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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Finance Act, 1981

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/51924

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Finance Act, 1981 (1981) 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, 1981
ChapterI - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title and Commencement
ChapterII - Rates of Income-tax
Section2 - Income-tax
ChapterIII - Direct Taxes
Section3 - Insertion of New Section 10a
Section4 - Amendment of Section 16
Section5 - Amendment of Section 32a
Section6 - Amendment of Section 33a
Section7 - Amendment of Section 36
Section8 - Amendment of Section 42
Section9 - Amendment of Section 80d
Section10 - Amendment of Section 80hha
Section11 - Amendment of Section 80m
Section12 - Amendment of Section 80qq
Section13 - Amendment of Section 86
Section14 - Amendment of Section 160
Section15 - Insertion of New Section 164a
Section16 - Insertion of New Section 167a
Section17 - Amendment of Section 208
Section18 - Amendment of Section 252
Section19 - Amendment of Section 253
Section20 - Amendment of Section 256
Section21 - Amendment of Section 269g
Section22 - Insertion of New Section 293a
Section23 - Amendment of Ninth Schedule
Section24 - Amendment of Eleventh Schedule
Section25 - Consequential Amendments
Section26 - Amendment of Section 21
Section27 - Insertion of New Section 21aa
Section28 - Amendment of Section 24
Section29 - Amendment of Section 26
Section30 - Amendment of Section 27
Section31 - Amendment of Section 41
Section32 - Amendment of Section 23
Section33 - Amendment of Section 25
Section34 - Amendment of Section 26
Section35 - Amendment of Section 2
Section36 - Insertion of New Section 7a to 7d
Section37 - Insertion of New Section 9a
Section38 - Amendment of Section 10
Section39 - Amendment of Section 11
Section40 - Amendment of Section 12
Section41 - Amendment of Section 18
Section42 - Insertion of New Section 24aa
Section43 - Amendment of First Schedule
Section44 - Amendment of Act 45 of 1974
Section45 - Amendment of Act 54 of 1980
ChapterV - Miscellaneous
Section53 - Amendment of Act 38 of 1974
ScheduleI - First Schedule

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What is the Finance Act, 1981?

The Finance Act, 1981, enacted in 1981, 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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