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THE FINANCE ACT, 1996
ACT NO. 5 OF 1996
[27TH MARCH, 1996.]
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-seventh Year of
the
Republic of India as follows:-
An Act to continue the existing rates of income-tax for the
financial
year 1996-97.
1.
Short title and commencement.
1. Short title and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the
Finance Act, 1996.
(2) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1996.
2.
Income-tex.
2. Income-tax. The provisions of section 2 of, and the First
Schedule to, the Finance Act, 1995 (22 of 1995) shall apply in
relation to income-tax for the assessment year or, as the case may be,
the financial year commencing on the 1st day of April, 1996, as they
apply in relation to income tax for the assessment year or, as the
case may be, the financial year commencing on the 1st day of April,
1995, with the following modifications, namely :-
(a) in section 2,-
(i) for the figures "1995", wherever they occur, the
figures "1996" shall be substituted;
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(ii) in sub-section (2), for the words "thirty-five
thousand rupees", wherever they occur, the words "forty
thousand rupees" shall be substituted;
(iii) in the first proviso to sub-section (3), for
the word and figures "section 112", the words and figures
"sections 112 and 113 of the Income-tax Act" shall be
substituted;
(b) in the First Schedule,-
(i) for Part I, the following Part shall be
substituted, namely:-
PART
INCOME-TAX
"PART I
INCOME-TAX
Paragraph A
Sub-Paragraph I
In the case of every individual or Hindu undivided family or
association of persons or body of individuals, whether incorporated or
not, or every artificial juridical person referred to in sub-clause
(vii) of clause (31) of section 2 of the Income-tax Act, not being a
case to which Sub-Paragraph 11 of this Paragraph or any other
Paragraph of this Part applies,-
Rates of income-tax
(1) where the total income does not Nil;
exceed Rs. 40,000
(2) where the total income exceeds 20 per cent of the amount by
Rs. 40,000 but does not exceed which the total income ex-
Rs. 60,000 ceeds Rs.40,000;
(3) where the total income exceeds Rs. 4,000 plus 30 per cent. of
Rs. 60,000 but does not exceed the a mount by which the total
Rs. 1,20,000 income exceeds Rs. 60,000;
4) where the total income exceeds Rs. 22,000 plus 40 per cent.
Rs. 1,20,000 of the amount by which the
total income exceeds Rs.
1,20,000.
Sub-Paragraph II
In the case of every Hindu undivided family which at any time
during the previous year has at least one member whose total income of
the previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing on the
1st day of April, 1996 exceeds Rs. 40,000,-
Rates of income-tax
(1) where the total income does not Nil;
exceed Rs. 18,000
(2) where the total income exceeds 30 per cent. of the total inco-
Rs. 18,000 but does not exceed me exceeds Rs. 18,000;
Rs. 1,00,000
(3) where the total income exceeds Rs. 24,600 plus 40 per cent. of
Rs. 1,00,000 the amount by which the total
income exceeds Rs. 1,00,000.
Paragraph B
In the case of every co-operative society,-
Rates of income-tax
(1) where the total income does not 10 per cent. of the total
exceed Rs. 10,000 income;
(2) where the total income exceeds Rs. 1,000 plus 20 per cent. of
Rs. 10,000 but does not exceed the amount by which the total
Rs. 20,000 income exceeds Rs. 10,000;
(3) where the total income exceeds Rs. 3,000 plus 35 per cent. of
Rs. 1,00,000 the amount by which the total
income exceeds Rs. 20,000.
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Paragraph C
In the case of every firm,-
Rate of Income.-tax
On the whole of the total income 40 per cent.
Paragraph D
In the case of every local authority,-
Rate of income-tax
On the whole of the total income 30 per cent.
