INCOME-TAX ACT 1961
The Income-tax Act, 1961 serves as India’s primary statute for levying, administering, collecting, and recovering income tax. Originally intended to be replaced by the “Direct Taxes Code,” the latter was later abandoned by the government.
Annually, the Indian government presents the Finance Bill, which introduces amendments to the Income-tax Act, including changes to tax rates and slabs. These amendments typically take effect in the following financial year, starting on April 1, pending approval by the President of India.
In cases where a full financial year budget cannot be presented, such as during general elections, a “Vote on Account” is introduced to maintain essential government expenditures. A comprehensive budget is subsequently presented after a new government takes office.
The scope of total income is contingent upon the taxpayer’s category and residential status. Indian residents are liable to pay taxes on their global income, while non-residents are taxed only on their Indian income. The Income-tax Act recognizes five categories of income: Salary, House Property, Business or Profession, Capital Gains, and Other Sources. The tax on total income is calculated based on the specified tax rates for the relevant financial year.
- CHAPTER I – Preliminary
- Section – 1 : Short title, extent and commencement
- Section – 2 : Definitions
- Section – 3 : “Previous year” defined
- CHAPTER II – Basis of charge
- Section – 4 : Charge of income-tax
- Section – 5 : Scope of total income
- Section – 5A : Apportionment of income between spouses governed by Portuguese Civil Code
- Section – 6 : Residence in India
- Section – 7 : Income deemed to be received
- Section – 8 : Dividend income
- Section – 9 : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India
- Section – 9A : Certain activities not to constitute business connection in India
- Section – 9B : Income on receipt of capital asset or stock in trade by specified person from specified entity
- CHAPTER III – Incomes which do not form part of total income
- Section – 10 : Incomes not included in total income
- Section – 10A : Special provision in respect of newly established undertakings in free trade zone, etc
- Section – 10AA : Special provisions in respect of newly established Units in Special Economic Zones
- Section – 10B : Special provisions in respect of newly established hundred per cent export-oriented undertakings
- Section – 10BA : Special provisions in respect of export of certain articles or things
- Section – 10BB : Meaning of computer programmes in certain cases
- Section – 10C : Special provision in respect of certain industrial undertakings in North- Eastern Region
- Section – 11 : Income from property held for charitable or religious purposes.
- Section – 12 : Income of trusts or institutions from contributions
- Section – 12A : Conditions for applicability of sections 11 and 12
- Section – 12AA : Procedure for registration
- Section – 12AB : Procedure for fresh registration
- Section – 13 : Section 11 not to apply in certain cases
- Section – 13A : Special provision relating to incomes of political parties
- Section – 13B : Special provisions relating to voluntary contributions received by electoral trust
- CHAPTER IV – Computation of total income
- Section – 14 : Heads of income
- Section – 14A : Expenditure incurred in relation to income not includible in total income
- Section – 15 : Salaries
- Section – 16 : Deductions from salaries
- Section – 17 : “Salary”, “perquisite” and “profits in lieu of salary” defined
- Section – 18 : [Omitted by the Finance Act, 1988, w.e.f. 1-4-1989]
- Section – 22 : Income from house property
- Section – 23 : Annual value how determined
- Section – 24 : Deductions from income from house property
- Section – 25 : Amounts not deductible from income from house property
- Section – 25A : Special provision for arrears of rent and unrealised rent received subsequently
- Section – 26 : Property owned by co-owners
- Section – 27 : “Owner of house property”, “annual charge”, etc., defined
- Section – 28 : Profits and gains of business or profession
- Section – 29 : Income from profits and gains of business or profession, how computed
- Section – 30 : Rent, rates, taxes, repairs and insurance for buildings
- Section – 31 : Repairs and insurance of machinery, plant and furniture
- Section – 32 : Depreciation
- Section – 32A : Investment allowance
- Section – 32AB : Investment deposit account
- Section – 32AC : Investment in new plant or machinery
- Section – 32AD : Investment in new plant or machinery in notified backward areas in certain States
- Section – 33 : Development rebate
- Section – 33A : Development allowance
- Section – 33AB : Tea development account, coffee development account and rubber development account
- Section – 33ABA : Site Restoration Fund
- Section – 33AC : Reserves for shipping business
- Section – 33B : Rehabilitation allowance
- Section – 34 : Conditions for depreciation allowance and development rebate
- Section – 34A : Restriction on unabsorbed depreciation and unabsorbed investment allowance for limited period in case of certain domestic companies
- Section – 35 : Expenditure on scientific research
- Section – 35A : Expenditure on acquisition of patent rights or copyrights
- Section – 35AB : Expenditure on know-how
- Section – 35ABA : Expenditure for obtaining right to use spectrum for telecommunication services
- Section – 35ABB : Expenditure for obtaining licence to operate telecommunication services
- Section – 35AC : Expenditure on eligible projects or schemes
- Section – 35AD : Deduction in respect of expenditure on specified business
- Section – 35B : Export markets development allowance
- Section – 35CC : Rural development allowance
- Section – 35CCA : Expenditure by way of payment to associations and institutions for carrying out rural development programmes
- Section – 35CCB : Expenditure by way of payment to associations and institutions for carrying out programmes of conservation of natural resources
- Section – 35CCC : Expenditure on agricultural extension project
- Section – 35CCD : Expenditure on skill development project
- Section – 35D : Amortisation of certain preliminary expenses
- Section – 35DD : Amortisation of expenditure in case of amalgamation or demerger
- Section – 35DDA : Amortisation of expenditure incurred under voluntary retirement scheme
