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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II — Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 9] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2026/CHAITRA 9, 1948 (SAKA)
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 30th March, 2026/Chaitra 9, 1948 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the
30th March, 2026 and is hereby published for general information:—
THE FINANCE ACT, 2026
(NO. 4 OF 2026)
[30th March, 2026]
An Act to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government
for the financial year 2026-27.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of India as
follows:—
CHAPTER I
“PRELIMINARY”
1. (1) This Act may be called the Finance Act, 2026.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act,—
(a) sections 2 to 129, clause (b) of section 152 and section 156 shall come into
force on the 1st day of April, 2026;
(b) sections 153 to 155 shall come into force on such date as the Central
Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Income-tax
under Act 43 of
1961.
CHAPTER II
RATES OF INCOME-TAX
2. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5), for the
assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2026, income-tax shall be
charged under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (herein referred to as the
said Act) at the rates specified in Part I-A of the First Schedule and such tax shall
be increased by a surcharge, for the purposes of the Union, calculated in each case
in the manner provided therein.
(2)(a) Where an assessee as specified in column B of the Table below, has, in
the previous year, any net agricultural income exceeding five thousand rupees, in
addition to the total income, and the total income exceeds the maximum amount not
chargeable to income-tax as specified in column C of the said Table, in respect of
the said assessee, the net agricultural income shall be taken into account, only for
the purpose of charging income-tax in respect of the total income.
TABLE
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| Sl. | Assessee | Maximum amount not |
| No. | | chargeable to |
| | | income-tax |
+=====+========================================================================+======================+
| A | B | C |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 1. | (i) Every individual other than the individual referred to in Sl. No. 2 | Rs. 2,50,000. |
| | or 3; or | |
| | (ii) Hindu undivided family; or | |
| | (iii) association of persons or body of individuals, whether | |
| | incorporated or not; or | |
| | (iv) every artificial juridical person referred to in section | |
| | 2(31)(vii) of the said Act, not being an assessee to which Paragraph | |
| | B, C, D or E of Part I-A of the First Schedule applies or to whom Sl. | |
| | No. 4 applies. | |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 2. | Every individual, being a resident in India, who is of the age of | Rs. 3,00,000. |
| | sixty or more but less than eighty years at any time during the | |
| | previous year. | |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 3. | Every individual, being a resident in India, who is of the age of | Rs. 5,00,000. |
| | eighty years or more at any time during the previous year. | |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 4. | Assessee whose income is chargeable to tax under section 115BAC(1A) of | Rs. 4,00,000. |
| | the said Act. | |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
(b) For the purposes of clause (a), the income-tax chargeable shall be
computed as per the following formula:—
Zo = Xo–Yo
where,––
Zo = the income-tax chargeable for the purposes of clause (a);
Xo = the amount of income-tax determined in respect of the
Aggregate Income (AIo) at the rates specified in Paragraph A of
Part I-A of the First Schedule or sub-section (1A) of section 115BAC of
the said Act, as if such AIo were the total income; and
Yo = the amount of income-tax determined in respect of the net
agricultural income increased by a sum as specified in column C of
the Table mentioned in clause (a) at the rates specified in the said
Paragraph A or sub-section (1A) of section 115BAC of the said Act, as
if the net agricultural income as so increased were the total income;
Aggregate Income (AIo) = Total income + Net agricultural income.
(3) In cases to which the provisions of Chapter XII or Chapter XII-A or
section 115JB or section 115JC or Chapter XII-FA or Chapter XII-FB or
sub-section (1A) of section 161 or section 164 or section 164A or section 167B of
the said Act apply, the tax chargeable shall be determined—
(i) as provided in that Chapter or that section; and
(ii) with reference to the rates imposed by sub-section (1) or the rates as
specified in that Chapter or section, as the case may be.
(4) For the purposes of sub-section (3),—
(a) the amount of income-tax computed in accordance with the
provisions of section 111A or section 112 or section 112A of the said Act shall
be increased by a surcharge, for the purposes of the Union, as provided in
Paragraph F of Part I-A of the First Schedule, except in case of—
(i) a domestic company whose income is chargeable to tax under
section 115BAA or section 115BAB of the said Act;
(ii) an individual or Hindu undivided family or association of
persons, or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, or an
artificial juridical person referred to in sub-clause (vii) of clause (31) of
section 2 of the said Act whose income is chargeable to tax under
sub-section (1A) of section 115BAC of the said Act; or
(iii) a co-operative society resident in India, whose income is
chargeable to tax under section 115BAD or section 115BAE of the
said Act;
(b) in respect of income chargeable to tax under the section as specified
in column B of the Table below, in the case of a person as specified in
column C of the said Table, the amount of income-tax computed shall be
increased by a surcharge, for the purposes of the Union, calculated at the rate
or rates as specified in column D of the said Table, of such income-tax.
