§ 449
Chapter XXI — Penalties

Penalty for failure to collect tax at source

Income-tax Act, 2025

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449. If any person fails to collect the whole or any part of the tax as required under Chapter XIX-B, the Assessing Officer may impose on him, a penalty equal to the tax which such person failed to collect. Penalty for failure to comply with provisions of section 185.

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