- Section – 35E : Deduction for expenditure on prospecting, etc., for certain minerals
- Section – 36 : Other deductions
- Section – 37 : General
- Section – 38 : Building, etc., partly used for business, etc., or not exclusively so used
- Section – 39 : Managing agency commission
- Section – 40 : Amounts not deductible
- Section – 40A : Expenses or payments not deductible in certain circumstances
- Section – 41 : Profits chargeable to tax
- Section – 42 : Special provision for deductions in the case of business for prospecting, etc., for mineral oil
- Section – 43 : Definitions of certain terms relevant to income from profits and gains of business or profession
- Section – 43A : Special provisions consequential to changes in rate of exchange of currency
- Section – 43AA : Taxation of foreign exchange fluctuation
- Section – 43B : Certain deductions to be only on actual payment
- Section – 43C : Special provision for computation of cost of acquisition of certain assets
- Section – 43CA : Special provision for full value of consideration for transfer of assets other than capital assets in certain cases
- Section – 43CB : Computation of income from construction and service contracts
- Section – 43D : Special provision in case of income of public financial institutions, public companies, etc
- Section – 44 : Insurance business
- Section – 44A : Special provision for deduction in the case of trade, professional or similar association
- Section – 44AA : Maintenance of accounts by certain persons carrying on profession or business
- Section – 44AB : Audit of accounts of certain persons carrying on business or profession
- Section – 44AC : Special provision for computing profits and gains from the business of trading in certain goods
- Section – 44AD : Special provision for computing profits and gains of business on presumptive basis
- Section – 44ADA : Special provision for computing profits and gains of profession on presumptive basis
- Section – 44AE : Special provision for computing profits and gains of business of plying, hiring or leasing goods carriages
- Section – 44AF : Special provisions for computing profits and gains of retail business
- Section – 44B : Special provision for computing profits and gains of shipping business in the case of non-residents
- Section – 44BB : Special provision for computing profits and gains in connection with the business of exploration, etc., of mineral oils
- Section – 44BBA : Special provision for computing profits and gains of the business of operation of aircraft in the case of non-residents
- Section – 44BBB : Special provision for computing profits and gains of foreign companies engaged in the business of civil construction, etc., in certain turnkey power projects
- Section – 44C : Deduction of head office expenditure in the case of non-residents
- Section – 44D : Special provisions for computing income by way of royalties, etc., in the case of foreign companies
- Section – 44DA : Special provision for computing income by way of royalties, etc., in case of non-residents
- Section – 44DB : Special provision for computing deductions in the case of business reorganization of co-operative banks
- Section – 45 : Capital gains
- Section – 46 : Capital gains on distribution of assets by companies in liquidation
- Section – 46A : Capital gains on purchase by company of its own shares or other specified securities
- Section – 47 : Transactions not regarded as transfer
- Section – 47A : Withdrawal of exemption in certain cases
- Section – 48 : Mode of computation
- Section – 49 : Cost with reference to certain modes of acquisition
- Section – 50 : Special provision for computation of capital gains in case of depreciable assets
- Section – 50A : Special provision for cost of acquisition in case of depreciable asset
- Section – 50AA : Special provision for computation of capital gains in case of Market Linked Debenture
- Section – 50B : Special provision for computation of capital gains in case of slump sale
- Section – 50C : Special provision for full value of consideration in certain cases
- Section – 50D : Fair market value deemed to be full value of consideration in certain cases
- Section – 51 : Advance money received
- Section – 52 : Consideration for transfer in cases of understatement
- Section – 53 : Exemption of capital gains from a residential house
- Section – 54 : Profit on sale of property used for residence
- Section – 54A : Relief of tax on capital gains in certain cases
- Section – 54C : Capital gain on transfer of jewellery held for personal use not to be charged in certain cases
- Section – 54D : Capital gain on compulsory acquisition of lands and buildings not to be charged in certain cases
- Section – 54E : Capital gain on transfer of capital assets not to be charged in certain cases
- Section – 54EA : Capital gain on transfer of long-term capital assets not to be charged in the case of investment in specified securities
- Section – 54EB : Capital gain on transfer of long-term capital assets not to be charged in certain cases
- Section – 54EC : Capital gain not to be charged on investment in certain bonds
- Section – 54ED : Capital gain on transfer of certain listed securities or unit not to be charged in certain cases
- Section – 54EE : Capital gain not to be charged on investment in units of a specified fund
- Section – 54F : Capital gain on transfer of certain capital assets not to be charged in case of investment in residential house
- Section – 54G : Exemption of capital gains on transfer of assets in cases of shifting of industrial undertaking from urban area
- Section – 54GB : Capital gain on transfer of residential property not to be charged in certain cases
- Section – 54H : Extension of time for acquiring new asset or depositing or investing amount of capital gain
- Section – 55 : Meaning of “adjusted”, “cost of improvement” and “cost of acquisition”
- Section – 55A : Reference to Valuation Officer
- Section – 56 : Income from other sources
- Section – 57 : Deductions
- Section – 58 : Amounts not deductible
- Section – 59 : Profits chargeable to tax
- CHAPTER V – Income of other persons included in assessee’s total income
- Section – 60 : Transfer of income where there is no transfer of assets
- Section – 61 : Revocable transfer of assets
