under the said sub-section if 82[320] [he is satisfied] that—
(i) payment of such amount 81[321] [has caused or] would cause genuine hardship to the assessee;
(ii) default in the payment of the amount on which interest 82a[322] [has been paid or] was payable under the said sub-section was due to circumstances beyond the control of the assessee; and
(iii) The assessee has co-operated in any inquiry relating to the assessment or any proceeding for the recovery of any amount due from him.]
(3) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in sub-section (2), on an application made by the assessee before the expiry of the due date under sub-section (1), the 83[323] [Assessing] Officer may extend the time for payment or allow payment by instalments, subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose in the circumstances of the case.
(4) If the amount is not paid within the time limited under sub-section (1) or extended under sub-section (3), as the case may be, at the place and to the person mentioned in the said notice the assessee shall be deemed to be in default.
(5) If, in a case where payment by instalments is allowed under sub-section (3), the assessee commits default in paying any one of the instalments within the time fixed under that sub-section, the assessee shall be deemed to be in default as to the whole of the amount then outstanding, and the other instalment or instalments shall be deemed to have been due on the same date as the instalment actually in default.
(6) Where an assessee has presented an appeal under suction 246 the 83[324] [Assessing] Officer may, in his discretion, and subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose in the circumstances of the case, treat the assessee as not being in default in respect of the amount in dispute in the appeal, even though the time for payment has expired, as long as such appeal remains undisposed of.
(7) Where an assessee has been assessed in respect of income arising outside India in a country the laws of which prohibit or restrict the remittance of money to India, the 83[325] [Assessing] Officer shall not treat the assessee as in default in respect of that part of the tax which is due in respect of that amount of his income which, by reason of such prohibition or restriction, cannot be brought into India, and shall continue to treat the assessee as not in default in respect of such part of the tax until the prohibition or restriction is removed.
Explanation : For the purposes of this section, income shall be deemed to have been brought into India if it has been utilised or could have been utilised for the purposes of any expenditure actually incurred by the assessee outside India or if the income, whether capitalised or not, has been brought into India in any form.
Penalty payable when tax in default.
84[326] 221. 85[327] [(1) When an assessee is in default or is deemed to be in default in making a payment of tax, he shall, in addition to the amount of the arrears and the amount of interest payable under sub-section (2) of section 220, be liable by way of penalty, to pay such amount as the 86[328] [Assessing] Officer may direct, and in the case of a continuing default, such further amount or amounts as the 86[329] [Assessing] Officer may, from time to time, direct, so, however, that the total amount of penalty does not exceed the amount of tax in arrears:
Provided that before levying any such penalty, the assessee shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard:
87[330] [Provided further that where the assessee proves to the satisfaction of the 86[331] [Assessing] Officer that the default was for good and sufficient reasons, no penalty shall be levied under this section.]
88[332] [Explanation : For the removal of doubt, it is hereby declared that an assessee shall not cease to be liable to any penalty under this sub-section merely by reason of the fact that before the levy of such penalty he has paid the tax.]
(2) Where as a result of any final order the amount of tax, with respect to the default in the payment of which the penalty was levied has been wholly reduced, the penalty levied shall be cancelled and the amount of penalty paid shall be refunded.
Certificate to Tax Recovery Officer.
222. 89[333] [(1) When an assessee is in default or is deemed to be in default in making a payment of tax, the Tax Recovery Officer may draw up under his signature a statement in the prescribed form89a[334] specifying the amount of arrears due from the assessee (such statement being hereafter in this Chapter and in the Second Schedule referred to as “certificate”) and shall proceed to recover from such assessee the amount specified in the certificate by one or more of the modes mentioned below, in accordance with the rules laid down in the Second Schedule—]
(a) attachment and sale of the assessee’s movable property;
(b) attachment and sale of the assessee’s immovable property;
(c) arrest of the assessee and his detention in prison;
(d) appointing a receiver for the management of the assessee’s movable and immovable properties.
90[335] [Explanation : For the purposes of this sub-section, the assessee’s movable or immovable property shall include any property which has been transferred, directly or indirectly on or after the 1st day of June, 1973, by the assessee to his spouse or minor child or son’s wife or son’s minor child, otherwise than for adequate consideration, and which is held by, or stands in the name of, any of the persons aforesaid; and so far as the movable or immovable property so transferred to his minor child or his son’s minor child is concerned, it shall, even after the date of attainment of majority by such minor child or son’s minor child, as the case may be, continue to be included in the assessee’s movable or immovable property for recovering any arrears due from the assessee in respect of any period prior to such date.]
91[336] [(2) The Tax Recovery Officer may take action under sub-section (1), notwithstanding that proceedings for recovery of the arrears by any other mode have been taken.]
92[337] [Tax Recovery Officer by whom
recovery is to be effected.
223. (1) The Tax Recovery Officer competent to take action under section 222 shall be—
(a) the Tax Recovery Officer within whose jurisdiction the assessee carries on his business or profession or within whose jurisdiction the principal place of his business or profession is situate, or
(b) The Tax Recovery Officer within whose jurisdiction the assessee resides or any movable or immovable property of the assessee is situate,the jurisdiction for this purpose being the jurisdiction assigned to the Tax Recovery Officer under the orders or directions issued by the Board, or by the Chief Commissioner or Commissioner who is authorised in this behalf by the Board in pursuance of section 120.
(2) Where an assessee has property within the jurisdiction of more than one Tax Recovery Officer and the Tax Recovery Officer by whom the certificate is drawn up—
(a) is not able to recover the entire amount by sale of the property, movable or immovable, within his jurisdiction, or
(b) is of opinion that, for the purpose of expediting or securing the recovery of the whole or any part of the amount under this Chapter, it is necessary so to do,he may send the certificate or, where only a part of the amount is to be recovered, a copy of the certificate certified in the prescribed manner92a[338] and specifying the amount to be recovered to a Tax Recovery Officer within whose jurisdiction the assessee resides or has property and, thereupon, that Tax Recovery Officer shall also proceed to recover the amount under this Chapter as if the certificate or copy thereof had been drawn up by him.]
93[339] [Validity of certificate and
cancellation or amendment thereof.
224. It shall not be open to the assessee to dispute the correctness of any certificate drawn up by the Tax Recovery Officer on any ground whatsoever, but it shall be lawful for the Tax Recovery Officer to cancel the certificate if, for any reason, he thinks it necessary so to do, or to correct any clerical or arithmetical mistake therein.]
94[340] [Stay of proceedings in pursuance of
certificate and amendment or cancellation thereof.
225. (1) It shall be lawful for the Tax Recovery Officer to grant time for the payment of any tax and when he does so, he shall stay the proceedings for the recovery of such tax until the expiry of the time so granted.
(2) Where the order giving rise to a demand of tax for which a certificate has been drawn up is modified in appeal or other proceeding under this Act, and, as a consequence thereof, the demand is reduced but the order is the subject-matter of further proceeding under this Act, the Tax Recovery Officer shall stay the recovery of such part of the amount specified in the certificate as pertains to the said reduction for the period for which the appeal or other proceeding remains pending.
(3) Where a certificate has been drawn up and subsequently the amount of the outstanding demand is reduced as a result of an appeal or other proceeding under this Act, the Tax Recovery Officer shall, when the order which was the subject-matter of such appeal or other proceeding has become final and conclusive, amend the certificate or cancel it, as the case may be.]
Other modes of recovery.
226. 95[341] [(1) Where no certificate has been drawn up under section 222, the Assessing Officer may recover the tax by any one or more of the modes provided in this section.
(1A) where a certificate has been drawn up under section 222, the Tax Recovery Officer may, without prejudice to the modes of recovery specified in that section, recover the tax by any one or more of the modes provided in this section.]
(2) If any assessee is in receipt of any income chargeable under the head “Salaries”, the 96[342] [Assessing] Officer 97[343] [or Tax Recovery Officer] may require any person paying the same to deduct from any payment subsequent to the date of such requisition any arrears of tax due from such assessee and such person shall comply with any such requisition and shall pay the sum so deducted to the credit of the Central Government or as the Board directs:
Provided that any part of the salary exempt from attachment in execution of a decree of a civil court under section 60 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), shall be exempt from any requisition made under this sub-section.
(3) (i) The 96[344] [Assessing] Officer 97[345] [or Tax Recovery Officer] may, at any time or from time to time, by notice in writing require any person from whom money is due or may become due to the assessee or any person who holds or may subsequently hold money for or on account of the assessee to pay to the 96[346] [Assessing] Officer 97[347] [or Tax Recovery Officer] either forthwith upon the money becoming due or being held or at or within the time specified in the notice (not being before the money becomes due or is held) so much of the money as is sufficient to pay the amount due by the assessee in respect of arrears or the whole of the money when it is equal to or less than that amount.
(ii) A notice under this sub-section may be issued to any person who holds or may subsequently hold any money for or on account of the assessee jointly with any other person and for the purposes of this sub-section, the shares of the joint holders in such account shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be equal.
(iii) A copy of the notice shall be forwarded to the assessee at his last address known to the 98[348] [Assessing] Officer 99[349] [or Tax Recovery Officer], and in the case of a joint account to all the joint holders at their last addresses known to the 98[350] [Assessing] Officer 99[351] [or Tax Recovery Officer.]
(iv) Save as otherwise provided in this sub-section, every person to whom a notice is issued under this sub-section shall be bound to comply with such notice, and, in particular, where any such notice is issued to a post office, banking company or an insurer, it shall not be necessary for any pass book, deposit receipt, policy or any other document to be produced for the purpose of any entry, endorsement or the like being made before payment is made, notwithstanding any rule, practice or requirement to the contrary.
(v) Any claim respecting any property in relation to which a notice under this sub-section has been issued arising after the date of the notice shall be void as against any demand contained in the notice.
(vi) Where a person to whom a notice under this sub-section is sent objects to it by a statement on oath that the sum demanded or any part thereof is not due to the assessee or that he does not hold any money for or on account of the assessee, then nothing contained in this sub-section shall be deemed to require such person to pay any such sum or part thereof, as the case may be, but if it is discovered that such statement was false in any material particular, such person shall be personally liable to the 1[352] [Assessing] Officer 2[353] [or Tax Recovery Officer] to the extent of his own liability to the assessee on the date of the notice, or to the extent of the assessee’s liability for any sum due under this Act, whichever is less.
