Notification No. 43/2020/F. No. 370142/11/2020-TPL]

G.S.R. 429(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 194A, 194J, 194K, 194LBA, 194N, 194-O, 197A and 200 read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes, hereby, makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:- 

1. Short title and commencement.–– (1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (16th Amendment) Rules, 2020. (2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 

2. In the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules), in rule 31A, in sub-rule (4), — 

   (a) in clause (viii), after the words “not deducted”, the words “or deducted at lower rate” shall be inserted; 

   (b) for clause (ix) the following shall be substituted from the 1st day of July, 2020, namely:- 

“(ix) furnish particulars of amount paid or credited on which tax was not deducted or deducted at lower rate in view of the notification issued under second proviso to section 194N or in view of the exemption provided in third proviso to section 194N or in view of the notification issued under fourth proviso to section 194N”; 

    (c) after clause (ix), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:– 

   “(x) furnish particulars of amount paid or credited on which tax was not deducted or deducted at lower rate in view of the notification issued under sub-section (5) of section 194A. 

    (xi) furnish particulars of amount paid or credited on which tax was not deducted under sub-section (2A) of section 194LBA. 

   (xii) furnish particulars of amount paid or credited on which tax was not deducted in view of clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1D) of section 197A. 

   (xiii) furnish particulars of amount paid or credited on which tax was not deducted in view of the exemption provided to persons referred to in Board Circular No. 3 of 2002 dated 28th June 2002 or Board Circular No. 11 of 2002 dated 22nd November 2002 or Board Circular No. 18 of 2017 dated 29th May 2017.” 

3. In the principal rules, in Appendix II, (I) in form 26Q – (a) for the brackets, words, figures and letters “[See sections 192A, 193, 194, 194A, 194B, 194BB, 194C, 194D, 194DA, 194EE, 194F, 194G, 194H, 194-        I, 194J, 194LA, 194LBA, 194LBB, 194LBC, 194N and rule 31A]” the following brackets, words, figures and letters

 “[See sections 192A, 193, 194, 194A, 194B, 194BB, 194C, 194D, 194DA, 194EE, 194F, 194G, 194H,                  194- I, 194J, 194K, 194LA, 194LBA, 194LBB, 194LBC, 194N, 194-O, 197A and rule 31A]” shall be substituted;