- Section – 62 : Transfer irrevocable for a specified period
- Section – 63 : “Transfer” and “revocable transfer” defined
- Section – 64 : Income of individual to include income of spouse, minor child, etc
- Section – 65 : Liability of person in respect of income included in the income of another person
- CHAPTER VI – Aggregation of income and set off or carry forward of loss
- Section – 66 : Total income
- Section – 67 : Method of computing a partner’s share in the income of the firm
- Section – 67A : Method of computing a member’s share in income of association of persons or body of individuals
- Section – 68 : Cash credits
- Section – 69 : Unexplained investments
- Section – 69A : Unexplained money, etc
- Section – 69B : Amount of investments, etc., not fully disclosed in books of account
- Section – 69C : Unexplained expenditure, etc
- Section – 69D : Amount borrowed or repaid on hundi
- Section – 70 : Set off of loss from one source against income from another source under the same head of income
- Section – 71 : Set off of loss from one head against income from another
- Section – 71A : Transitional provisions for set off of loss under the head “Income from house property”
- Section – 71B : Carry forward and set off of loss from house property
- Section – 72 : Carry forward and set off of business losses
- Section – 72A : Provisions relating to carry forward and set off of accumulated loss and unabsorbed depreciation allowance in amalgamation or demerger, etc
- Section – 72AA : Carry forward and set off of accumulated loss and unabsorbed depreciation allowance in scheme of amalgamation in certain cases
- Section – 72AB : Provisions relating to carry forward and set-off of accumulated loss and unabsorbed depreciation allowance in business reorganisation of co-operative banks
- Section – 73 : Losses in speculation business
- Section – 73A : Carry forward and set off of losses by specified business
- Section – 74 : Losses under the head “Capital gains”
- Section – 74A : Losses from certain specified sources falling under the head “Income from other sources”
- Section – 75 : Losses of firms
- Section – 76 : Omitted by the Finance Act, 1992, w.e.f. 1-4-1993
- Section – 77 : Omitted by the Finance Act, 1992, w.e.f. 1-4-1993
- Section – 78 : Carry forward and set off of losses in case of change in constitution of firm or on succession
- Section – 79 : Carry forward and set off of losses in case of certain companies
- Section – 79A : No set off of losses consequent to search, requisition and survey
- Section – 80 : Submission of return for losses
- CHAPTER VIA – Deductions to be made in computing total income
- Section – 80A : Deductions to be made in computing total income
- Section – 80AA : Computation of deduction under section 80M
- Section – 80AB : Deductions to be made with reference to the income included in the gross total income
- Section – 80AC : Deduction not to be allowed unless return furnished
- Section – 80B : Definitions
- Section – 80C : Deduction in respect of life insurance premia, deferred annuity, contributions to provident fund, subscription to certain equity shares or debentures, etc
- Section – 80CC : Deduction in respect of investment in certain new shares
- Section – 80CCA : Deduction in respect of deposits under National Savings Scheme or payment to a deferred annuity plan
- Section – 80CCB : Deduction in respect of investment made under Equity Linked Savings Scheme
- Section – 80CCC : Deduction in respect of contribution to certain pension funds
- Section – 80CCD : Deduction in respect of contribution to pension scheme of Central Government
- Section – 80CCE : Limit on deductions under sections 80C, 80CCC and 80CCD
- Section – 80CCF : Deduction in respect of subscription to long-term infrastructure bonds
- Section – 80CCG : Deduction in respect of investment made under an equity savings scheme
- Section – 80CCH : Deduction in respect of contribution to Agnipath Scheme
- Section – 80D : Deduction in respect of health insurance premia
- Section – 80DD : Deduction in respect of maintenance including medical treatment of a dependant who is a person with disability
- Section – 80DDB : Deduction in respect of medical treatment, etc
- Section – 80E : Deduction in respect of interest on loan taken for higher education
- Section – 80EE : Deduction in respect of interest on loan taken for residential house property
- Section – 80EEA : Deduction in respect of interest on loan taken for certain house property
- Section – 80EEB : Deduction in respect of purchase of electric vehicle
- Section – 80F : Deduction in respect of educational expenses in certain cases
- Section – 80FF : Deduction in respect of expenses on higher education in certain cases
- Section – 80G : Deduction in respect of donations to certain funds, charitable institutions, etc.
- Section – 80GG : Deductions in respect of rents paid
- Section – 80GGA : Deduction in respect of certain donations for scientific research or rural development
- Section – 80GGB : Deduction in respect of contributions given by companies to political parties
- Section – 80GGC : Deduction in respect of contributions given by any person to political parties
- Section – 80H : Deduction in case of new industrial undertakings employing displaced persons, etc
- Section – 80HH : Deduction in respect of profits and gains from newly established industrial undertakings or hotel business in backward areas
- Section – 80HHA : Deduction in respect of profits and gains from newly established small-scale industrial undertakings in certain areas
- Section – 80HHB : Deduction in respect of profits and gains from projects outside India
- Section – 80HHBA : Deduction in respect of profits and gains from housing projects in certain cases
- Section – 80HHC : Deduction in respect of profits retained for export business
- Section – 80HHD : Deduction in respect of earnings in convertible foreign exchange
- Section – 80HHE : Deduction in respect of profits from export of computer software, etc
- Section – 80HHF : Deduction in respect of profits and gains from export or transfer of film software, etc
- Section – 80-I : Deduction in respect of profits and gains from industrial undertakings after a certain date, etc
- Section – 80-IA : Deductions in respect of profits and gains from industrial undertakings or enterprises engaged in infrastructure development, etc.