(vii) The 1[354] [Assessing] Officer 2[355] [or Tax Recovery Officer] may, at any time or from time to time, amend or revoke any notice issued under this sub-section or extend the time for making any payment in pursuance of such notice.
(viii) The 1[356] [Assessing] Officer 2[357] [or Tax Recovery Officer] shall grant a receipt for any amount paid in compliance with a notice issued under this sub-section, and the person so paying shall be fully discharged from his liability to the assessee to the extent of the amount so paid.
(ix) Any person discharging any liability to the assessee after receipt of a notice under this sub-section shall be personally liable to the 1[358] [Assessing] Officer 2[359] [or Tax Recovery Officer] to the extent of his own liability to the assessee so discharged or to the extent of the assessee’s liability for any sum due under his Act, whichever is less.
(x) If the person to whom a notice under this sub-section is sent fails to make payment in pursuance thereof to the 1[360] [Assessing] Officer 2[361] [or Tax Recovery Officer], he shall be deemed to be an assessee in default in respect of the amount specified in the notice and further proceedings may be taken against him for the realisation of the amount as if it were an arrear of tax due from him, in the manner provided in sections 222 to 225 and the notice shall have the same effect as an attachment of a debt by the Tax Recovery Officer in exercise of his powers under section 222.
(4) The 1[362] [Assessing] Officer 2[363] [or Tax Recovery Officer] may apply to the court in whose custody there is money belonging to the assessee for payment to him of the entire amount of such money, or, if it is more than the tax due, an amount sufficient to discharge the tax.
3[364] [(5) The 3a[365] [Assessing] Officer 3b[366] [or Tax Recovery Officer] may, if so authorised by the 4[367] [Chief Commissioner or Commissioner] by general or special order, recover any arrears of tax due from an assessee by distraint and sale of his movable property in the manner laid down in the Third Schedule.]
Recovery through State Government.
227. If the recovery of tax in any area has been entrusted to a State Government under clause (1) of article 258 of the constitution, the State Government may direct, with respect to that area or any part thereof, that tax shall be recovered therein with, and as an addition to, any municipal tax or local rate, by the same person and in the same manner as the municipal tax or local rate is recovered.
Recovery of Indian tax in
5[368] 228. [Omitted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.]
6[369] [Recovery of tax in pursuance of
agreements with foreign countries.
228A. (1) Where an agreement is entered into by the Central Government with the Government of any country outside India for recovery of Income-tax under this Act and the corresponding law in force in that country and the Government of that country or any authority under that Government which is specified in this behalf in such agreement sends to the Board a certificate for the recovery of any tax due under such corresponding law from a person having any property in India, the Board may forward such certificate to any Tax Recovery Officer within whose jurisdiction such property is situated and thereupon such Tax Recovery Officer shall—
(a) proceed to recover the amount specified in the certificate in the manner in which he would proceed to recover the amount 7[370] [specified in a certificate drawn up by him under section 222]; and
(b) remit any sum so recovered by him to the Board after deducting his expenses in connection with the recovery proceedings.
8[371] [(2) Where an assessee is in default or is deemed to be in default in making a payment of tax, the Tax Recovery Officer may, if the assessee has property in a country outside India (being a country with which the Central Government has entered into an agreement for the recovery of income-tax under this Act and the corresponding law in force in that country), forward to the Board a certificate drawn up by him under section 222 and the Board may take such action thereon as it may deem appropriate having regard to the terms of the agreement with such country.]
Recovery of penalties, fine, interest
and other sums.
229. Any sum imposed by way of interest, fine, penalty, or any other sum payable under the provisions of this Act, shall be recoverable in the manner provided in this Chapter for the recovery of arrears of tax.
Tax clearance certificates.
9[372] 230.10[373] (1) Subject to such exceptions as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, 11[374] [no person__
(a) who
is not domiciled in
(b) who
is domiciled in
(i) intends
to leave
(ii) intends to proceed to another country on a work permit with the object of taking up any employment or other occupation in that country; or
(iii) in respect of whom circumstances exist which, in the opinion of an income-tax authority, render it necessary for him to obtain a certificate under this section,shall leave the territory of India] by land, sea or air unless he first obtains from such authority12[375] as may be appointed by the Central Government in this behalf (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “competent authority”)12[376] a certificate stating that he has no liabilities under this Act, the Excess Profits Tax Act, 1940 (15 of 1940), the Business Profits Tax Act, 1947 (21 of 1947), the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922 (11 of 1922), the Wealth-tax Act, 1957 (27 of 1957), the Expenditure tax Act, 1957 (29 of 1957) or the Gift-tax Act, 1958 (18 of 1958), or that satisfactory arrangements have been made for the payment of all or any of such taxes which are or may become payable by that person :
Provided that in the case of a person not domiciled in India the competent authority may, if it is satisfied that such person intends to return to India, issue an exemption certificate either in respect of a single journey or in respect of all journeys to be undertaken by that person within such period as may be specified in the certificate.
(2) If the owner or charterer of any ship or aircraft carrying persons from any place in the territory of India to any place outside India allows any person to whom sub-section (1) applies to travel by such ship or aircraft without first satisfying himself that such person is in possession of a certificate as required by that sub-section, he shall be personally liable to pay the whole or any part of the amount of tax, if any, payable by such person as the 13[377] [Assessing] Officer may, having regard to the circumstances of the case, determine.
(3) In respect of any sum payable by the owner or charterer of any ship or aircraft under sub-section (2), the owner or charterer, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be an assessee in default for such sum, and such sum shall be recoverable from him in the manner provided in this Chapter as if it were an arear of tax.
14[378] (4) The Board may make rules for regulating any matter necessary for, or incidental to, the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.
Explanation: For the purposes of this section, the expressions “owner” and “charterer” include any representative, agent or employee empowered by the owner or charterer to allow persons to travel by the ship or aircraft.
15[379] [Restrictions on registration of
transfers of immovable property in certain cases.
16[380] 230A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, where any document required to be registered under the provisions of clause (a) to clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), purports to transfer, assign, limit, or extinguish the right, title or interest of any person to or in any property 17[381] [***] valued at more than 18[382] [two lakh] rupees, no registering officer appointed under that Act shall register any such document, unless the 19[383] [Assessing] Officer certifies that—
(a) such person has either paid or made satisfactory provision for payment of all existing liabilities under this Act, the Excess Profits Tax Act, 1940 (15 of 1940), the Business Profits Tax Act, 1947 (21 of 1947), the Indian Income-tax Act. 1922 (11 of 1922), the Wealth-tax Act, 1957 (27 of 1957), the Expenditure-tax Act, 1957 (29 of 1957), 20[384] [the Gift-tax Act, 1958 (18 of 1958), the Super Profits Tax Act, 1963 (14 of 1963), and the Companies (Profits) Surtax Act, 1964 (7 of 1964)], or
(b) the registration of the document will not prejudicially affect the recovery of any existing liability under any of the aforesaid Acts.
21[385] (2) The application for the certificate required under sub-section (1) shall be made by the person referred to in that sub-section and shall be in such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed.
22[386] [(3) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply in a case where the person referred to in that sub-section is any such institution, association or body, or belongs to any 23[387] such class of institutions, associations or bodies, as the Board may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, notify in this behalf in the Official Gazette.]
Period for commencing recovery
proceedings.
24[388] 231. [Omitted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f.1-4-1989.]
Recovery by suit or under other law not affected.
232. The several modes of recovery specified in this Chapter shall not affect in any way—
(a) any other law for the time being in force relating to the recovery of debts due to Government ; or
(b) the right of the Government to institute a suit for the recovery of the arrears due from the assessee; and it shall be lawful for the 25[389] [Assessing] Officer or the Government, as the case may be, to have recourse to any such law or suit, notwithstanding that the tax due is being recovered from the assessee by any mode specified in this Chapter.
E.-Tax
payable under provisional assessment
Recovery of tax payable under
provisional assessment.
233. [Omitted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1970, w.e.f.1-4-1971.]
Tax paid by deduction or advance
payment.
26[390] 234. [Omitted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f.1-4-1989.]
27[391] [F.—Interest chargeable in certain cases
27[392] [Interest for defaults in furnishing return of income.
234A. (1) Where the return of income for any assessment year under sub-section (1) or sub-section (4) of section 139, or in response to a notice under sub-section (1) of section 142, is furnished after the due date, or is not furnished, the assessee shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of two per cent for every month or part of a month comprised in the period commencing on the date immediately following the due date, and,—
(a) where the return is furnished after the due date ending on the date of furnishing of the return ; or
(b) where no return has been furnished, ending on the date of completion of the assessment under section 144, on the amount of 28[393] [the tax on the total income as determined under sub-section (1) of section 143 or on regular assessment as reduced by the advance tax, if any, paid and any tax deducted or collected at source].
Explanation 1: In this section, “due date” means the date specified in sub-section (1) of section 139 as applicable in the case of the assessee.
29[394] [Explanation 2 : In this sub-section , “tax on the total income as determined under sub-section (1) of section 143” shall not include the additional income-tax, if any, payable under section 143.]
Explanation 3 : Where, in relation to an assessment year, an assessment is made for the first time under section 147, the assessment so made shall be regarded as a regular assessment for the purposes of this section.
30[Explanation 4 : In this sub-section, “tax on the total income as determined under sub-section (1) of section 143 or on regular assessment” shall, for the purposes of computing the interest payable under section 140A, be deemed to be tax on total income as declared in the return.]
(2) The interest payable under sub-section (1) shall be reduced by the interest, if any, paid under section 140A towards the interest chargeable under this section.
(3) Where the return of income for any assessment year, required by a notice under section 148 issued 30[395] [after the determination of income under sub-section (1) of section 143 or] after the completion of an assessment under sub-section (3) of section 143 or section 144 or section 147, is furnished after the expiry of the time allowed under such notice, or is not furnished, the assessee shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of two per cent for every month or part of a month comprised in the period commencing on the day immediately following the expiry of the time allowed as aforesaid, and,—
(a) where the return is furnished after the expiry of the time aforesaid, ending on the date of furnishing the return; or
(b) where no return has been furnished, ending on the date of completion of the re-assessment or re-computation under section 147,on the amount by which the tax on the total income determined on the basis of such re-assessment or re-computation exceeds the tax on the total income determined 31[396] [under sub-section (1) of section 143 or] on the basis of the earlier assessment aforesaid.
