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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Finance Act, 1986

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/51032

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Finance Act, 1986 (1986) 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, 1986
ChapterI - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title and Commencement
ChapterII - Rates of Income-tax
Section2 - Income-tax
ChapterIII - Direct Taxes Income-tax
Section3 - Amendment of Section 10
Section4 - Amendment of Section 16
Section5 - Amendment of Section 23
Section6 - Amendment of Section 24
Section7 - Amendment of Section 32a
Section8 - Insertion of New Section 32ab
Section9 - Amendment of Section 43
Section10 - Amendment of Section 50
Section11 - Amendment of Section 54
Section12 - Amendment of Section 54e
Section13 - Amendment of Section 55
Section14 - Amendment of Section 58
Section15 - Amendment of Section 74
Section16 - Amendment of Section 74a
Section17 - Amendment of Section 80gg
Section18 - Amendment of Section 80hha
Section19 - Omission of Section 80k
Section20 - Amendment of Section 80l
Section21 - Substitution of New Section for Section 80m
Section22 - Omission of Section 80s
Section23 - Amendment of Section 80t
Section24 - Omission of Section 80tt
Section25 - Amendment of Section 115a
Section26 - Insertion of New Section 115bb
Section27 - Insertion of New Section 133b
Section28 - Amendment of Section 155
Section29 - Amendment of Section 193
Section30 - Amendment of Section 194b
Section31 - Amendment of Section 194bb
Section32 - Amendment of Section 204
Section33 - Insertion of New Section 269rr
Section34 - Insertion of New Chapter Xxc
Section35 - Insertion of New Section 272aa
Section36 - Insertion of New Section 276ab
Section37 - Omission of Section 276aa
Section38 - Omission of Twelfth Schedule
Section39 - Consequential Amendments
Section40 - Amendment of Act 27 of 1957
Section41 - Amendment of Section 3
Section42 - Amendment of Section 5
Section43 - Omission of Section 6a
Section44 - Amendment of Section 18
Section45 - Amendment of Section 19a
Section46 - Amendment of the Schedule
Section47 - Amendment of Act 7 of 1964
ScheduleI - First Schedule

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What is the Finance Act, 1986?

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