- Section – 80-IAB : Deductions in respect of profits and gains by an undertaking or enterprise engaged in development of Special Economic Zone
- Section – 80-IAC : Special provision in respect of specified business
- Section – 80-IB : Deduction in respect of profits and gains from certain industrial undertakings other than infrastructure development undertakings
- Section – 80-IBA : Deductions in respect of profits and gains from housing projects
- Section – 80-IC : Special provisions in respect of certain undertakings or enterprises in certain special category States
- Section – 80-ID : Deduction in respect of profits and gains from business of hotels and convention centres in specified area
- Section – 80-IE : Special provisions in respect of certain undertakings in North-Eastern States
- Section – 80J : Deduction in respect of profits and gains from newly established industrial undertakings or ships or hotel business in certain cases
- Section – 80JJ : Deduction in respect of profits and gains from business of poultry farming
- Section – 80JJA : Deduction in respect of profits and gains from business of collecting and processing of bio-degradable waste
- Section – 80JJAA : Deduction in respect of employment of new employees
- Section – 80K : Deduction in respect of dividends attributable to profits and gains from new industrial undertakings or ships or hotel business
- Section – 80L : Deductions in respect of interest on certain securities, dividends, etc
- Section – 80LA : Deductions in respect of certain incomes of Offshore Banking Units and International Financial Services Centre
- Section – 80M : Deduction in respect of certain inter-corporate dividends
- Section – 80MM : Deduction in the case of an Indian company in respect of royalties, etc., received from any concern in India
- Section – 80N : Deduction in respect of dividends received from certain foreign companies
- Section – 80-O : Deduction in respect of royalties, etc., from certain foreign enterprises
- Section – 80P : Deduction in respect of income of co-operative societies
- Section – 80PA : Deduction in respect of certain income of Producer Companies
- Section – 80Q : Deduction in respect of profits and gains from the business of publication of books
- Section – 80QQ : Deduction in respect of profits and gains from the business of publication of books
- Section – 80QQA : Deduction in respect of professional income of authors of text books in Indian languages
- Section – 80QQB : Deduction in respect of royalty income, etc., of authors of certain books other than text-books
- Section – 80R : Deduction in respect of remuneration from certain foreign sources in the case of professors, teachers, etc
- Section – 80RR : Deduction in respect of professional income from foreign sources in certain cases
- Section – 80RRA : Deduction in respect of remuneration received for services rendered outside India
- Section – 80RRB : Deduction in respect of royalty on patents
- Section – 80S : Deduction in respect of compensation for termination of managing agency, etc., in the case of assessees other than companies
- Section – 80T : Deduction in respect of long-term capital gains in the case of assessees other than companies
- Section – 80TT : Deduction in respect of winnings from lottery
- Section – 80TTA : Deduction in respect of interest on deposits in savings account
- Section – 80TTB : Deduction in respect of interest on deposits in case of senior citizens
- Section – 80U : Deduction in case of a person with disability
- Section – 80V : Deduction from gross total income of the parent in certain cases
- Section – 80VV : Deduction in respect of expenses incurred in connection with certain proceedings under the Act
- CHAPTER VIB – Restriction on certain deductions in the case of companies
- Section – 80VVA : Restriction on certain deductions in the case of companies
- CHAPTER VII – Incomes forming part of total income on which no income-tax is payable
- Section – 81 to 85C : INCOMES FORMING PART OF TOTAL INCOME ON WHICH NO INCOME-TAX IS PAYABLE
- Section – 86 : Share of member of an association of persons or body of individuals in the income of the association or body
- Section – 86A : Deduction from tax on certain securities
- CHAPTER VIII – Rebates and reliefs
- Section – 87 : Rebate to be allowed in computing income-tax
- Section – 87A : Rebate of income-tax in case of certain individuals
- Section – 88 : Rebate on life insurance premia, contribution to provident fund, etc.
- Section – 88A : Rebate in respect of investment in certain new shares or units
- Section – 88B : Rebate of income-tax in case of individuals of sixty-five years or above
- Section – 88C : Rebate of income-tax in case of women below sixty-five years
- Section – 88D : Rebate of income-tax in case of certain individuals
- Section – 88E : Rebate in respect of securities transaction tax
- Section – 89 : Relief when salary, etc., is paid in arrears or in advance
- Section – 89A : Relief from taxation in income from retirement benefit account maintained in a notified country
- CHAPTER IX – Double Taxation Relief
- Section – 90 : Agreement with foreign countries or specified territories
- Section – 90A : Adoption by Central Government of agreement between specified associations for double taxation relief
- Section – 91 : Countries with which no agreement exists
- CHAPTER X – Special provisions relating to avoidance of tax
- Section – 92 : Computation of income from international transaction having regard to arm’s length price
- Section – 92A : Meaning of associated enterprise
- Section – 92B : Meaning of international transaction
- Section – 92BA : Meaning of specified domestic transaction
- Section – 92C : Computation of arm’s length price
- Section – 92CA : Reference to Transfer Pricing Officer
- Section – 92CB : Power of Board to make safe harbour rules
- Section – 92CC : Advance pricing agreement
- Section – 92CD : Effect to advance pricing agreement
- Section – 92CE : Secondary adjustment in certain cases
- Section – 92D : Maintenance, keeping and furnishing of information and document by certain persons
- Section – 92E : Report from an accountant to be furnished by persons entering into international transaction 62[or specified domestic transaction].
- Section – 92F : Definitions of certain terms relevant to computation of arm’s length price, etc
- Section – 93 : Avoidance of income-tax by transactions resulting in transfer of income to non-residents
- Section – 94 : Avoidance of tax by certain transactions in securities
- Section – 94A : Special measures in respect of transactions with persons located in notified jurisdictional area
- Section – 94B : Limitation on interest deduction in certain cases
- CHAPTER XA – General anti-avoidance rule
- Section – 95 : Applicability of General Anti-Avoidance Rule
- Section – 96 : Impermissible avoidance arrangement
- Section – 97 : Arrangement to lack commercial substance
- Section – 98 : Consequences of impermissible avoidance arrangement
- Section – 99 : Treatment of connected person and accommodating party
- Section – 100 : Application of this Chapter
- Section – 101 : Framing of guidelines
- Section – 102 : Definitions
- CHAPTER XI – Additional income-tax on undistributed profits
- Section – 104 : Income-tax on undistributed income of certain companies
- Section – 105 : Special provisions for certain companies
- Section – 106 : Period of limitation for making orders under section 104
- Section – 107 : Approval of Inspecting Assistant Commissioner for orders under section 104
- Section – 107A : Reduction of minimum distribution in certain cases
- Section – 108 : Savings for company in which public are substantially interested
- Section – 109 : Omitted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.
