# The Finance Act, 2005, Section 52: Insertion of new section 206A

- Act: The Finance Act, 2005 (Act 18 of 2005)
- Ministry: Ministry of Finance
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/finance-act-2005/section/52/

## Text

Insertion of new section 206A. 52. After section 206 of the Income-tax Act, the following section shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of June, 2005, namely:— "206A. Furnishing of quarterly return in respect of payment of interest to residents without deduction of tax.— (1) Any banking company or co-operative society or public company referred to in the proviso to clause (i) of sub-section (3) of section 194A responsible for paying to a resident any income not exceeding five thousand rupees by way of interest (other than interest on securities), shall prepare quarterly returns for the period ending on the 30th June, the 30th September, the 31st December and the 31st March in each financial year and deliver or cause to be delivered to the prescribed income-tax authority or the person authorised by such autho-rity the quarterly returns as aforesaid, in the prescribed form, verified in such manner and within such time as may be prescribed, on a floppy, diskette, magnetic cartridge tape, CD-ROM or any other computer readable media. (2) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, require any person other than a person mentioned in sub-section (1) responsible for paying to a resident any income liable for deduction of tax at source under Chapter XVII, to prepare and deliver or cause to be delivered quarterly returns in the prescribed form and verified in such manner and within such time as may be prescribed, to the prescribed income-tax authority or the person authorised by such authority on a floppy, diskette, magnetic cartridge tape, CD-ROM or any other computer readable media.". © Copyright. Taxmann Publications Pvt. Ltd.

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