§ 189
Chapter XII
Interpretation
Income-tax Act, 2025
This section explains the meaning of specific terms used in this chapter, including 'banking company', 'primary agricultural credit society', 'specified sum', and 'specified advance'. These definitions are crucial for determining tax in special cases. Key terms are defined in relation to other laws and sections, such as the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
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189. For the purposes of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,—
( a) “banking company” means a company to which the provisions of the
Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) applies and includes any bank
or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act;
( b) “primary agricultural credit society”, and “primary co-operative agricul-
tural and rural development bank” shall have the meanings respectively
assigned to them in section 150;
( c) “specified sum” means any sum of money receivable, whether as advance
or otherwise, in relation to transfer of an immovable property, whether
or not the transfer takes place;
( d) “specified advance” means any sum of money in the nature of advance, by
whatever name called, in relation to transfer of an immovable property,
whether or not the transfer takes place.
CHAPTER XIII
DETERMINATION OF TAX IN SPECIAL CASES
A.—Determination of tax in certain special cases
Determination of tax where total income includes income on which no tax is
payable.
Plain-language summary — not the official text. Refer to the bare Act and confirm with a professional for your specific case.