- CHAPTER XII – Determination of tax in certain special cases
- Section – 110 : Determination of tax where total income includes income on which no tax is payable
- Section – 111 : Tax on accumulated balance of recognised provident fund
- Section – 111A : Tax on short-term capital gains in certain cases
- Section – 112 : Tax on long-term capital gains
- Section – 112A : Tax on long-term capital gains in certain cases
- Section – 113 : Tax in the case of block assessment of search cases
- Section – 114 : Tax on capital gains in cases of assessees other than companies
- Section – 115 : Tax on capital gains in case of companies
- Section – 115A : Tax on dividends, royalty and technical service fees in the case of foreign companies
- Section – 115AB : Tax on income from units purchased in foreign currency or capital gains arising from their transfer
- Section – 115AC : Tax on income from bonds or Global Depository Receipts purchased in foreign currency or capital gains arising from their transfer
- Section – 115ACA : Tax on income from Global Depository Receipts purchased in foreign currency or capital gains arising from their transfer
- Section – 115AD : Tax on income of Foreign Institutional Investors from securities or capital gains arising from their transfer
- Section – 115B : Tax on profits and gains of life insurance business
- Section – 115BA : Tax on income of certain 20[manufacturing] domestic companies.
- Section – 115BAA : Tax on income of certain domestic companies
- Section – 115BAB : Tax on income of new manufacturing domestic companies
- Section – 115BAC : Tax on income of individuals and Hindu undivided family
- Section – 115BAD : Tax on income of certain resident co-operative societies
- Section – 115BAE : Tax on income of cetain new manufacturing co-operative societies
- Section – 115BB : Tax on winnings from lotteries, crossword puzzles, races including horse races, card games and other games of any sort or gambling or betting of any form or nature whatsoever
- Section – 115BBA : Tax on non-resident sportsmen or sports associations
- Section – 115BBB : Tax on income from units of an open-ended equity oriented fund of the Unit Trust of India or of Mutual Funds
- Section – 115BBC : Anonymous donations to be taxed in certain cases
- Section – 115BBD : Tax on certain dividends received from foreign companies
- Section – 115BBDA : Tax on certain dividends received from domestic companies
- Section – 115BBE : Tax on income referred to in section 68 or section 69 or section 69A or section 69B or section 69C or section 69D
- Section – 115BBF : Tax on income from patent
- Section – 115BBG : Tax on income from transfer of carbon credits
- Section – 115BBH : Tax on income from virtual digital assets
- Section – 115BBI : Specified income of certain institutions
- Section – 115BBJ : Tax on winnings from online games
- CHAPTER XIIA – Special provisions relating to certain incomes of non-residents
- Section – 115C : Definitions
- Section – 115D : Special provision for computation of total income of non-residents
- Section – 115E : Tax on investment income75 and long-term capital gains.
- Section – 115F : Capital gains on transfer of foreign exchange assets not to be charged in certain cases
- Section – 115G : Return of income not to be filed in certain cases
- Section – 115H : Benefit under Chapter to be available in certain cases even after the assessee becomes resident
- Section – 115-I : Chapter not to apply if the assessee so chooses
- CHAPTER XIIB – Special provisions relating to certain companies
- Section – 115J : Special provisions relating to certain companies
- Section – 115JA : Deemed income relating to certain companies
- Section – 115JAA : Tax credit in respect of tax paid on deemed income relating to certain companies
- Section – 115JB : Special provision for payment of tax by certain companies
- CHAPTER XIIBA – Special provisions relating to certain limited liability partnerships
- Section – 115JC : Special provisions for payment of tax by certain persons other than a company
- Section – 115JD : Tax credit for alternate minimum tax
- Section – 115JE : Application of other provisions of this Act
- Section – 115JEE : Application of this Chapter to certain persons
- Section – 115JF : Interpretation in this Chapter
- CHAPTER XIIBB – Special provisions relating to conversion of Indian branch of a foreign bank into a subsidiary company
- Section – 115JG : Conversion of an Indian branch of foreign company into subsidiary Indian company
- CHAPTER XIIBC – Special provisions relating to foreign company said to be resident in india
- Section – 115JH : Foreign company said to be resident in India
- CHAPTER XIIC – Special provisions relating to retail trade etc.
- Section – 115K : Special provision for computation of income in certain cases
- Section – 115L : Return of income not to be filed in certain cases
- Section – 115M : Special provision for disallowance of deductions and rebate of income-tax
- Section – 115N : Bar of proceedings in certain cases
- CHAPTER XIID – Special provisions relating to tax on distributed profits of domestic companies
- Section – 115-O : Tax on distributed profits of domestic companies
- Section – 115P : Interest payable for non-payment of tax by domestic companies
- Section – 115Q : When company is deemed to be in default
- CHAPTER XIIDA – Special provisions relating to tax on distributed income of domestic company for buy-back of shares
- Section – 115QA : Tax on distributed income to shareholders
- Section – 115QB : Interest payable for non-payment of tax by company
- Section – 115QC : When company is deemed to be assessee in default
- CHAPTER XIIE – Special provisions relating to tax on distributed income
- Section – 115R : Tax on distributed income to unit holders
- Section – 115S : Interest payable for non-payment of tax
- Section – 115T : Unit Trust of India or Mutual Fund to be an assessee in default
- CHAPTER XIIEA – Special provisions relating to tax on distributed income by securitisation trusts
- Section – 115TA : Tax on distributed income to investors
- Section – 115TB : Interest payable for non-payment of tax
- Section – 115TC : Securitisation trust to be assessee in default
- Section – 115TCA : Tax on income from securitisation trusts
- CHAPTER XIIEB – Special provisions relating to tax on accreted income of certain trusts and institutions
- Section – 115TD : Tax on accreted income
- Section – 115TE : Interest payable for non-payment of tax by 1e[trust or institution].
- Section – 115TF : When 2a[trust or institution] is deemed to be assessee in default.
