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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Finance Act 1970 Section 20

Amendment of Section 139

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Finance Act 1970 Section 20 is part of Finance Act 1970 - Amendment of Section 139. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

In section 139 of the Income-tax Act, after sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 1971, namely :-

"(4A) Every person in receipt of income derived from property held under trust or other legal obligation wholly for charitable or religious purchases, or in part only for such purposes, shall, if the total income in respect of which he is assessable as a representative assessee [the total income for this purpose being computed under this Act without giving effect to the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 11] exceeds the maximum amount which is not chargeable to income-tax, furnish a return of such income of the previous year in the prescribed form and verified in the prescribed manner and setting forth such other particulars as may be prescribed and all the provisions of this Act shall, so far as may be, apply as if it were a return required to be furnished under sub-section (1).".

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What does Finance Act 1970 Section 20 provide?

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