(4) Where as a result of an order under section 154 or section 155 or section 250 or section 254 or section 260 or section 262 or section 263 or section 264 or an order of the Settlement Commission under sub-section (4) of section 245D, the amount or tax on which interest was payable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) of this section has been increased or reduced, as the case may be, the interest shall be increased or reduced accordingly, and—
(i) in a case where the interest is increased, the Assessing Officer shall serve on the assessee a notice of demand in the prescribed form specifying the sum payable, and such notice of demand shall be deemed to be a notice under section 156 and the provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly :
(ii) in a case where the interest is reduced, the excess interest paid, if any, shall be refunded.
(5) The provisions of this section shall apply in respect of assessments for the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April, 1989 and subsequent assessment years.]
33[398] [Interest for defaults in payment of
advance tax.
234B. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, where in any financial year, an assessee who is liable to pay advance tax under section 208 has failed to pay such tax or, where the advance tax paid by such assessee under the provisions of section 210 is less than ninety per cent of the assessed tax, the assessee shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of two per cent for every month or part of a month comprised in the period from the 1st day of April next following such financial year 34[399] [to the date of determination of total income under sub-section (1) of section 143 or regular assessment], on an amount equal to the assessed tax or, as the case may be, on the amount by which the advance tax paid as aforesaid falls short of the assessed tax.
35[400] [Explanation 1: In this section,”assessed tax “means, -
(a) for the purposes of computing the interest payable under section 140A, the tax on the total income as declared in the return referred to in that section;
(b) in any other case, the tax on the total income determined under sub-section (1) of section 143 or on regular assessment, as reduced by the amount of tax deducted or collected at source in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVII on any income which is subject to such deduction or collection and which is taken into account in computing such total income.]
Explanation 2 : Where, in relation to an assessment year, an assessment is made for the first time under section 147, the assessment so made shall be regarded as a regular assessment for the purposes of this section.
36[401] [Explanation 3: In Explanation 1 and in sub-section (3), “tax on the total income determined under sub-section (1) of section 143” shall not include the additional income-tax, if any, payable under section 143.]
(2) Where, before the date of 37[402] [determination of total income under sub-section (1) of section 143 or] completion of a regular assessment, tax is paid by the assessee under section 140A or otherwise,—
(i) interest shall be calculated in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this section up to the date on which the tax is so paid, and reduced by the interest, if any, paid under section 140A towards the interest chargeable under this section;
(ii) Thereafter, interest shall be calculated at the rate aforesaid on the amount by which the tax so paid together with the advance tax paid falls short of the assessed tax.
(3) Where, as a result of an order of re-assessment or re-computation under section 147, the amount on which interest was payable under sub-section (1) is increased, the assessee shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of two per cent for every month or part of a month comprised in the period commencing on the day following 38[403] [the date of determination of total income under sub-section (1) of section 143 or regular assessment] referred to in sub-section (1) and ending on the date of the re-assessment or re-computation under section 147, on the amount by which the tax on the total income determined on the basis of the re-assessment or re-computation exceeds the tax on the total income determined 37[404] [under sub-section (1) of section 143 or] on the basis of the regular assessment aforesaid.
(4) Where, as a result of an order under section 154 or section 155 or section 250 or section 254 or section 260 or section 262 or section 263 or section 264 or an order to the Settlement Commission under sub-section (4) of section 245D, the amount on which interest was payable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) has been increased or reduced, as the case may be, the interest shall be increased or reduced accordingly, and—
(i) in a case where the interest is increased, the Assessing Officer shall serve on the assessee a notice of demand in the prescribed form specifying the sum payable and such notice of demand shall be deemed to be a notice under section 156 and the provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly;
(ii) in a case where the interest is reduced, the excess interest paid, if any, shall be refunded.
(5) The provisions of this section shall apply in respect of assessments for the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April, 1989 and subsequent assessment years.]
40[406] [Interest for deferment of advance
tax.
234C. (1) Where in any financial year, 40a[407] [the assessee who is liable to pay advance tax under section 208 has failed to pay such tax or], the advance tax paid by the assessee on his current income on or before the 15th day of September is less than twenty per cent of the tax due on the returned income or the amount of such advance tax paid on or before the 15th day of December is less than fifty per cent of the tax due on the returned income, then, the assessee shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of one and one-half per cent per month of the shortfall from for a period of three months on the amount of the shortfall from twenty per cent or, as the case may be, fifty per cent of the tax due on the returned income:
41[408] [Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall apply to any shortfall in the payment of the tax due on the returned income where such shortfall is on account of under-estimate or failure to estimate—
(a) The amount of capital gains; or
(b) Income of the nature referred to in sub-clause (ix) of clause (24) of section 2, and the assessee has paid the whole of the amount of tax payable in respect of income referred to in clause (a) or clause (b), as the case may be, had such income been a part of the total income, as part of the instalment of advance tax which is immediately due or where no such instalment is so due, by the 31st day of March of the financial year:]
41a[409] [Provided further that nothing contained in this sub-section shall apply to any shortfall in the payment of the tax due on the returned income where such shortfall is on account of—
(a) Restricting the amount of deduction under the third proviso to clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 32;
(b) Increase in the rate of surcharge under section 2 of the Finance Act, 1990 (12 of 1990), as amended by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1991.
and the assessee has paid the amount of shortfall,—
(i) where it is a domestic company and—
(1) the case falls under clause (a), as part of the instalment of advance tax which is immediately due;
(2) the case falls under clause (b), on or before the 15th day of November, 1990, in respect of the instalment of advance tax due on the 15th day of September, 1990;
(ii) Where it is not a domestic company and—
(1) The case falls under clause (a), as part of the instalment of advance tax which is immediately due;
(2) The case falls under clause (b), as part of the instalment of advance tax due on or before the 15th day of March, 1991.]
Explanation : In this section, “tax due on the returned income” means the tax chargeable on the total income declared in the return of income furnished by the assessee for the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April immediately following the financial year in which the advance tax is paid, as reduced by 42[410] [the amount of tax deductible or collectible at source in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVII on any income which is subject to such deduction or collection] and which is taken into account in computing such total income.
(2) The provisions of this section shall apply in respect of assessments for the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April, 1989 and subsequent assessment years.]
[1]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-6-1988.
[2]See also Circular No. 306, dated 19-6-1981, Circular No. 232, dated 26-11-1977 and Circular No. 141, dated 23-7-1974.
[3]“(1)” omitted by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[4]Sub-section (2) omitted, ibid.
[5]See also Letter [F. No. 12/71/65-IT(B) (Extract)], dated 5-3-1966, Circular No. 501, dated 20-1-1988, Circular No. 504, dated 8-2-1988, Circular No. 483, dated 4-3-1987, Circular No. 147, dated 28-10-1974, Letter [F.No. 237/4/75-A & PAC], dated 23-11-1976, Circular No. 90, dated 26-6-1972, Circular No. 272, dated 27-5-1980, Circular No. 285, dated 21-10-1980, Circular No. 38-D(LXII-1), dated 9-7-1951, Circular No. 537, dated 12-7-1989, Circular No. 568, dated 27-7-1990, Circular No. 586, dated 28-11-1990, Circular No. 597, dated 27-3-1991, and Circular No. 605, dated 12-6-1991.
[6]See rules 30, 31, 32 and 37 and Form Nos. 16, 21, 23 and 24.
[7]“and super-tax” omitted by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[8]“and average rate of super-tax respectively” omitted, ibid.
[9]Substituted for “rates of tax in force” by the Finance Act, 1968, w.e.f. 1-4-1968.
[10]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987. Original sub-section was omitted by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965. See rule 26A and Form No. 12B.
[11]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987. See rule 21AA and Form No. 10E.
[12]Substituted for “public sector undertaking” by the Finance Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-6-1989.
[13]Inserted, ibid.
[14]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987. See rule 26B and Form No. 12C.
[15]Inserted, ibid. Earlier “or sub-section (2)” was omitted by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[16]See rule 33 and Form No. 22.
[17]Substituted for “income-tax and super-tax” by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[18]See rules 26 and 115.
[19]Explanation omitted by Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[20]See rules 29C, 30, 31, 37 and 37A and Form Nos. 15F, 16A, 25 and 27.
[21]See also Circular No. 2, dated 6-2-1969, Circular No. 2-P(XXXIV-4), dated 16-5-1966 and Circular No. 543, dated 31-8-1989 and Circular No. 579, dated 14-9-1990.
[22]Substituted for ‘chargeable under the head “Interest on securities” ‘ by the Finance Act, 1988, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[23]Substituted for “at the time of payment” by the Finance Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-6-1989.
[24]“and super-tax” omitted by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[25]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[26]Substituted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1965, w.e.f. 11-9-1965. Original proviso was inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1962, w.e.f 13-12-1962.
[27]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[28]Inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment & Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965, w.e.f. 4-12-1965.
[29]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-4-1978.
[30]Omitted by the Finance Act, 1988, w.e.f. 1-4-1989. Prior
to its omission, clause (ii) stood as under :
“(ii) any interest payable on National Savings Certificates (First Issue); or”
[31]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1970, w.e.f. 1-4-1970.
[32]Substituted for the following clause (iib), which was
inserted by the Finance Act, 1970 w.e.f. 1-4-1970, by the Finance Act, 1986,
w.e.f. 1-6-1986 :
“(iib) any interest payable on such debentures, issued by any co-operative society (including a co-operative land mortgage bank or a co-operative land development bank) or any other institution or authority, as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf; or”
[34]Explanation omitted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f.
1-4-1987. Omitted Explanation which was inserted, while substituting clause
(iib) by the Finance Act, 1986, w.e.f. 1-4-1986, read as under:
‘Explanation : For the purposes of this clause, “public sector company” means any corporation established by or under any Central, State or Provincial Act or a Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956); or’
[35]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1982, w.e.f. 1-6-1982.
[37]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1966, w.e.f. 1-4-1966.
[38]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-6-1984.
[39]Substituted for “one thousand rupees” by the Finance Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-6-1989.
[40]Renumbered by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[41]Inserted, ibid. Original Explanation which was inserted by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965, omitted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967.
[42]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[43]See also Circular No. P(XXI-16), dated 8-1-1965 and Circular No. 3P(XXI-19), dated 1-5-1966.