- CHAPTER XIIF – Special provisions relating to tax on income received from venture capital companies and venture capital funds
- Section – 115U : Tax on income in certain cases
- CHAPTER XIIFA – Special provisions relating to business trusts
- Section – 115UA : Tax on income of unit holder and business trust
- CHAPTER XIIFB – Special provisions relating to tax on income of investment funds and income received from such funds
- Section – 115UB : Tax on income of investment fund and its unit holders
- CHAPTER XIIG – Special provisions relating to income of shipping companies
- Section – 115V : Definitions
- Section – 115VA : Computation of profits and gains from the business of operating qualifying ships
- Section – 115VB : Operating ships
- Section – 115VC : Qualifying company
- Section – 115VD : Qualifying ship
- Section – 115VE : Manner of computation of income under tonnage tax scheme
- Section – 115VF : Tonnage income
- Section – 115VG : Computation of tonnage income
- Section – 115VH : Calculation in case of joint operation, etc
- Section – 115VI : Relevant shipping income
- Section – 115VJ : Treatment of common costs
- Section – 115VK : Depreciation
- Section – 115VL : General exclusion of deduction and set off, etc
- Section – 115VM : Exclusion of loss
- Section – 115VN : Chargeable gains from transfer of tonnage tax assets
- Section – 115V-O : Exclusion from provisions of section 115JB
- Section – 115VP : Method and time of opting for tonnage tax scheme
- Section – 115VQ : Period for which tonnage tax option to remain in force
- Section – 115VR : Renewal of tonnage tax scheme
- Section – 115VS : Prohibition to opt for tonnage tax scheme in certain cases
- Section – 115VT : Transfer of profits to Tonnage Tax Reserve Account
- Section – 115VU : Minimum training requirement for tonnage tax company
- Section – 115VV : Limit for charter in of tonnage
- Section – 115VW : Maintenance and audit of accounts
- Section – 115VX : Determination of tonnage
- Section – 115VY : Amalgamation
- Section – 115VZ : Demerger
- Section – 115VZA : Effect of temporarily ceasing to operate qualifying ships
- Section – 115VZB : Avoidance of tax
- Section – 115VZC : Exclusion from tonnage tax scheme
- Section – 115W : Definitions
- Section – 115WA : Charge of fringe benefit tax
- Section – 115WB : Fringe benefits
- Section – 115WC : Value of fringe benefits
- Section – 115WD : Return of fringe benefits
- Section – 115WE : Assessment
- Section – 115WF : Best judgment assessment
- Section – 115WG : Fringe benefits escaping assessment
- Section – 115WH : Issue of notice where fringe benefits have escaped assessment
- Section – 115WI : Payment of fringe benefit tax
- Section – 115WJ : Advance tax in respect of fringe benefits
- Section – 115WK : Interest for default in furnishing return of fringe benefits
- Section – 115WKA : Recovery of fringe benefit tax by the employer from the employee
- Section – 115WKB : Deemed payment of tax by employee
- Section – 115WL : Application of other provisions of this Act
- Section – 115WM : Chapter XII-H not to apply after a certain date
- Section – 116 : Income-tax authorities
- Section – 117 : Appointment of income-tax authorities
- Section – 118 : Control of income-tax authorities
- Section – 119 : Instructions to subordinate authorities
- Section – 119A : Taxpayer’s Charter
- Section – 120 : Jurisdiction of income-tax authorities
- Section – 121 : Jurisdiction of Commissioners
- Section – 121A : Jurisdiction of Commissioners (Appeals)
- Section – 122 : Jurisdiction of Appellate Assistant Commissioners
- Section – 123 : Jurisdiction of Inspecting Assistant Commissioners
- Section – 124 : Jurisdiction of Assessing Officers
- Section – 125 : Powers of Commissioner respecting specified areas, cases, persons, etc
- Section – 125A : Concurrent jurisdiction of Inspecting Assistant Commissioner and Income-tax Officer
- Section – 126 : Powers of Board respecting specified area, classes of persons or incomes
- Section – 127 : Power to transfer cases
- Section – 128 : Functions of Inspectors of Income-tax
- Section – 129 : Change of incumbent of an office
- Section – 130 : Faceless jurisdiction of income-tax authorities
- Section – 130A : Income-tax Officer competent to perform any function or functions
- Section – 131 : Power regarding discovery, production of evidence, etc
- Section – 132 : Search and seizure
- Section – 132A : Powers to requisition books of account, etc
- Section – 132B : Application of seized or requisitioned assets
- Section – 133 : Power to call for information
- Section – 133A : Power of survey
- Section – 133B : Power to collect certain information
- Section – 133C : Power to call for information by prescribed income-tax authority
- Section – 134 : Power to inspect registers of companies
- Section – 135 : Power of Principal Director General or Director General or Principal Director or Director, Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner or Principal Commissioner or Commissioner and Joint Commissioner
- Section – 135A : Faceless collection of information
- Section – 136 : Proceedings before income-tax authorities to be judicial proceedings
- Section – 137 : Disclosure of information prohibited
- Section – 138 : Disclosure of information respecting assessees
- Section – 139 : Return of income
- Section – 139A : Permanent account number
- Section – 139AA : Quoting of Aadhaar number
- Section – 139B : Scheme for submission of returns through Tax Return Preparers
- Section – 139C : Power of Board to dispense with furnishing documents, etc., with return
- Section – 139D : Filing of return in electronic form
- Section – 140 : Return by whom to be verified
- Section – 140A : Self-assessment
- Section – 140B : Tax on updated return
- Section – 141 : Provisional assessment
- Section – 141A : Provisional assessment for refund
- Section – 142 : Inquiry before assessment
- Section – 142A : Estimation of value of assets by Valuation Officer
- Section – 142B : Faceless inquiry or Valuation
- Section – 143 : Assessment
- Section – 144 : Best judgment assessment
- Section – 144A : Power of Joint Commissioner to issue directions in certain cases.
- Section – 144B : Faceless Assessment
- Section – 144BA : Reference to Principal Commissioner or Commissioner in certain cases.