Paragraph E
In the case of a company,-
Rates of income-tax
I. In the case of a domestic company 40 per cent. of the total
income;
II. In the case of a company other than
a domestic company,-
(i) on so much of the total income
as consists of-
(a) royalties received
from Government or an Indian
-concern in pursuance of an
agreement made by it with the
Government or the Indian
concern after the 31st day of
March, 1961 but before the 1st
day of April, 1976, or
(b) fees for rendering
technical services received
from Government or an Indian
concern in pursuance of an
agreement made by it with the
Government or the Indian
concern after the 29th day of
February, 1964 but before the
1st day of April, 1976,
and where such agreement has, in either 50 per cent.;
case, been approved by the Central Gover-
nment.
(ii) on the balance, if any, of the 55 per cent.
total income
Surcharge on income-tax
The amount of income-tax computed in accordance with the
provisions of this Paragraph or sections 112 and 113 of the Income-tax
Act shall, in the case of every domestic company having a total income
exceeding seventy-five thousand rupees, be increased by a surcharge
calculated at the rate of fifteen per cent. of such income-tax.";
(ii) in Part III, Sub-Paragraph II of Paragraph A, for the
figures "1996", the figures 1997" shall be substituted;
(iii) in Part IV, in Rule 8,-
(A) for sub-rules (1) and (2), the following sub-rules
shall be substituted, namely :-
"(1) Where the assessee has, in the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st
day of April, 1996, any agricultural income and the net
result of the computation of the agricultural income of
the assessee for any one or more of the previous years
relevant to the assessment years commencing on the 1st
day of April, 1988 or the 1st day of April, 1989 or the
1st day of April, 1990 or the 1st day of April, 1991 or
the 1st day of April, 1992 or the 1st day of
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April, 1993 or the 1st day of April, 1994 or the
1st day of April, 1995, is a loss, then, for the
purposes of sub-section (2) of section 2 of this Act,-
(i) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st
day of April, 1988, to the extent, if any, such loss has
not been set off, against the agricultural income for
the previous year relevant to the assessment year
commencing on the 1st day of April. 1989 or the 1st day
of April, 1990 or the 1st day of April, 1991. or the 1st
day of April, 1992 or the 1st day of April, 1993 or the
1st day of April, 1994 or the 1st day of April, 1995,
(ii) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st
day of April, 1989 to the extent, if any, such loss has
not been set off against the agricultural income for the
previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing
on the 1st day of April, 1990 or the 1st day of April,
1991 or the 1st day of April, 1992 or the 1st day of
April, 1993 or the 1st day of April, 1994 or the 1st day
of April, 1995,
(iii) die loss so computed for the previous
year relevant to the assessment year commencing on the
1st day of April, 1990, to the extent, if any, such loss
has not been set off against the agricultural income for
the previous year relevant to the assessment year
commencing on the 1st day of April, 1991 or the 1st day
of April, 1992 or the 1st day of April, 1993 or the 1st
day of April, 1994 or the 1st day of April, 1995,
(iv) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st
day of April, 1991 to the extent, if any, such loss has
not been set off against the agricultural income for the
previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing
on the 1st day of April, 1992 or the 1st day of April,
1993 or the 1st day of April, 1994 or the 1st day of
April, 1995,
(v) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing oil the 1st
clay of April, 1992 to the extent, in any, such loss has
not been set off against the agricultural income for the
previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing
on the 1st day of April, 1993 or the 1st day of April,
1994 or the 1st day of April, 1995,
(vi) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st
day of April, 1993, to the extent, if any, such loss has
not been set off against the agricultural income for the
previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing
on the 1st day of April, 1994 or the 1st day of April,
1995,
(vii) the loss so computed for the previous
year relevant to the assessment year commencing on the
1st day of April, 1994, to the extent, if any, such loss
has not been set off against the agricultural income for
the previous year relevant to the assessment year
commencing on the 1st day of April, 1995,
(viii) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st
day of April, 1995,
shall be set off against the agricultural income of the assessee for
the previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing on the
1st day of April, 1996.
