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The Finance Act, 1992

Amendment of sections 198 to 200, 202 to 203A and 205

In force Act 18 of 1992 As on 11 Oct 2026

Act 18 of 1992 Ministry Finance Cited by 1 provision

Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1992 deals with amendment of sections 198 to 200, 202 to 203A and 205. Amendment of sections 198 to 200, 202 to 203A and 205.

Amendment of sections 198 to 200, 202 to 203A and 205.

78. In sections 198, 199, 200, 202, 203, 203A and 205 of the Income-tax Act, with effect from the 1st day of June, 1992, for the words, figures and letter "and section 196B", the words, figures and letters ", section 196B and section 196C" shall be substituted.

[Finance Act, 1992]

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Section 78, The Finance Act, 1992 (Act 18 of 1992).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. Income-tax Act s. 198 Tax deducted is income received
  2. Income-tax Act s. 199 Credit for tax deducted
  3. Income-tax Act s. 200 Duty of person deducting tax
  4. Income-tax Act s. 202 Deduction only one mode of recovery
  5. Income-tax Act s. 203 Certificate for tax deducted
  6. Income-tax Act s. 203A Tax deduction and collection account number
  7. Income-tax Act s. 205 Bar against direct demand on assessee

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 40 Amendment of section 78

Questions about Section 78

What does Section 78 of the Finance Act deal with?

Section 78 of the Finance Act is headed "Amendment of sections 198 to 200, 202 to 203A and 205". Amendment of sections 198 to 200, 202 to 203A and 205.

How do I find court cases under Section 78 of the Finance Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Finance Act 1992 78, section 78 Finance Act 1992, section 78 of the Finance Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 78 of the Finance Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Income-tax Act 198 (Tax deducted is income received), Income-tax Act 199 (Credit for tax deducted), Income-tax Act 200 (Duty of person deducting tax), Income-tax Act 202 (Deduction only one mode of recovery), and on 3 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Finance Act enacted?

Finance Act was enacted in 1992 as Act 18 of 1992. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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