- Section – 144C : Reference to dispute resolution panel
- Section – 145 : Method of accounting
- Section – 145A : Method of accounting in certain cases
- Section – 145B : Taxability of certain income
- Section – 146 : Reopening of assessment at the instance of the assessee
- Section – 147 : Income escaping assessment
- Section – 148 : Issue of notice where income has escaped assessment
- Section – 148A : Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice under section 148
- Section – 148B : Prior approval for assessment, reassessment or recomputation in certain cases
- Section – 149 : Time limit for notice
- Section – 150 : Provision for cases where assessment is in pursuance of an order on appeal, etc
- Section – 151 : Sanction for issue of notice
- Section – 151A : Faceless assessment of income escaping assessment
- Section – 152 : Other provisions
- Section – 153 : Time limit for completion of assessment, reassessment and recomputation
- Section – 153A : Assessment in case of search or requisition
- Section – 153B : Time limit for completion of assessment under section 153A
- Section – 153C : Assessment of income of any other person
- Section – 153D : Prior approval necessary for assessment in cases of search or requisition
- Section – 154 : Rectification of mistake
- Section – 155 : Other amendments
- Section – 156 : Notice of demand
- Section – 156A : Modification and revision of notice in certain cases
- Section – 157 : Intimation of loss
- Section – 157A : Faceless rectification, amendments and issuance of notice or intimation
- Section – 158 : Intimation of assessment of firm
- Section – 158A : Procedure when assessee claims identical question of law is pending before High Court or Supreme Court
- Section – 158AA : Procedure when in an appeal by revenue an identical question of law is pending before Supreme Court
- Section – 158AB : Procedure where an identical question of law is pending before High Courts or Supreme Court
- Section – 158B : Definitions
- Section – 158BA : Assessment of undisclosed income as a result of search
- Section – 158BB : Computation of undisclosed income of the block period
- Section – 158BC : Procedure for block assessment
- Section – 158BD : Undisclosed income of any other person
- Section – 158BE : Time limit for completion of block assessment
- Section – 158BF : Certain interests and penalties not to be levied or imposed
- Section – 158BFA : Levy of interest and penalty in certain cases
- Section – 158BG : Authority competent to make the block assessment
- Section – 158BH : Application of other provisions of this Act
- Section – 158BI : Chapter not to apply after certain date
- Section – 159 : Legal representatives
- Section – 160 : Representative assessee
- Section – 161 : Liability of representative assessee
- Section – 162 : Right of representative assessee to recover tax paid
- Section – 163 : Who may be regarded as agent
- Section – 164 : Charge74 of tax where share of beneficiaries unknown.
- Section – 164A : Charge of tax in case of oral trust
- Section – 165 : Case where part of trust income is chargeable
- Section – 166 : Direct assessment or recovery not barred
- Section – 167 : Remedies against property in cases of representative assessees
- Section – 167A : Charge of tax in the case of a firm
- Section – 167B : Charge of tax where shares of members in association of persons or body of individuals unknown, etc
- Section – 167C : Liability of partners of limited liability partnership in liquidation
- Section – 168 : Executors
- Section – 169 : Right of executor to recover tax paid
- Section – 170 : Succession to business otherwise than on death
- Section – 170A : Effect of order of tribunal or court in respect of business reorganisation
- Section – 171 : Assessment after partition of a Hindu undivided family
- Section – 172 : Shipping business of non-residents
- Section – 173 : Recovery of tax in respect of non-resident from his assets
- Section – 174 : Assessment of persons leaving India
- Section – 174A : Assessment of association of persons or body of individuals or artificial juridical person formed for a particular event or purpose
- Section – 175 : Assessment of persons likely to transfer property to avoid tax
- Section – 176 : Discontinued business
- Section – 177 : Association dissolved or business discontinued
- Section – 178 : Company in liquidation
- Section – 179 : Liability of directors of private company
- Section – 180 : Royalties or copyright fees for literary or artistic work
- Section – 180A : Consideration for know-how
- Section – 181 : Omitted by the Finance Act, 1988, w.e.f. 1-4-1989
- Section – 182 : Assessment of registered firms
- Section – 183 : Assessment of unregistered firms
- Section – 184 : Assessment as a firm
- Section – 185 : Assessment when section 184 not complied with
- Section – 187 : Change in constitution of a firm
- Section – 188 : Succession of one firm by another firm
- Section – 188A : Joint and several liability of partners for tax payable by firm
- Section – 189 : Firm dissolved or business discontinued
- Section – 189A : Provisions applicable to past assessments of firms
- Section – 190 : Deduction at source and advance payment
- Section – 191 : Direct payment
- Section – 192 : Salary
- Section – 192A : Payment of accumulated balance due to an employee
- Section – 193 : Interest on securities
- Section – 194 : Dividends
- Section – 194A : Interest other than “Interest on securities”
- Section – 194B : Winnings from lottery or crossword puzzle, etc.