[44]See rules 27, 29C, 30(1), 30A, 31, 37 and 37A and Form Nos. 15B, 15G, 16A, 26 and 27.
[45]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[46]“And super-tax” omitted by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[47]Substituted by the Finance Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-6-1984. Original proviso was inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1977, w.e.f. 1-10-1977. See rules 28A and 37B and Form No. 14B.
[48]“who is resident in
[49]Substituted for “one thousand rupees” by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987.
[50]See rule 28(3) and Form No. 14.
[51]Inserted by the Finance (No.2) Act, 1977, w.e.f. 1-10-1977.
[52]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[53]See rule 29 and Form No. 15.
[54]“or the total world income” omitted by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[55]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967.
[56]See also Circular No. 288, dated 22-12-1980, Circular No. 256, dated 29-5-1979, Circular No. 22/68-IT(B), dated 28-3-1968/13-5-1968 as modified by Letter [F. No. 12/23/68-IT(B)], dated 7-11-1968, Circular No. 65, dated 2-9-1971, Letter [F. No. 12/12/68-IT(A-II)], dated 23-9-1968, Letter [F. No. 12/113/68-IT(A-II)], dated 28-10-1968 and Circular No. 526, dated 5-12-1988.
[57]See rules 29C, 30, 31 and 37 and Form Nos. 15H, 16B, 17 and 26A.
[58]Substituted for ‘chargeable under the head “Interest on securities” ‘by the Finance Act, 1988, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[59]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987.
[60]See rule 29A and Form No. 15A.
[61]Substituted for “be signed in the presence of a Gazette Officer of the Central or a State Government and bear an attestation by such officer to the effect that the person who has signed the statement is known to him” by the Finance Act, 1968, w.e.f. 1-4-1968.
[62]Substituted by the Finance Act, 1975, w.e.f. 1-4-1975,
Section 20(2) of the Finance Act, 1975 makes an independent provision relating
to substitution of clause (i). Sub-section (2) read as under :
‘(2) Notwithstanding the substitution of clause (i) of sub-section (3) of section 194A of the Income-tax Act, by sub-section (1) of this section nothing in section 201 or section 276B of that Act shall apply to, or in relation to, any failure to deduct income-tax under sub-section (1) of the said section 194A on any income by way of interest other than income chargeable under the head “Interest on securities” credited or paid on or after the 1st day of April, 1975, but before the 1st day of June, 1975, where the income so credited or paid at any one time does not exceed four hundred rupees.’
[63]Substituted for “one thousand rupees” by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987.
[65]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1968, w.e.f. 1-4-1968.
[66]Reintroduced by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988. Earlier, it was omitted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, with effect from the same date. Original clause (iv) was inserted by the Finance Act, 1968, w.e.f. 1-4-1968.
[67]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1971, w.e.f. 1-4-1971.
[68]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1970, w.e.f. 1-4-1970.
[70]Substituted for the following clause by the Finance
(No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991:
“(vii) to such income credited or paid in respect of deposits with a banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), applies (including any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act) or with a co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking (including a co-operative land mortgage bank or a co-operative land development bank).”
[71]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1975, w.e.f. 1-4-1975.
[72]Inserted, ibid.
[73]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[74]See also Circular No. 264, dated 11-2-1980, Circular No. 536, dated 6-7-1989 and Circular No. 569, dated 27-7-1990.
[75]See rules 30, 31 32 and 37 and Form Nos. 16B and 26B.
[76]Substituted for “one thousand rupees” by the Finance Act, 1986, w.e.f. 1-6-1986.
[77]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-4-1978.
[78]See also Circular No. 536, dated 6-7-1989.
[79]See rules 30, 31, 32 and 37 and Form Nos. 16B, 17 and 26BB.
[80]Substituted for “five thousand rupees” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991. Earlier italicised words were substituted by Finance Act, 1986, w.e.f. 1-6-1986.
[81]Inserted by the Finance Act, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[82]See also Circular No. 86, dated 29-5-1972, Circular No. 93, dated 26-9-1972, Circular No. 95, dated 15-11-1972, Circular No. 433, dated 25-9-1985, Circular No. 487, dated 8-6-1987, Circular No. 502, dated 27-1-1988, Circular No. 539, dated 13-7-1989 and Circular No. 558, dated 28-3-1990.
[83]See rules 30, 31, 32 and 37 and Form Nos. 16B, 17 and 26C.
[84]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[85]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[86]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1988, w.e.f. 1-6-1988.
[87]Substituted for “five” by the Finance Act, 1982, w.e.f. 1-6-1982.
[88]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[89]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[90]See rule 28(2) and Form No. 13C.
[91]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[92]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[93]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[94]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[95]See also Circular No. 120, dated 8-10-1973, Circular No. 540, dated 24-7-1989 and Circular No. 570, dated 27-7-1990.
[96]See rules 30, 31 and 37 and Form Nos. 16A, 26D and 26E.
[97]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987.
[98]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-11-1989. Earlier section 194E, as inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988, was omitted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from the same date.
[99]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[100]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1990, w.e.f. 1-4-1991.
[101]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[102]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[103]See also Circular No. 370, dated 3-10-1983, Letter [F. No. 391/3/78-FTD], dated 9-7-1984, Circular No. 152, dated 27-11-1974, Letter [F. No. 12/29/6-IT(B)], dated 1-6-1965, Circular No. 43, dated 20-6-1970, Circular No. 20 (II-4), dated 3-8-1961 and Circular No. 588, dated 2-1-1991.
[104]Substituted for the following sub-section (1), as
amended by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965, by the Finance Act, 1975,
w.e.f 1-4-1975 and by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987 :
‘(1)
Any person responsible for paying to a non-resident, not being a company, or to
a company which is neither an Indian company nor a company which has made the
prescribed arrangements for the declaration and payment of dividends within
India, any interest, not being “Interest on securities”, or any other sum, not
being dividends, chargeable under the provisions of this Act, shall, at the
time of payment, unless he is himself liable to pay any income-tax thereon as
an agent, deduct income-tax thereon at the rates in force:
Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to any
payment made in the course of transactions in respect of which a person responsible
for the payments is deemed under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 163
not to be an agent of the payee:
Provided further that the deduction of income-tax from any sum, being income chargeable under the head “Capital gains” relating to capital assets other than short-term capital assets, paid to a company which is neither an Indian company nor a company which has made the prescribed arrangements for the declaration and payment of dividends within India, shall be of an amount equal to the amount of income-tax on such sum calculated in accordance with the provisions of clause (i) of section 115.’
[105]See rules, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32 and 37A and Form Nos. 16B, 17 and 27.
[106]“or dividends” omitted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[107]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-6-1987.
[108]“Interest including” omitted by the Finance Act, 1976, w.e.f. 1-6-1976.
[109]“Dividend” omitted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[110]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[111]Substituted for “in the prescribed manner” by the Finance Act, 1988, with retrospective effect from 1-3-1988. The very expression “in the prescribed manner” was earlier substituted for “by general or special order” by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987.
[112]Omitted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
Prior to omission, proviso as inserted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f.
1-6-1987, read as under:
“Provided that this sub-section shall not apply to any payment to a foreign company by way of interest referred to in clause (v), or royalty referred to in clause (vi), or fees for technical services referred to in clause (vii), of sub-section (1) of section 9.”
[113]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1970, w.e.f. 1-4-1970.
[114]See rule 29B and Form Nos. 15C to 15E.
[115]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[116]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[117]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987.
[118]Substituted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988. Earlier it was substituted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967.
[119]Substituted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act,
1989, w.e.f. 15-3-1989. Prior to its substitution it read as under:
“196A. Tax not to be deducted from any sums payable to unit-holders of Mutual Fund.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, no deduction of tax shall be made by a public sector bank or a public financial institution referred to in clause (23D) of section 10 from any sums payable to unit-holders of a Mutual Fund specified under that clause.”
[120]* See rules 30, 31 and 37A and Form No. 16B, 17 and 27.
[121]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[122]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[123]See rule 28(1) and Form No. 13. See also Letter [F. No. 1(54)-63/TPL], dated 18-5-1963 and Letter [F. No. 20/23/67-IT (A-I)], dated 28-7-1967.
[124]Substituted for “Where, in the case of any income of any person other than a company” by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987.
[125]Substituted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967.
[126]See rule 28AA and Form No. 15AA.
[127]“194B” omitted by the Finance Act, 1986, w.e.f. 1-4-1987. Earlier, this was inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[128]“194BB” omitted by the Finance Act, 1986, w.e.f. 1-4-1987. Earlier, this was inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-4-1978.
[129]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[130]Substituted for “super-tax” by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[131]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[132]“or the total world income” omitted by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[133]“or super-tax” omitted, ibid.
[134]“or super-tax” omitted, ibid.
[135]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[136]See rule 29 and Form No. 15.
[137]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[138]“and super-tax” omitted by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[139]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987.
[140]Sub-section (3) omitted by the Finance Act, 1986,
w.e.f. 1-4-1987. Prior to its omission, sub-section (3), as substituted by the
Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1968, stood as under :
“(3) Where the principal officer of a company considers that, by reason of the provisions of section 80K, the whole or any portion of the dividend referred to in section 194 will be deductible in computing the total income of the recipient, he may, before paying the dividend to the shareholder or issuing any cheque or warrant in respect thereof, make an application to the Income-tax Officer to determine the appropriate proportion of the dividend to be deducted under the provisions of section 80K; and on such determination by the Income-tax Officer no tax shall be deducted on such proportionate amount.”
[141]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1982, w.e.f. 1-6-1982.
[142]See also Circular No. 351, dated 26-11-1982.
[143]See rule 29C and Form Nos. 15F, 15G, and 15H.
[144]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991
[145]Substituted for “or, as the case may be, section 194A”, ibid.
[146]Substituted for “his estimated total income of the previous year in which such income is to be included in computing his total income will be less than the minimum liable to income-tax” by the Finance Act, 1990, w.e.f. 1-4-1990.
[147]Substituted for “Commissioner” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[148]Substituted for “sections 192 to 195” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967.
[149]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[150]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-4-1978.
[151]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[152]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[153]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-11-1989.
[154]Substituted for “section 195 and section 196A” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[155]See also Circular No. 3-D (XXI-20), dated 30-3-1967.
