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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Finance Act 1974

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/51754

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Finance Act 1974 (1974) 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 1974
ChapterI - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title and Commencement
ChapterII - Rates of Income-tax
Section2 - Incoeme-tax
ChapterIII - Direct Taxes
Section3 - Amendment of Section 10
Section4 - Amendment of Section 16
Section5 - Amendment of Section 36
Section6 - Amendment of Section 74a
Section7 - Amendment of Section 80mm
Section8 - Amendment of Section 80n
Section9 - Amendment of Section 80-o
Section10 - Amendment of Section 139
Section11 - Amendment of Section 209
Section12 - Amendment of Fourth Schedule
Section13 - Consequential Amendments to Certain Sections
Section14 - Amendment of Act 27 of 1957
Section15 - Amendment of Act 7 of 1964
Section16 - Continuance of Development Rebate in Certain Cases
Section17 - Amendment of Sections 80n and 80-o of the Income-tax Act as They Stoodduring Certain Periods
ChapterIV - Indirect Taxes
Section18 - Amendment of Act 32 of 1934
Section19 - Auxiliary Duties of Customs
Section20 - Amendment of Act 1 of 1949
Section21 - Amendment of Act 1 of 1944
Section22 - Auxiliary Duties of Excise
Section23 - Amendment of Act 27 of 1958
Section24 - Discontinuance of Salt Duty
ChapterV - Miscellaneous
Section25 - Amendment of Act 6 of 1898
ScheduleI - First Schedule
ScheduleII - Second Schedule
ScheduleIII - Third Schedule

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What is the Finance Act 1974?

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