(2) Where the assessee has, in the previous year relevant to the
assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April, 1997 or, if by
virtue of any provision of the Income-tax Act, income-tax is to be
charged in respect of the income of a period other than that previous
year. in such other period, any agricultural income and the net result
of the computation of the agricultural income of the assessee for any
one or more of the previous year relevant to the assessment years
commencing on the 1st day of April, 1989 or the 1st day of April, 1990
or the 1st day of April, 1991 or the 1st day of April, 1992 or the 1st
day of April, 1993 or the 1st day of April, 1994 or the 1st day of
April, 1995 or the 1st day of April, 1996, is a loss, then, for the
purposes of sub-section (8) of section 2 of this Act,-
(i) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1989, to the extent, if any, such loss has not been
set off against the agricultural income for the previous year
relevant
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to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April,
1990 or the 1st day of April, 1991 or the 1st day of April,
1992 or the 1st day of April, 1993 or the 1st day of April,
1994 or the 1st day of April, 1995 or the 1st day of April,
1996,
(ii) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1990, to the extent, if any, such loss has not been
set off against the agricultural income for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1991 or the 1st day of April, 1992 or the 1st day of
April, 1993 or the 1st day of April, 1994 or the 1st day of
April, 1995 or the 1st day of April, 1996,
(iii) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1991, to the extent, if any, such loss has not been
set off against the agricultural income for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1992 or the 1st day of April, 1993 or the 1st day of
April, 1994 or the 1st day of April, 1995 or the 1st (lay of
April, 1996,
(iv) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1992, to the extent, if any, such loss has not been
set off against the agricultural income for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1993 or the 1st day of April, 1994 or the 1st day of
April, 1995 or the 1st day of April, 1996,
(v) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1993, to the extent, if any, such loss has not been
set off against the agricultural income for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1994 or the 1st day of April, 1995 or the 1st day of
April, 1996,
(vi) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1994, to the extent, if any, such loss has not been
set off against the agricultural income for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1995 or the 1st (lay of April, 1996,
(vii) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1995, to the extent if any such loss has not been set
off against the agricultural income for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1996,
(viii) the loss so computed for the previous year
relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of
April, 1996,
shall be set off against the agricultural income of the assessee for
the previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing on the
1st day of April, 1997.";
(B) for sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule shall be
substituted, namely:-
"(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this rule,
no loss which has not been determined by the Assessing
Officer under the provisions of these rules or the rules
contained in Part IV of the First Schedule to the Finance
Act, 1988 (26 WA 988), or of the First Schedule to the
Finance Act, 1989 (13 of 1989), or of the First Schedule to
the Finance Act, 1990 (12 of 1990), or of the First Schedule
to the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991 (49 of 1991), or of the
First Schedule to the Finance Act, 1992 (18 of 1992), or of
the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 1993 (38 of 1993), or
of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994),
or of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 1995 (22 of
1995) shall be set off under sub-rule (1) or, as the case may
be, sub-rule (2).".
K.L. MOHANPURIA,
Secy. to the Govt. of India.
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CORRIGENDA
In the Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 as
published in the Gazette of India. Extraordinary, Part II, Section 1,
dated the 20th April, 1993 (Issue No. 70).-
(1) at page 9, in line, for "alloment", "allotment"; and
(2) at page 10, in line 15, for "ponds", read "pounds".
CORRIGENDA
In the Technology Development Board Act, 1995 (44 of 1995) as
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 1,
dated the 16th December, 1995 (Issue No. 66).-
1. At page 1, in line 6, for "1995", read "1995".
2. At page 3,-
(i) in line 7, in second column for "ex officio", read "ex
officio";
(ii) in line 37, for "determind", read "determined";
3. At page 5, in section 14, in the marginal heading, for
"auditors", read "auditor's".
4. At page 6,-
(i) in line 17, for "he", read "the";
(ii) in line 23, for "be", read "by";
(iii) in line 35, for "controlled", read "controlled";
5. At page 7,-
(i) in line 10, for "offices", read "officers";
(ii) in line 22, for "forgoing", read "foregoing";
6. At page 8. against section 23, in the marginal heading, for
"regu", read "regula-".
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