Certificate for deduction at lower rate.

 

197. (1) Subject to rules made under sub-section (2A), where, in the case of any income of any person or sum payable to any person, income-tax is required to be deducted at the time of credit or, as the case may be, at the time of payment at the rates in force under the provisions of sections 192193194194A194C194D194G194H194-I194J194K, 194LA,3[194LBA] , 194LBB, 1[194LBC, 2{194M- 194O}] and 195,, the Assessing Officer is satisfied that the total income of the recipient justifies the deduction of income-tax at any lower rates or no deduction of income-tax, as the case may be, the Assessing Officer shall, on an application made by the assessee in this behalf, give to him such certificate as may be appropriate.

 

(2) Where any such certificate is given, the person responsible for paying the income shall, until such certificate is cancelled by the Assessing Officer, deduct income-tax at the rates specified in such certificate or deduct no tax, as the case may be.

 

(2A) The Board may, having regard to the convenience of assessees and the interests of revenue, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules specifying the cases in which, and the circumstances under which, an application may be made for the grant of a certificate under sub-section (1) and the conditions subject to which such certificate may be granted and providing for all other matters connected therewith.

 

(3) [***]

 

 

 

 

Notes

1.  Subtituted by The Finance Act, 2019 w.e.f. 01.09.2019

in sub-section (1), for the figures and letters

194LBC 

the following shall be substituted namely,

194LBC, 194M.

 

2.  Substituted by the Finance Act, 2020  

in sub-section (1), for the figures and letters

194M 

the following shall be substituted namely,

194M -194O.

 

3. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2023 dated 01.02.2023 w.e.f 01.04.2023.