Amendment of Section 156

Section 71 of the Finance Act, 2020 deals with amendment of Section 156. Amendment of section 156. 71. Section 156 of the Income-tax Act shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:— "(2) Where the income of the assessee of any assessment year, beginning on or after the 1st

Amendment of section 156.

71. Section 156 of the Income-tax Act shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—

"(2) Where the income of the assessee of any assessment year, beginning on or after the 1st day of April, 2021, includes income of the nature specified in †clause (vi) of *sub-section (2) of section 17 and such specified security or sweat equity shares referred to in the said clause are allotted or transferred directly or indirectly by the current employer, being an eligible start-up referred to in section 80-IAC, the tax or interest on such income included in the notice of demand referred to in sub-section (1) shall be payable by the assessee within fourteen days—

(i)		after the expiry of forty-eight months from the end of the relevant assessment year; or
(ii)		from the date of the sale of such specified security or sweat equity share by the assessee; or
(iii)		from the date of the assessee ceasing to be the employee of the employer who allotted or transferred him such specified security or sweat equity share,

whichever is the earliest.".

†Be read as 'sub-clause'.

*Be read as 'clause'.

Section 71, The Finance Act, 2020.