[156]Substituted for “sections 192 to 195” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967.
[157]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[158]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-4-1978.
[159]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[160]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[161]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-11-1989.
[162]Substituted for “section 195 and section 196A” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[163]Substituted for “income-tax or super-tax, as the case may be,” by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[164]“(including a provisional assessment under section 141A), if any,” omitted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989. The expression in italics was inserted by the Finance Act, 1968, w.e.f. 1-4-1968.
[165]Substituted for “made for the immediately following assessment year under this Act” by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987.
[166]Substituted by the Finance Act, 1968, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1962.
[167]See rule 30A.
[168]See rule 30.
[169]Substituted for “sections 192 to 195” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967.
[170]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[171]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-4-1978.
[172]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[173]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[174]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Second Amendment Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-11-1989.
[175]Substituted for “section 195 and section 196A” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[176]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[177]Substituted for “wilfully” by the Finance Act, 1966, w.e.f. 1-4-1966.
[178]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1966, w.e.f. 1-4-1966.
[179]See rule 119A.
[180]Substituted for “twelve” by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-10-1984; section 84 of the Amendment Act has clarified that the increase in the rate of interest will, apply in respect of any period falling after 30-9-1984 and also in those cases where the interest became chargeable or payable from an earlier date. Earlier, “twelve” was substituted for “nine” by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972 and “nine” was substituted for “six” by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-10-1967.
[181]Substituted for “it” by the Finance Act, 1966, w.e.f. 1-4-1966.
[182]Substituted for “levy” by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987.
[183]Substituted for “sections 192 to 195” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967.
[184]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[185]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-4-1978.
[186]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[187]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[188]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-11-1989.
[189]Substituted for “section 195 and section 196A” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[190]Substituted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967.
[191]See also Circular No. 529, dated 13-2-1989, Circular No. 555, dated 22-2-1990, Circular No. 597, dated 27-3-1991, Circular No. 605, dated 12-6-1991 and Circular No. 607, dated 4-7-1991.
[192]See rule 31 and Form Nos. 16, 16A, 16B and 17.
[193]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[194]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-4-1978.
[195]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[196]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[197]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-11-1989.
[198]Substituted for “section 195 and section 196A” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[199]Substituted for “shall, at the time of credit of payment of the sum, or, as the case may be, at the time of issue of a cheque or warrant for payment of any dividend to a shareholder” by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987.
[200]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987. See rule 114A and Form No. 49B.
[201]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-11-1989.
[202]Substituted for “section 195 and section 196A” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[203]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[204]Substituted for “sections 192 to 203” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967.
[205]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[206]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-4-1978.
[207]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[208]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[209]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-11-1989.
[210]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[211]Section 285 has since been omitted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987.
[212]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1986, w.e.f. 1-6-1986.
[213]Substituted for “in the case of payments” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967.
[214]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1986, w.e.f. 1-6-1986.
[215]Substituted for “sections 192 to 195” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-967.
[216]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[217]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-4-1978.
[218]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[219]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[220]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-11-1989.
[221]Substituted for “section 195 and section 196A” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 1-10-1991.
[222]Substituted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-6-1987.
Prior to its substitution, section 206, as amended by the Finance Act, 1965,
w.e.f. 1-4-1965, stood as under:
‘206.
Person paying salary to furnish prescribed return.—(1) The prescribed person in
the case of every office of the Government, the principal officer in the case
of every company, the prescribed person in the case of every local authority
or other public body or association, and every private employer shall prepare,
and within thirty days from the 31st day of March in each year, deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Income-tax Officer in the prescribed form and
verified in the prescribed manner, a return in writing showing—
(a)
the name and, so far as it is known, the address of every person who was
receiving on the 31st day of March, or has received or to whom was due during
the year ending on that date, from the Government, company, authority, body,
association or private employer, as the case may be, any income chargeable
under the head “Salaries” of such amount as may be prescribed;
(b)
the amount of the income so received by or so due to each such person, and the
time or times at which the same was paid or due, as the case may be;
(c)
the amount deducted in respect of income-tax from the income of each such
person.
(2) Where an employer deducts from the emoluments paid to an employee or pays on his behalf any contributions of that employee to an approved superannuation fund, he shall include all such deductions or payments in the return which he is required to furnish under this section.’
[223]See rule 36.
[224]See rule 36.
[225]Substituted for “shall prepare, within the prescribed time after the end of each financial year, and deliver or cause to be delivered” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991. The provision will come into force from the date the President gives assent to the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 1991.
[226]See rule 36A.
[227]See rules 36 and 37 and Form Nos. 24, 25, 26, 26A, 26B, 26BB, 26C, 26D and 26E. Also see rule 37A and Form No. 27.
[228]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967.
[229]See rule 37AA and Form No. 27A.
[230]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[231]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1977, w.e.f. 1-10-1977.
[232]See rule 37B and Form No. 27B.
[233]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[234]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1988, w.e.f. 1-6-1988.
[235]See also Circular No. 535, dated 26-6-1989, Circular No. 565, dated 11-7-1990 and Circular No. 585, dated 27-11-1990.
[236]See rule 37C and Form No. 27C.
[237]Substituted for “Ten” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-6-1988.
[238]See rule 37D and Form No. 27D.
[239]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[240]See rule 37F.
[241]See rule 37E and Form Nos. 27EA to 27ED.
[242]Substituted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988. Original section 207 was earlier amended by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[243]Substituted for the following section 208
by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988:
“(1) Advance tax
shall be payable during the financial year—
(a) where the total income, exclusive of capital
gains and income referred to in sub-clause (ix) of clause (24) of section 2, of
the assessee, referred to in sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of
section 209, exceeds the amount specified in sub-section (2), or
(b) where it is payable by virtue of the
provisions of section 209A.
(2) The amount
referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) shall be—
|
(a)in the case
of a company or a local authority |
Rs. 2,500 |
|
(b)in the case
of a registered firm |
Rs. 20,000 |
|
(c) in the case
of a Hindu undivided family which at any time during the previous year has at
least one member whose total income of the previous year exceeds Rs. 18,000 |
Rs. 12,000 |
|
(d)in any other case |
Rs. 18,000. |
(3)
Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this
section, where in the case of an assessee referred to in clause (c) or clause
(d) of sub-section (2), the amount of advance tax payable by him during the financial
year, as computed in accordance with the provisions of this section, does not
exceed fifteen hundred rupees, it shall not be necessary for such assessee to
pay any advance tax during that financial year.”
Prior to the substitution by the said Amendment Act, section 208 was first substituted by the Finance Act, 1969, w.e.f. 1-4-1969 and was later amended by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972, the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1977, w.e.f. 1-9-1977, the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-6-1978, the Finance Act, 1979 w.e.f. 1-4-1979, the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1980, w.e.f. 1-9-1980, the Finance Act, 1981, w.e.f. 1-6-1981, the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 2-4-1985 and the Finance Act, 1985, w.e.f. 24-5-1985.
[244]Substituted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act,
1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988. Sub-section (1) was earlier amended by the Finance Act,
1963, w.e.f. 1-4-1963, the Finance Act, 1964, with retrospective effect from
1-4-1963, the Direct Taxes (Amendment) Act, 1964, w.e.f. 6-10-1964, the Finance
Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965, the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967, the
Finance Act, 1969, w.e.f. 1-4-1969, the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1970,
w.e.f. 1-4-1971, the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972, the Finance Act, 1973,
w.e.f. 1-4-1973, the Finance Act, 1974, w.e.f. 1-4-1974 and the Finance Act,
1978, w.e.f. 1-6-1978. Prior to its substitution, sub-section (1) stood as
under :
“(1)
The amount of advance tax payable by an assessee in the financial year shall,
subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), be computed as follows
:—
(a)
(i) his total income of the
latest previous year in respect of which he has been assessed by way of regular
assessment shall first be ascertained;
(ii)
the amount of capital gains and income referred to in sub-clause (ix) of
clause (24) of section 2, if any, included in such total income shall be
deducted therefrom, and on the balance income-tax shall be calculated at the
rates in force in the financial year;
(iii) the income-tax so calculated shall be reduced
by the amount of income-tax which would be deductible during the said financial
year in accordance with the provisions of sections 192 to 194, section 194A,
section 194C, section 194D and section 195 on any income (as computed before
allowing any deductions admissible under this Act) on which tax is required to
be deducted under the said sections and which has been taken into account in
computing the said total income;
(iv)
the net amount of income-tax calculated in accordance with sub-clause (iii)
shall, subject to the provisions of clauses (c) and (d), be the advance tax
payable;
(b)
[***]
(c) in cases where an estimate (including a
revised estimate) is sent by the assessee under section 209A or section 212,
the total income so estimated shall, for the purposes of calculation of tax
under this section, be substituted for the total income referred to in clause
(a);
(d) in cases where—
(i) the total income of the latest previous year
[being a year later than the previous year referred to in clause (a)] on the
basis of which tax has been paid by the assessee under section 140A exceeds
the total income referred to in clause (a), or
(ii) the Income-tax Officer makes an amended order
referred to in sub-section (3) of section 210 on the basis of the total income
on which tax has been paid by the assessee under section 140A, the total income
referred to in clause (a) shall be substituted,—
(1) in a case falling under sub-clause (i), by
the total income on the basis of which tax has been paid under section 140A,
and
(2) in a case falling under sub-clause (ii), by
the total income on the basis of which the amended order under sub-section (3)
of section 210 is made.
Explanation : If the assessee is a partner of a registered firm and an assessment of the firm has been completed for a previous year later than the latest previous year for which the assessee’s assessment has been completed, his share in the income of the firm shall, for the purposes of clause (a), be included in his total income on the basis of the said assessment of the firm.”
[245]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-6-1988.
[246]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1974, w.e.f. 1-4-1974.
[247]Substituted for “where the assessee sends a statement under sub-section (1) of section 209A or where the Income-tax Officer makes an order under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) of section 210” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988. Earlier, italicised words were inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-6-1978.
[248]Substituted for the following by the Direct Tax Laws
(Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988:
“(ii) if the total income of the previous year on the basis of which tax has been paid by the assessee under section 140A forms the basis of computation of advance tax, the net agricultural income as returned by the assessee in the return of income for the assessment year relevant to that previous year;”
[249]Substituted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act,
1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988 for the following clause (b) as amended by the Finance
Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-6-1978:
“(b) in cases where an estimate (including a revised estimate) is sent by the assessee under section 209A or section 212, the net agricultural income, as estimated by him, of the period which would be the previous year for the immediately following assessment year.”
