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Section 196B: Income from units

The Income-tax Act, 1961Central Act · Act 43 of 1961

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Income-tax Act, 2025, with effect from 1 April 2026

Income from units.

Where any income in respect of units referred to in section 115AB or by way of long-term capital gains arising from the transfer of such units is payable to an Offshore Fund, the person responsible for making the payment shall, at the time of credit of such income to the account of the payee or at the time of payment thereof in cash or by the issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct income-tax thereon [at the rate of—

(a) ten per cent in respect of income from units referred to in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 115AB;

(b) ten per cent in respect of long-term capital gains arising from transfer of units referred to in section 115AB, which takes place before the 23rd day of July, 2024;

(c) twelve and one-half per cent in respect of long-term capital gains arising from transfer of units referred to in section 115AB, which takes place on or after the 23rd day of July, 2024.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Income-tax Act, 1961
Section196B
Marginal noteIncome from units
JurisdictionCentral
StatusRepealed

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act No. 15 of 2024. Sub. for "at the rate of ten per cent." by Act No. 15 of 2024, w.r.e.f. 23-7-2024.

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