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The Finance Act, 2021

Insertion of new section 206AB

In force As on 06 Oct 2026

Ministry Finance

Section 57 of the Finance Act, 2021 deals with insertion of new section 206AB. Insertion of new section 206AB. 57. After section 206AA of the Income-tax Act, the following section shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of July, 2021, namely:— '206AB.

Insertion of new section 206AB.

57. After section 206AA of the Income-tax Act, the following section shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of July, 2021, namely:—

'206AB. Special provision for deduction of tax at source for non-filers of income-tax return.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, where tax is required to be deducted at source under the provisions of Chapter XVIIB, other than section 192, 192A, 194B, 194BB, 194LBC or 194N on any sum or income or amount paid, or payable or credited, by a person (hereafter referred to as deductee) to a specified person, the tax shall be deducted at the higher of the following rates, namely:—

(i)at twice the rate specified in the relevant provision of the Act; or
(ii)at twice the rate or rates in force; or
(iii)at the rate of five per cent.

(2) If the provisions of section 206AA is applicable to a specified person, in addition to the provision of this section, the tax shall be deducted at higher of the two rates provided in this section and in section 206AA.

(3) For the purposes of this section "specified person" means a person who has not filed the returns of income for both of the two assessment years relevant to the two previous years immediately prior to the previous year in which tax is required to be deducted, for which the time limit of filing return of income under sub-section (1) of section 139 has expired; and the aggregate of tax deducted at source and tax collected at source in his case is rupees fifty thousand or more in each of these two previous years:

Provided that the specified person shall not include a non-resident who does not have a permanent establishment in India.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression "permanent establishment" includes a fixed place of business through which the business of the enterprise is wholly or partly carried on.'.

Section 57, The Finance Act, 2021.

Cross-references

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

This section refers to

  1. s. 139 Amendment of section 27
  2. Income-tax Act s. 206AA Requirement to furnish Permanent Account Number

Questions about Section 57

What does Section 57 of the Finance Act deal with?

Section 57 of the Finance Act is headed "Insertion of new section 206AB". Insertion of new section 206AB. 57. After section 206AA of the Income-tax Act, the following section shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of July, 2021, namely:— '206AB.

How do I find court cases under Section 57 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 2021 57, section 57 Finance Act 2021, section 57 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 57 of the Finance Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 139 (Amendment of section 27), Income-tax Act 206AA (Requirement to furnish Permanent Account Number), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Finance Act enacted?

Finance Act was enacted in 2021. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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