Particulars to be furnished

Section 203 of the Finance Act, 2016 deals with particulars to be furnished. Particulars to be furnished. 203. (1) A declaration under section 202 shall be made to the designated authority in such form and verified in such manner as may be prescribed. The Act was enacted on 27 Jun 2016.

Particulars to be furnished.

203. (1) A declaration under section 202 shall be made to the designated authority in such form and verified in such manner as may be prescribed.

(2) Where the declaration is in respect of tax arrear, consequent to such declaration, appeal in respect of the disputed income, disputed wealth and tax arrear pending before the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) or the Commissioner of Wealth-tax (Appeals), as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

(3) Where the declaration is in respect of specified tax and the declarant has,—

(a)		filed any appeal before the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) or the Commissioner of Wealth-tax (Appeals) or the Appellate Tribunal or the High Court or the Supreme Court or any writ petition before the High Court or the Supreme Court against any order in respect of the specified tax, he shall withdraw such appeal or writ petition with the leave of the court wherever required and furnish proof of such withdrawal along with the declaration referred to in sub-section (1);
(b)		initiated any proceeding for arbitration, conciliation or mediation or has given any notice thereof under any law for the time being in force or under any agreement entered into by India with any other country or territory outside India whether for protection of investment or otherwise, he shall withdraw such notice or the claim, if any, in such proceedings prior to making the declaration and furnish proof thereof along with the declaration referred to in sub-section (1).

(4) Where the declaration is in respect of specified tax, the declarant shall, without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (3), furnish an undertaking, in such form and verified in such manner as may be prescribed, waiving his right, whether direct or indirect, to seek or pursue any remedy or any claim in relation to the specified tax which may otherwise be available to him under any law for the time being in force, in equity, by statute or under an agreement referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (3) or otherwise.

(5) Where,—

(a)		any material particular furnished in the declaration is found to be false at any stage; or
(b)		the declarant violates any of the conditions referred to in this Scheme; or
(c)		the declarant acts in a manner which is not in accordance with the undertaking given by him under sub-section (4),

it shall be presumed as if the declaration was never made under the Scheme and all the consequences under the Income-tax Act or the Wealth-tax Act, as the case may be, under which the proceedings against the declarant are or were pending, shall be deemed to have been revived.

(6) No appellate authority or arbitrator, conciliator or mediator shall proceed to decide any issue relating to the specified tax mentioned in the declaration and in respect of which an order had been made under sub-section (1) of section 204 by the designated authority or the payment of the sum determined under that section.

Section 203, The Finance Act, 2016.