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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Finance Act 1976

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/50970

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Finance Act 1976 (1976) is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Preamble1 - Finance Act 1976
ChapterI - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title and Commencement
ChapterII - Rates of Income-tax
Section2 - Income-tax
ChapterIII - Direct Taxes
Section3 - Amendment of Section 2
Section4 - Amendment of Section 9
Section5 - Amendment of Section 10
Section6 - Amendment of Section 13
Section7 - Amendment of Section 32
Section8 - Insertion of New Section 32a
Section9 - Amendment of Section 37
Section10 - Insertion of New Sections 44c and 44d
Section11 - Amendment of Section 47
Section12 - Omission of Section 54c
Section13 - Amendment of Section 57
Section14 - Amendment of Section 58
Section15 - Amendment of Section 80a
Section16 - Amendment of Section 80c
Section17 - Amendment of Section 80g
Section18 - Amendment of Section 80m
Section19 - Amendment of Section 115
Section20 - Insertion of New Sections 115a and 115b
Section21 - Amendment of Section 155
Section22 - Amendment of Section 195
Section23 - Amendment of First Schedule
Section24 - Amendment of Eighth Schedule
Section25 - Amendment of Ninth Schedule
Section26 - Consequential Amendments to Ccertain Sections
Section27 - Amendment of Act 27 of 1957
Section28 - Amendment of Act 18 of 1958
Section29 - Amendment of Act 7 of 1964
Section30 - Amendment of Act 45 of 1974
ChapterIV - Indirect Taxes
Section31 - Amendment of Act 32 of 1934
Section32 - Auxiliary Duties of Customs
Section33 - Amendment of Act 1 of 1949
Section34 - Amendment of Act 51 of 1975
Section35 - Amendment of Act 1 of 1944
Section36 - Auxiliary Duties of Excise
Section37 - Amendment of Act 58 of 1957
Section38 - Discontinuance of Slat Duty
Section39 - Amendment of Act 16 of 1955
ChapterV - Miscellaneous
Section40 - Amendment of Act 2 of 1899
Section41 - Amendment of Act 31 of 1956
Section42 - Amendment of Act 52 of 1963
Section43 - Amendment of Act 38 of 1974
ScheduleI - First Schedule
ScheduleII - Second Schedule
ScheduleIII - Third Schedule
ScheduleIV - Fourth Schedule
ScheduleV - Fifth Schedule
ScheduleVI - Sixth Schedule

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What is the Finance Act 1976?

The Finance Act 1976, enacted in 1976, is Central state legislation available in full text on SooperKanoon. It is commonly used for legal research alongside judgments that interpret and apply its provisions.

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