[250]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[251]Inserted, ibid.
[252]Substituted for “on the basis of which tax has been paid by the Hindu undivided family under section 140A” by the Direct Tax laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[253]Omitted section 209A, as amended by the Finance Act,
1979, w.e.f. 1-4-1979 and the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1980, w.e.f. 1-9-1980 stood
as under:
‘(1)
Every person shall, in each financial year, on or before the date on which the
first instalment, or where he has not previously been assessed by way of
regular assessment under this Act, on or before the date on which the last
instalment, of advance tax is due in his case under sub-section (1) of section
211, if his current income is likely to exceed the amount specified in
sub-section (2) of section 208, send to the Income-tax Officer—
(a)
where he has been previously assessed by way of regular assessment under this
Act, a statement of advance tax payable by him computed in the manner laid down
in clause (a) or, as the case may be, sub-clause (i) of clause (d) of
sub-section (1) of section 209, or
(b)
where he has not previously been assessed by way of regular assessment under
this Act, an estimate of—
(i)
the current income, and
(ii)
the advance tax payable by him on the current income calculated in the manner
laid down in section 209,
and shall
pay such amount of advance tax,—
(I)
in a case falling under clause (a), as accords with the statement in equal
instalments on the dates applicable in his case under section 211; and
(II)
in a case failing under clause (b), as accords with the estimate in equal
instalments on such of the dates applicable in his case as have not expired, or
in one sum if only the last of such dates has not expired.
(2)
Where an assessee who is required to send a statement under clause (a) of
sub-section (1) estimates on or before the date on which the first instalment
of advance tax is due in his case under sub-section (1) of section 211 that, by
reason of his current income being likely to be less than the income on which
advance tax is payable by him under sub-section (1) or for any other reason,
the amount of advance tax computed in the manner laid down in section 209 on
the current income would be less than the amount of advance tax payable by him
under sub-section (1), he may send to the Income-tax Officer, in lieu of such
statement, an estimate of—
(i)
the current income, and
(ii)
the advance tax payable by him on the current income calculated in the manner
laid down in section 209,
and
shall pay such amount of advance tax as accords with his estimate in equal
instalments on the dates applicable in his case under section 211.
(3)
Where assessee who has sent a statement under clause (a) of sub-section (1)
estimates on or before the date on which the last instalment of advance tax is
due in his case that, by reason of his current income being likely to be less
than the income or which advance tax is payable by him under sub-section (1) or
for any other reason, the amount of advance tax computed in the manner laid
down in section 209 on the current income would be less than the amount of
advance tax payable by him under sub-section (1), he may, at his option, send
to the Income-tax Officer an estimate of—
(i)
the current income, and
(ii)
the advance tax payable by him on the current income calculated in the manner
laid down in section 209,
and
shall pay such amount of advance tax as accords with his estimate in equal
instalments on such of the dates applicable in his cases under section 211 as
have not expired, or in one sum if only the last of such dates has not expired.
(4)
In the case of any assessee who is liable to pay advance tax under sub-section
(1) or sub-section (2) or, as the case may be, sub-section (3), if, by reason
of the current income being likely to be greater than the income on which the
advance tax so payable by him has been computed or for any other reasons, the
amount of advance tax computed in the manner laid down in section 209 on the
current income (which shall be estimated by the assessee) exceeds the amount
of advance tax so payable by him by more than 33 1/3 per cent of the latter
amount, he shall on or before the date on which the last instalment of advance
tax is payable by him, send to the Income-tax Officer an estimate of—
(i)
the current income, and
(ii)
the advance tax payable by him on the current income calculated in the manner
laid down in section 209,
and
shall pay such amount of advance tax as accords with his estimate on such of
the dates applicable in his case under section 211 as have not expired, by
instalments which may be revised according to sub-section (5):
Provided that in a case where the Commissioner is satisfied
that, having regard to the nature of the business carried on by the assessee
and the date of expiry of the previous year in respect of such business, it
will be difficult for the assessee to furnish the estimate required to be
furnished by him in accordance with the provisions of this sub-section on or
before the date on which the last instalment of advance tax is due in his case,
he may, if the assessee pays the advance tax which he is liable to pay under
sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or, as the case may be, sub-section (3) on
or before such date, extend the date for furnishing such estimate up to a
period of thirty days immediately following the last date of the previous year
in respect of that business and, where the date is so extended, the assessee
shall pay, on or before the date as so extended, the amount by which the
advance tax already paid by him falls short of the advance tax payable in
accordance with his estimate:
Provided
further that in the case of an
assessee, being a company, the provisions of this sub-section shall have
effect as if for the figures and words “33 1/3 per cent”, the figures and words
“20 per cent” had been substituted.
(5)
The assessee may send a revised estimate of the advance tax payable by him on
or before any one of dates specified in section 211 and adjust any excess or
deficiency in respect of any instalment already paid in a subsequent
instalment or in subsequent instalments.
(6)
Every statement or estimate under this section shall be sent in the prescribed
form and verified in the prescribed manner.
Explanation : For the purposes of this section and section 212, “current income”, in relation to the advance tax payable by an assessee during any financial year, means the total income of the assessee (exclusive of capital gains and income referred to in sub-clause (ix) of clause (24) of section 2, if any) of the period which would be the previous year for the assessment year immediately following that financial year.’
[254]Substituted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act,
1987, w.e.f.1-4-1988. Earlier, it was amended by the Finance Act, 1963, w.e.f.
1-4-1963, the Direct Taxes (Amendment) Act, 1964, w.e.f. 6-10-1964, the Finance
Act, 1969, w.e.f. 1-4-1969 and the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1970, w.e.f.
1-4-1971. Prior to its substitution, section 210 stood as under:
“Order
by Income-tax Officer.—(1) Where a person has been previously assessed by way
of regular assessment under this Act or under the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922
(11 of 1922), the Income-tax Officer may, on or after the 1st day of April in
the financial year, by order in writing, require him to pay to the credit of
the Central Government advance tax determined in accordance with the
provisions of sections 207, 208 and 209.
(2)
The notice of demand issued under section 156 in pursuance of such order shall
specify the instalments in which the advance tax is payable under section 211.
(3) If, after the making of an order by the Income-tax Officer under this section and at any time before the date which is fifteen days prior to the date on which the last instalment of advance tax is payable by the assessee under sub-section (1) of section 211, tax is paid by the assessee under section 140A or a regular assessment of the assessee (or of the registered firm of which he is a partner) is made in respect of a previous year later than that referred to in the order of the Income-tax Officer, the Income-tax Officer may make an amended order requiring the assessee to pay in one instalment on the specified date or in equal instalments on the specified dates, if more than one, falling after the date of the amended order, the advance tax computed on the basis of the total income on which tax has been paid under section 140A or in respect of which the regular assessment aforesaid has been made as reduced by the amount, if any, paid in accordance with the original order.”
[255]See rule 39 and Form No. 28A.
[256]Substituted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act,
1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988. Earlier it was amended by the Finance Act, 1969, w.e.f.
1-4-1969, the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972 and the Finance Act, 1978,
w.e.f. 1-6-1978. Prior to its substitution, section 211 stood as under:
‘Instalments
of advance tax.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section and of sections
209A and 212, advance tax shall be payable in three equal instalments on the
following dates during the financial year, namely:—
(i)
the 15th day of June, the 15th day of September and the 15th day of December,
in the case of an assessee whose total income to the extent of 75 per cent
thereof or more is derived from a source or sources for which the previews year
(relevant to the assessment year next following the financial year aforesaid)
ends on or before the 31s day of December;
(ii)
the 15th day of September, the 15th day of December and the 15th day of March,
in any other case:
Provided that in respect of any class of assessees referred to in
clause (i), the Board may, having regard to the nature of dealings in the
business carried on by such assessees, the method of accounting, followed by
them and other relevant factors, authorise, by notification in the Official
Gazette and subject to such conditions as may be specified therein, the payment
of the last instalment of the advance tax on the 15th day of March during the
financial year instead of on the 15th day of December.
Explanation
: In this sub-section, “total income” means,—
(a)
in a case where the advance tax is paid by the assessee in accordance with the
statement sent by him under sub-section (1) of section 209A or in accordance
with an order of the Income-tax Officer under section 210, the total income
with reference to which the advance tax payable has been calculated in such
statement or order;
(b)
in a case where the advance tax is paid in accordance with an estimate
(including a revised estimate) made by the assessee under section 209A or
section 212, the total income with reference to which the advance tax is so
estimated.
as
reduced, in either case, by the amount of capital gain and income referred to
in sub-clause (ix) of clause (24) of section 2, if any, included therein.
(2) If the notice of demand issued under section 156 in pursuance of the order under section 210 is served after any of the dates on which the instalments specified therein are payable, the advance tax shall be payable in equal instalments on each of such of those dates as fall after the date of service of the notice of demand, or in one sum on the 15th day of March, if the notice is served after the 15th day of December.’
[257]Prior to its omission, section 212 stood as under:
‘(1)
If any assessee who is required to pay advance tax by an order under section
210 estimates on or before the date on which the last instalment of advance tax
is due in his case that, by reason of his current income being likely to be
less than the income on which the advance tax payable by him under section 210
has been computed or for any other reason, the advance tax payable by him would
be less than the amount which he is so required to pay, he may, at his option,
send to the Income-tax Officer an estimate of—
(i)
the current income, and
(ii)
the advance tax payable by him on the current income calculated in the manner
laid down in section 209,
and
shall pay such amount of advance tax as accords with his estimate in equal
instalments on such of the dates applicable in his case under section 211 as
have not expired, or in one sum if only the last of such dates has not expired.
(2)
The assessee may send a revised estimate of the advance tax payable by him on
or before any one of the dates specified in section 211 and adjust any excess
of deficiency in respect of any instalment already paid in a subsequent
instalment or in subsequent instalments.
