Section 44: Penalty for default in payment of tax arrear.

The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015Central Act · Act 22 of 2015

(1) Every person who is an assessee in default, or an assessee deemed to be in default, as the case may be, in making payment of tax, and in case of continuing default by such assessee, he shall be liable to a penalty of an amount, equal to the amount of tax arrear.

(2) An assessee shall not cease to be liable to any penalty under sub-section (1) merely by reason of the fact that before the levy of such penalty he has paid the tax.

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Act	The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015
Section	44
Marginal note	Penalty for default in payment of tax arrear.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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