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Income-tax Act, 1961 Section - 140A

Self assessment

Self assessment

1[140A. (1) Where a return has been furnished under section-139, and the tax payable on the basis of that return as reduced by any tax already paid under any provision of this Act exceeds five hundred rupees, the assessee shall pay the tax so payable within thirty days of furnishing the return.

(2) After a provisional assessment under section-141 or regular assessment under section-143 or section-144 has been made, any amount paid under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to have been paid towards the provisional assessment or regular assessment, as the case may be.

(3) If any assessee fails to pay the tax or any part thereof in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1), he shall, unless a provisional assessment under section-141 or a regular assessment under section-143 or section-144 has been made before the expiry of thirty days referred to in that sub-section, be liable, by way of penalty, to pay such amount as the Income-tax Officer may direct, so however, that amount of penalty does not exceed fifty per cent of the amount of such tax or part, as the case may be :

Provided that before levying any such penalty, the assessee shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.]

 

1. Ins. by s. 34 of the Finance Act, 1964 (Act 5 of 1964) w.e.f. 1-4-1964.

 

 

[As amended by Finance Act, 1968]

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