# The Finance Act, 1991, Section 94: Substitution of new section for section 5

- Act: The Finance Act, 1991 (Act 49 of 1991)
- Ministry: Ministry of Finance
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/finance-act-1991/section/94/

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Substitution of new section for section 5. 94. For section 5 of the Interest-tax Act, the following section shall be substituted, with effect from the 1st day of October, 1991, namely:— "5. Scope of chargeable interest.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, the chargeable interest of any previous year of a credit institution shall be the total amount of interest (other than interest on loans and advances made to other credit institutions) accruing or arising to the credit institution in that previous year; Provided that any interest in relation to categories " of bad or doubtful debts referred to in section 43D of the Income-tax Act shall be deemed to accrue or arise to the credit institution in the previous year in which it is credited by the credit institution to its profit and loss account for that year or, as the case may be, in which it is actually received by the credit institution, whichever is earlier.". [Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991] © Copyright. Taxmann Publications Pvt. Ltd.

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