(3)
[***]
(3A)
In the case of any assessee who is required to pay advance tax by an order
under section 210, if, by reason of the current income being likely to be
greater than the income on which the advance tax payable by him under section
210 has been computed or for any other reason, the amount of advance tax
computed in the manner laid down in section 209 on the current income (which
shall be estimated by the assessee) exceeds the amount of advance tax demanded
from him under section 210 by more than 33 1/3 per cent of the latter amount,
he shall, or before the date on which the last instalment of advance tax is due
from him, send to the Income-tax Officer an estimate of—
(i)
the current income, and
(ii)
the advance tax payable by him on the current income calculated in the manner
laid down in section 209,
and
shall pay such amount of advance tax as accords with his estimate on such of
the dates applicable in his case under section 211 as have not expired, by
instalments which may be revised according to sub-section (2):
Provided that in a case where the Commissioner is satisfied
that, having regard to the nature of the business carried on by the assessee
and the date of expiry of the previous year in respect of such business, it
will be difficult for the assessee to furnish the estimate required to be
furnished by him in accordance with the provisions of this sub-section on or
before the date on which the last instalment of advance tax is due in his case,
he may, if the assessee pays the advance tax demanded from him under section
210 before such date, extend the date for furnishing such estimate up to a
period of thirty days immediately following the last date of the previous year
in respect of that business, and where the date is so extended, the assessee
shall pay, on or before the date as so extended, the amount by which the amount
of advance tax already paid by him falls short of the advance tax payable in
accordance with his estimate :
Provided
further that in the case of an
assessee, being a company, the provisions of this sub-section shall have effect
as if for the figures and words “33-1/3 per cent”, the figures and words “20
per cent” had been substituted.
(4)
Every estimate under this section shall be sent in the prescribed form and
verified in the prescribed manner.’
Earlier, it was amended by the Finance Act, 1969, w.e.f. 1-4-1969, the Finance Act, 1970, w.e.f. 1-4-1970, the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972, the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-6-1978, the Finance Act, 1979, w.e.f. 1-4-1979 and the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1980, w.e.f. 1-9-1980.
[258]Prior to its omission, section 213 stood as under:
“Where
part of the income subject to advance tax consists of any income of the nature
of commission which is receivable periodically and is not received or adjusted
by the payer in the assessee’s account before any of the instalments of advance
tax become due, he may defer payment of advance tax on that part of his income
to the date on which such income would be normally received or adjusted, and,
if he does so, he shall communicate to the Income-tax Officer the date to which
such payment is deferred:
Provided that, if the advance tax of which the payment is deferred
is not paid within fifteen days of the date on which such income or part
thereof is received or adjusted by the payer in the assessee’s account, the
advance tax shall be payable with fifteen per cent simple interest per annum
from the date of such receipt or adjustment to the date of payment of the
advance tax.”
Earlier, it was amended by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965, the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-10-1967, the Finance Act, 1969, w.e.f. 1-4-1969, the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972 and the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-10-1984.
[259]See rule 119A.
[260]See also Letter [F. No. 12/80/64-IT(B)], dated 1-3-1965, Letter [F. No. 400/59/75-ITCC, dated 10-10-1973] and Letter [F. No. 12/12/68-IT (A-II)], dated 11-12-1968.
[261]Substituted for “twelve” by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-10-1984; section 84 for the Amendment Act has clarified that the increase in the rate of interest will apply in respect of any period falling after 30-9-1984 and also in those cases where the interest became chargeable or payable from an earlier date. Earlier, “twelve” was substituted for “nine” by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972, “nine” was substituted for “six” by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-10-1967, and “six” was substituted for “four” by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[262]Substituted for “tax determined on regular assessment” by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-4-1985.
[263]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1968, w.e.f. 1-4-1968.
[264]Substituted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984,
w.e.f. 1-4-1985. Original sub-section (1A) was inserted by the Finance Act,
1968, w.e.f. 1-4-1968 which read as under:
“(1A) Where on completion of the regular assessment the amount on which interest was paid under sub-section (1) has been reduced, the interest shall be reduced accordingly and the excess, if any, paid shall be deemed to be tax payable by the assessee and the provisions of this Act, shall apply accordingly.”
[265]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[266]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[267]Inserted, ibid. w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[268]Inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-4-1985.
[269]See also Letter [F. No. 400/40/73-ITCC], dated 19-10-1973 and Circular No. 492, dated 21-7-1987.
[270]Substituted by the Finance Act, 1969, w.e.f. 1-4-1970.
[271]See rule 119A.
[272]Substituted for “advance tax under section 212 on the basis of his own estimate” by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-6-1978.
[273]Substituted for “twelve” by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-10-1984; section 84 of the Amendment Act has clarified that the increase in the rate of interest will apply in respect of any period falling after 30-9-1984 and also in those cases where the interest became chargeable or payable from an earlier date. Earlier, “twelve” was substituted for “nine” by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[274]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1980, w.e.f. 1-9-1980.
[275]Substituted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1970, w.e.f. 1-4-1971. Initially, sub-section (2) was substituted by the Finance Act, 1963, w.e.f. 1-4-1963 which was later on amended by the Finance Act, 1969, w.e.f. 1-4-1970.
[276]Substituted for the following by the Taxation Laws
(Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-4-1985:
“(3) Where as a result of an order under section 154 or section 155 or section 250 or section 254 or section 260 or section 262 or section 264, the amount on which interest was payable under this section has been reduced, the interest shall be reduced accordingly and the excess interest paid, if any, shall be refunded.”
[277]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[278]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[279]See rule 40.
[280]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[281]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1969, w.e.f. 1-4-1970.
[282]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[283]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1973, w.e.f. 1-4-1973.
[284]Substituted for “and section 195” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[285]Inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-4-1985.
[286]See rule 119A.
[287]See also Letter [F. No. 400/58/78-ITCC], dated 29-2-1980.
[288]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[289]Substituted by the Finance Act, 1969, w.e.f. 1-4-1970.
[290]Substituted for “sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) or sub-section (3A) of section 212” by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-6-1978.
[291]Substituted for “twelve” by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-10-1984; section 84 of the Amendment Act has clarified that the increase in the rate of interest will apply in respect of any period falling after 30-9-1984 and also in those cases where the interest became chargeable or payable from an earlier date. Earlier. “twelve” was substituted for “nine” by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972, “nine” was substituted for “six” by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-10-1967 and “six” was substituted for “four” by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[292]See rules 40 and 119A.
[293]Substituted by the Finance Act, 1969, w.e.f. 1-4-1970.
[294]Substituted for “the Income-tax Officer finds that any such person as is referred to in sub-section (3) of section 212 has not sent the estimate referred to therein” by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-6-1978.
[295]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[296]Substituted for “twelve” by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-10-1984; section 84 of the Amendment Act has clarified that the increase in the rate of interest will apply in respect of any period falling after 30-9-1984 and also in those cases where the interest became chargeable or payable from an earlier date. Earlier, “twelve” was substituted for “nine” by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[297]Substituted for “sub-section” by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-6-1978.
[298]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1969, w.e.f. 1-4-1970.
[299]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[300]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-6-1978.
[301]Substituted for “twelve” by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-10-1984; section 84 of the Amendment Act has clarified that the increase in the rate of interest will apply in respect of any period falling after 30-9-1984 and also in those cases where the interest became chargeable or payable for an earlier date. Earlier, “twelve” was substituted for “nine” by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[302]Substituted for “sub-section” by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-6-1978.
[303]Substituted for the following sub-sections (1) to (3)
of section 218, as substituted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1-6-1978 and
later on amended by the Finance Act, 1979, w.e.f. 1-4-1979, by the Direct Tax
Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988:
“(1)
If any assessee has sent,—
(a)
under sub-section (1) of section 209A, a statement, or
(b)
under section 209A or section 212, an estimate or a revised estimate,
of
the advance tax payable by him, but does not pay any instalment in accordance
therewith on the date or dates specified in section 211, he shall be deemed to
be an assessee in default in respect of such instalment or instalments.
(2)
If any assessee does not pay on the specified date any instalment of advance
tax that he is required to pay under section 210 and does not, on or before the
date on which any such instalment as is not paid becomes due, send under
sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 212 an estimate or a revised
estimate of the advance tax payable by him, he shall be deemed to be an
assessee in default in respect of such instalment or instalments.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), an assessee shall not be deemed to be in default in respect of any amount of which the payment is deferred under section 213 until after the date communicated by him to the Income-tax Officer under that section.”
[304]Proviso omitted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act,
1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989. Original proviso, as inserted by the Finance Act, 1968,
w.e.f. 1-4-1968, stood as under:
“Provided that where, before the completion of the regular assessment, a provisional assessment is made under section 141A, the credit shall be given also in such provisional assessment.”
[305]See also Circular No. 334, dated 3-4-1982. Instruction No. 96, dated 21-8-1969 and Circular No. 530, dated 6-3-1989 read with Circular No. 589, dated 16-1-1991.
[306]Substituted for “thirty-five” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[307]Substituted for “Income-tax”, by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[308]Substituted for “thirty-five”, ibid., w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[309]Substituted for “Inspecting Assistant”, ibid., w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[310]Substituted for “thirty-five”, ibid., w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[311]See rule 119A.
[312]Substituted for “fifteen per cent per annum from the day commencing after the end of the period mentioned in sub-section (1)” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[313]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1963, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1962.
[314]Inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[315]Inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[316]Inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-10-1984.
[317]Substituted for “the Board may” by the Taxation Laws (Amendment & Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1986, w.e.f. 1-4-1987.
[318]Substituted for “Commissioner” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[319]Inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment & Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1986, with retrospective effect from 1-10-1984.
[320]Substituted for “, on the recommendation made by the Commissioner in this behalf, it is satisfied”, ibid., w.e.f. 1-4-1987.
[321]Inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment & Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1986, with retrospective effect from 1-10-1984.
[322]Inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment & Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1986, with retrospective effect from 1-10-1984.
[323]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[324]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[325]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[326]See also Letter [F. No. 16/87/67-IT(B)], dated 10-7-1967.
[327]Substituted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1970, w.e.f. 1-4-1971.
[328]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[329]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[330]Substituted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment &
Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1986, w.e.f. 10-9-1986. Prior to its
substitution, the second proviso stood as under:
“Provided further that where the Income-tax Officer is satisfied that the default was for good and sufficient reasons, no penalty shall be levied under this section.”
[331]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[332]Inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1975, w.e.f. 1-10-1975.