- Section – 194BA : Winnings from online games
- Section – 194BB : Winnings from horse race
- Section – 194C : Payments to contractors
- Section – 194D : Insurance commission
- Section – 194DA : Payment in respect of life insurance policy
- Section – 194E : Payments to non-resident sportsmen or sports associations
- Section – 194EE : Payments in respect of deposits under National Savings Scheme, etc
- Section – 194F : Payments on account of repurchase of units by Mutual Fund or Unit Trust of India
- Section – 194G : Commission, etc., on the sale of lottery tickets
- Section – 194H : Commission or brokerage
- Section – 194-I : Rent
- Section – 194IA : Payment on transfer of certain immovable property other than agricultural land
- Section – 194IB : Payment of rent by certain individuals or Hindu undivided family
- Section – 194IC : Payment under specified agreement
- Section – 194J : Fees for professional or technical services
- Section – 194K : Income in respect of units
- Section – 194L : Payment of compensation on acquisition of capital asset
- Section – 194LA : Payment of compensation on acquisition of certain immovable property
- Section – 194LB : Income by way of interest from infrastructure debt fund
- Section – 194LBA : Certain income from units of a business trust
- Section – 194LBB : Income in respect of units of investment fund
- Section – 194LBC : Income in respect of investment in securitization trust
- Section – 194LC : Income by way of interest from Indian company
- Section – 194LD : Income by way of interest on certain bonds and Government securities
- Section – 194M : Payment of certain sums by certain individuals or Hindu undivided family
- Section – 194N : Payment of certain amounts in cash
- Section – 194-O : Payment of certain sums by e-commerce operator to e-commerce participant
- Section – 194P : Deduction of tax in case of specified senior citizen
- Section – 194Q : Deduction of tax at source on payment of certain sum for purchase of goods
- Section – 194R : Deduction of tax on benefit or perquisite in respect of business or profession
- Section – 194S : Payment on transfer of virtual digital asset
- Section – 195 : Other sums
- Section – 195A : Income payable “net of tax”
- Section – 196 : Interest or dividend or other sums payable to Government, Reserve Bank or certain corporations
- Section – 196A : Income in respect of units of non-residents
- Section – 196B : Income from units
- Section – 196C : Income from foreign currency bonds or shares of Indian company
- Section – 196D : Income of Foreign Institutional Investors from securities
- Section – 197 : Certificate for deduction at lower rate
- Section – 197A : No deduction to be made in certain cases
- Section – 197B : Lower deduction in certain cases for a limited period
- Section – 198 : Tax deducted is income received
- Section – 199 : Credit for tax deducted
- Section – 200 : Duty of person deducting tax
- Section – 200A : Processing of statements of tax deducted at source
- Section – 201 : Consequences of failure to deduct or pay
- Section – 202 : Deduction only one mode of recovery
- Section – 203 : Certificate for tax deducted
- Section – 203A : Tax deduction and collection account number
- Section – 203AA : Furnishing of statement of tax deducted
- Section – 204 : Meaning of “person responsible for paying”
- Section – 205 : Bar against direct demand on assessee
- Section – 206 : Persons deducting tax to furnish prescribed returns
- Section – 206A : Furnishing of statement in respect of payment of any income to residents without deduction of tax
- Section – 206AA : Requirement to furnish Permanent Account Number
- Section – 206AB : Special provision for deduction of tax at source for non-filers of income-tax return
- Section – 206B : Person paying dividend to certain residents without deduction of tax to furnish prescribed return
- Section – 206C : Profits and gains from the business of trading in alcoholic liquor, forest produce, scrap, etc
- Section – 206CA : Tax collection account number
- Section – 206CC : Requirement to furnish Permanent Account number by collectee
- Section – 206CCA : Special provision for collection of tax at source for non-filers of income-tax return
- Section – 207 : Liability for payment of advance tax
- Section – 208 : Conditions of liability to pay advance tax
- Section – 209 : Computation of advance tax
- Section – 209A : Computation and payment of advance tax by assessee
- Section – 210 : Payment of advance tax by the assessee of his own accord or in pursuance of order of Assessing Officer
- Section – 211 : Instalments of advance tax and due dates
- Section – 212 : Estimate by assessee
- Section – 213 : Commission receipts
- Section – 214 : Interest payable by Government
- Section – 215 : Interest payable by assessee
- Section – 216 : Interest payable by assessee in case of under-estimate, etc
- Section – 217 : Interest payable by assessee when no estimate made
- Section – 218 : When assessee deemed to be in default
- Section – 219 : Credit for advance tax
- Section – 220 : When tax payable and when assessee deemed in default
- Section – 221 : Penalty payable when tax in default
- Section – 222 : Certificate to Tax Recovery Officer
- Section – 223 : Tax Recovery Officer by whom recovery is to be effected
- Section – 224 : Validity of certificate and cancellation or amendment thereof
- Section – 225 : Stay of proceedings in pursuance of certificate and amendment or cancellation thereof
- Section – 226 : Other modes of recovery
- Section – 227 : Recovery through State Government
- Section – 228 : Recovery of Indian tax in Pakistan and Pakistan tax in India
- Section – 228A : Recovery of tax in pursuance of agreements with foreign countries
- Section – 229 : Recovery of penalties, fine, interest and other sums
- Section – 230 : Tax clearance certificate
- Section – 230A : Restrictions on registration of transfers of immovable property in certain cases
- Section – 231 : Faceless collection and recovery of tax
- Section – 232 : Recovery by suit or under other law not affected
- Section – 233 : Recovery of tax payable under provisional assessment
- Section – 234 : Tax paid by deduction or advance payment
- Section – 234A : Interest for defaults in furnishing return of income
- Section – 234B : Interest for defaults in payment of advance tax
- Section – 234C : Interest for deferment of advance tax
- Section – 234D : Interest on excess refund
- Section – 234E : Fee for default in furnishing statements
- Section – 234F : Fee for default in furnishing return of income
- Section – 234G : Fee for default relating to statement or certificate
- Section – 234H : Fee for default relating to intimation of Aadhaar number
- Section – 235 : Relief to shareholders in respect of agricultural income-tax attributable to dividends
- Section – 236 : Relief to company in respect of dividend paid out of past taxed profits
- Section – 236A : Relief to certain charitable institutions or funds in respect of certain dividends
- Section – 237 : Refunds
- Section – 238 : Person entitled to claim refund in certain special cases
- Section – 239 : Form of claim for refund and limitation
- Section – 239A : Refund for denying liability to deduct tax in certain cases
- Section – 240 : Refund on appeal, etc
- Section – 241 : Power to withhold refund in certain cases
- Section – 241A : Withholding of refund in certain cases
- Section – 242 : Correctness of assessment not to be questioned
- Section – 243 : Interest on delayed refunds
- Section – 244 : Interest on refund where no claim is needed
- Section – 244A : Interest on refunds
- Section – 245 : Set off and withholding of refunds in certain cases