Inland Revenue Act 2006 · As enacted · Chapter XVIII
156. Application of the provisions of Chapter XVI to this Chapter
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The provisions of Chapter XVI relating to the deduction of income tax from interest paid by banks and financial institutions, credit for income tax so deducted, duties of banks and financial institutions, default in the deduction of income tax, issue of assessments on banks and financial institutions, appeals and penalty for default shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the deduction of income tax from such rent, lease rent or other payments as is mentioned in section 155, credit for income tax so deducted, duties of persons liable to pay such rent, lease rent, or other payment, default in the deduction of income tax, issue of assessments on such persons, appeals and penalty for default under this
Chapter, as if there were substituted in Chapter XVI for the words “banks and financial institutions” of the words
“persons liable to pay such rent, lease rent or other payment”
and for the word “interest” of the words “rent, lease rent or other payment”, wherever they appear in that Chapter, subject however, to the modification that credit for income tax deducted under the provisions of this Chapter by any person from any rent, lease rent or any other payment paid to any co-owners of such property shall be apportioned among such co-owners in proportion to their rights of ownership in such property.
For the purposes of this Chapter “specified land or building” means a land or building in respect of which the amount of rent, lease rent or other payment payable for any calendar month or part thereof is not less than fifty thousand rupees or the aggregate rent, lease rent or other payment payable for any year, is not less than five hundred thousand rupees.
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Deduction of Income Tax from Any Annuity or Royalty Paid or Any Management Fee Paid or Similar Payment Made by Any Person or Partnership
Chapter XXI
Retention of Moneys in Certain Provident Funds
Chapter XXII
Assessments
Chapter XXIII
Appeals A-Appeals to the Commissioner-General
Chapter XXIV
Finality of Assessments and Penalty for Incorrect Returns
Chapter XXV
Tax in Default and Sums Added Thereto
Chapter XXVI
Recovery of Tax
Chapter XXVII
Miscellaneous
Chapter XXVIII
Repayment
Chapter XXIX
Penalties and Offences
Chapter XXX
Administration
Chapter XXXI
General
Chapter XXXII
Interpretation
Chapter XXXIII