[333]Substituted for the following, section 222 as amended
by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, w.r.e.f. 1-4-1988, by the Direct
Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989:
“When an assessee is in default or is deemed to be in default in making a payment of tax, the Assessing Officer may forward to the Tax Recovery Officer a certificate under his signature specifying the amount of arrears due from the assessee, and the Tax Recovery Officer on receipt of such certificate, shall proceed to recover from such assessee the amount specified therein by one or more of the modes mentioned below, in accordance with the rules laid down in the Second Schedule—”
[334]See rule 117B and Form No. 57.
[335]Inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1975, w.e.f. 1-10-1975.
[336]Substituted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act,
1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989. Prior to its substitution sub-section (2) as amended by the
Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988,
stood as under:
“(2) The Assessing Officer may issue a certificate under sub-section (1), notwithstanding that proceedings for recovery of the arrears by any other mode have been taken.”
[337]Substituted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act,
1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989. Prior to its substitution, section 223, as amended by
the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from
1-4-1988 and the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1975, w.e.f. 1-10-1975, stood
as under:
“Tax
Recovery Officer to whom certificate is to be issued.—(1) The Assessing Officer
may forward that certificate referred to in section 222 to—
(a)
the Tax Recovery Officer within whose jurisdiction the assessee carries on his
business or profession or within whose jurisdiction the principal place of his
business or profession is situate; or
(b)
the Tax Recovery Officer within whose jurisdiction the assessee resides or any
movable or immovable property of the assessee is situate.
(2)
Where an assessee has property within the jurisdiction of more than one Tax
Recovery Officer and the Tax Recovery Officer to whom a certificate is sent by
an Assessing Officer—
(a)
is not able to recover the entire amount by the sale of the property, movable
or immovable, within his jurisdiction, or
(b)
is of the opinion that, for the purpose of expediting or securing the recovery
of the whole or any part of the amount under this Chapter, it is necessary so
to do,
he may send the certificate or, where only a part of the amount is to be recovered, a copy of the certificate certified in the prescribed manner and specifying the amount to be recovered to a Tax Recovery Officer within whose jurisdiction the assessee resides or has property, and thereupon that Tax Recovery Officer shall also proceed to recover the amount under this Chapter as if the certificate or the copy thereof had been the certificate sent to him by the Assessing Officer.”
[338]See rule 117B and Form No. 57.
[339]Substituted for the following, as amended by the Direct
Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988, by the
Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989 :
“Validity
of certificate, and amendment thereof.—(1) When the Assessing Officer sends a
certificate to a Tax Recovery Officer under section 222, it shall not be open
to the assessee to dispute before the Tax Recovery Officer the correctness of
the assessment, and no objection to the certificate on any ground shall be
entertained by the Tax Recovery Officer.
(2)
Notwithstanding the issue of a certificate to a Tax Recovery Officer, the
Assessing Officer shall have power to withdraw or correct any clerical or
arithmetical mistake in the certificate by sending an intimation to the Tax
Recovery Officer.
(3) The Assessing Officer shall intimate to the Tax Recovery Officer any orders withdrawing or cancelling a certificate or any correction made by him under sub-section (2) of this section or any amendment made under sub-section (4) of section 225.”
[340]Substituted for the following, as amended by the Direct
Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988, by the
Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f.1-4-1989:
“Stay
of proceedings under certificate and amendment or withdrawal thereof.-(1)
Notwithstanding that a certificate has been issued to the tax Recovery Officer
for the recovery of any tax, the Assessing Officer may grant time for the
payment of the tax, and thereupon the Tax Recovery Officer shall stay the proceedings
until the expiry of the time so granted.
(2)
Where a certificate for the recovery of tax has been issued the Assessing
Officer shall keep the Tax Recovery Officer informed of any tax paid or time
granted for payment, subsequent to the issue of such certificate.
(3)
Where the order giving rise to a demand of tax for which a certificate for
recovery has been issued has been modified in appeal or other proceeding under
this Act, and, as a consequence thereof, the demand is reduced but the order is
the subject-matter of further proceeding under this Act, the Assessing Officer
shall stay the recovery of such part of the amount of the certificate as
pertains to the said reduction for the period for which the appeal or other
proceeding remains pending.
(4) Where a certificate for the recovery of tax has been issued and subsequently the amount of the outstanding demand is reduced as a result of an appeal or other proceeding under this Act, the Assessing Officer shall,when the order which was the subject-matter of such appeal or other proceeding has become final and conclusive, amend the certificate or withdraw it, as the case may be.”
[341]Substituted for the following, as amended by the Direct
Tax laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988, by the
Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f.1-4-1989 :
“(1) Notwithstanding the issue of a certificate to the Tax Recovery Officer under section 222, the Assessing Officer may recover the tax by any one or more of the modes provided in this section.”
[342]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988.
[343]Inserted ibid. w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[344]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988.
[345]Inserted ibid. w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[346]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988.
[347]Inserted ibid. w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[348]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988.
[349]Inserted, ibid. w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[350]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988.
[351]Inserted, ibid. w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[352]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988.
[353]Inserted, ibid. w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[354]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988.
[355]Inserted, ibid. w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[356]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988.
[357]Inserted, ibid. w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[358]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988.
[359]Inserted, ibid. w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[360]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988.
[361]Inserted, ibid. w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[362]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988.
[363]Inserted, ibid. w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[364]Substituted by the Finance Act, 1965, w.e.f. 1-4-1965.
[365]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988.
[366]Inserted, ibid w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[367]Substituted for “Commissioner” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[368]Prior to its omission, section 228, as amended by the
Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988,
stood as under :
‘(1)
The Assessing Officer may forward a certificate under section 222 to a
Collector in Pakistan through the Central Board of Revenue of Pakistan, if the
assessee has property in the district of that Collector, and for the purposes
of that section, the expression “Tax Recovery Officer” shall include a
Collector in Pakistan.
(2)
Where a Collector in India receives through the Board a certificate under the
signature of an Assessing Officer in Pakistan, the Collector shall proceed to
recover the amount specified therein in the manner in which he would proceed to
recover the amount specified in a certificate received from an Assessing
Officer in India, and shall remit any sum so recovered by him to the Assessing
Officer in Pakistan, after deducting his expenses in connection with the
recovery proceedings.
(3) The provisions of this section shall remain in force only so along as there are in force similar provisions in the law of Pakistan for the recovery of tax by a Collector in Pakistan on receipt of a certificate from an Assessing Officer in India.’
[369]Inserted by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972.
[370]Substituted for “specified in a certificate received from an Assessing Officer” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989. Earlier it was amended by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988.
[371]Substituted for the following, as amended by the Direct
Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1988, by the
Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989:
“(2) Notwithstanding the issue of a certificate under section 222 to the Tax Recovery Officer, where an assessee is in default or is deemed to be in default in making a payment of tax, the Assessing Officer may, if the assessee has property in a country outside India (being a country with which the Central Government has entered into an agreement for the recovery of income-tax under this Act and the corresponding law in force in that country), forward to the Board a certificate specifying the amount of arrears due from the assessee and the Board may take such action thereon as it may deem appropriate having regard to the terms of the agreement with such country.”
[372]See also Circular No. 31(LIXVI-10), dated 15-11-1960, Letter [F. No. 458/3/72-FTD], dated 15-5-1973 and Circular No. 546, dated 4-10-1989.
[374]Substituted for “no person who is not domiciled in India, or who, even if domiciled in India at the time of his departure, has, in the opinion of an income-tax authority no intention of returning to India, shall leave the territory of India” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[377]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[378]See rules 42, 43 and 44 and Form Nos. 31, 32, 33 and 34.
[379]Inserted by the Direct Taxes (Amendment) Act, 1964, w.e.f. 6-10-1964.
[380]See also Circular No. 191, dated 4-3-1976.
[381]“(other than agricultural land)” omitted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1971, w.e.f. 1-10-1971.
[382]Substituted for “fifty thousand” by the Finance Act, 1988, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[383]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[384]Substituted for “and the Gift-tax Act, 1958 (18 of 1958)” by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1971, w.e.f. 1-10-1971.
[385]See rules 44A and 44B and Form No. 34A.
[386]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1971, w.e.f. 1-10-1971.
[388]Prior to its omission, section 231 [as amended by the
Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-10-1984], stood as under:
“Save
in accordance with the provisions of section 173 or sub-section (7) of section
220, no proceedings for the recovery of any sum payable under this Act shall be
commenced after the expiration of three years from the last day of the
financial year in which the demand is made, or, in the case of a person who is
deemed to be an assessee in default under any provision of this Act, after the
expiration of three years from the last day of the financial year in which the
assessee is deemed to be in default.
Explanation
1: The period of three years referred to above shall be reckoned—
(i)
Where an assessee has been treated as not being in default under sub-section
(6) of section 220, as long as his appeal is undisposed of, from the last day
of the financial year in which the appeal is disposed of;
(ii)
Where recovery proceedings in any case have been stayed by any order of a
court, from the last day of the financial year in which the order is withdrawn;
(iii)
Where the date of payment of tax has been extended by an income-tax authority
to another date, from the last day of financial year in which such other date
falls;
(iv)
Where the sum payable is allowed to be paid by instalments, from the last day
of the financial year in which the last of such instalments is due.
Explanation 2: A proceeding for the recovery of any sum shall be deemed to have commenced within the meaning of this section, if some action is taken to recover the whole or any part of the sum within the period hereinbefore referred to.”
[389]Substituted for “Income-tax” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
[390]Prior to its omission, section 234, as amended by the
Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1970, w.e.f. 1-4-1968/1-4-1971, stood as under:
“Tax paid or deemed to have been paid under the provisions of Chapter XVII-B or Chapter XVII-C in respect of any income provisionally assessed under section 141A shall be deemed to have been paid towards the provisional assessment.”
[391]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[392]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[393]Substituted for “the tax on the total income as determined on regular assessment as reduced by the advance tax, if any, paid and any tax deducted at source” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[394]Substituted, ibid.
[395]Inserted, ibid.
[396]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[397]Omitted, ibid.
[398]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[399]Substituted for “to the date of the regular assessment” by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[400]Substituted, ibid.
[401]Substituted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[402]Inserted, ibid.
[403]Substituted for “the date of the regular assessment”, ibid.
[404]Inserted, ibid.
[405]Omitted, ibid.
[406]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[407]Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991, w.r.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[408]Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.
[409]Inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 15-1-1991.
[410]Substituted for “the amount of tax deductible at source in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVII-B on any income which is subject to such deduction”, ibid.