TABLE
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Sl. | Section | Person | Rate of surcharge |
| No. | | | |
+=====+============+========================================================================+========================================================================+
| A | B | C | D |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | 115A, | (i) Every individual; or | (i) Where the total income exceeds Rs. 50,00,000 but does not exceed |
| | 115AB, | (ii) Hindu undivided family; or | Rs. 1,00,00,000, at the rate of ten per cent.; |
| | 115AC, | (iii) association of persons, except in a case of an association of | (ii) where the total income exceeds Rs. 1,00,00,000 but does not |
| | 115ACA, | persons consisting of only companies as its members, whether | exceed Rs. 2,00,00,000, at the rate of fifteen per cent.; |
| | 115AD, | incorporated or not; or | |
| | 115B, | 115BBJ, | (iii) where the total income exceeds Rs. 2,00,00,000 but does not |
| | 115BA, | 115E, | exceed Rs. 5,00,00,000, at the rate of twenty-five per cent.; |
| | 115BB, | 115JB or | (iv) where the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,00,000, at the rate of |
| | 115BBA, | 115JC. | thirty-seven per cent. |
| | 115BBC, | (iv) body of individuals, whether incorporated or not; or | (v) where the total income [including dividend income or short-term or |
| | 115BBF, | (v) every artificial juridical person referred to in section | long-term capital gains as referred to in section |
| | 115BBG, | 2(31)(vii) of the said Act, not having any income under section | 115AD(1)(b) of the said Act] exceeds Rs. 2,00,00,000, but is not |
| | 115BBH, | 115AD of the said Act and not having any income chargeable to tax | covered in clauses (iii) and (iv), at the rate of fifteen per cent.; |
| | 115BBI, | under section 115BAC(1A) of the said Act. | (vi) where the total income includes any dividend income or short-term |
| | | | or long-term capital gains as referred to in section |
| | | | 115AD(1)(b) of the said Act, the rate of surcharge on the income-tax |
| | | | calculated on that part of income shall not exceed fifteen per cent. |
| | | | and the provisions of clause (i) or (ii), as the case may be, shall |
| | | | apply accordingly. |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2. | 115A, | (i) Every individual; or | (i) Where the total income exceeds Rs. 50,00,000 but does not exceed |
| | 115AB, | (ii) association of persons, except in a case of an association of | Rs. 1,00,00,000, at the rate of ten per cent.; |
| | 115AC, | persons consisting of only companies as its members, whether | (ii) Where the total income exceeds Rs. 1,00,00,000 but does not |
| | 115ACA, | incorporated or not; or | exceed Rs. 2,00,00,000, at the rate of fifteen per cent.; |
| | 115AD, | (iii) body of individuals, whether incorporated or not; or | (iii) where the total income [excluding dividend income or short-term |
| | 115B, | (iv) every artificial juridical person referred to in section | or long-term capital gains as referred to in section |
| | 115BA, | 2(31)(vii) of the said Act, having any income under section | 115AD(1)(b) of the said Act] exceeds Rs. 2,00,00,000 but does not |
| | 115BB, | 115AD of the said Act, and not having any income chargeable to tax | exceed Rs. 5,00,00,000, at the rate of twenty-five per cent.; |
| | 115BBA, | under section 115BAC(1A) of the said Act. | (iv) where the total income [excluding dividend income or short-term |
| | 115BBC, | | or long-term capital gains as referred to in section |
| | 115BBF, | | 115AD(1)(b) of the said Act] exceeds Rs. 5,00,00,000, at the rate of |
| | 115BBG, | | thirty-seven per cent.; |
| | 115BBH, | | (v) where the total income [including dividend income or short-term or |
| | 115BBI, | | long-term capital gains as referred to in section |
| | 115BBJ, | | 115AD(1)(b) of the said Act] exceeds Rs. 2,00,00,000, but is not |
| | 115E, | | covered in clauses (iii) and (iv), at the rate of fifteen per cent.; |
| | 115JB or | | |
| | 115JC. | | |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3. | 115A, | Association of persons consisting of only companies as its members. | (i) Where the total income exceeds Rs. 50,00,000 but does not exceed |
| | 115AB, | | Rs. 1,00,00,000, at the rate of ten per cent.; |
| | 115AC, | | (ii) where the total income exceeds Rs. 1,00,00,000, at the rate of |
| | 115ACA, | | fifteen per cent. |
| | 115AD, | | |
| | 115B, | | |
| | 115BA, | | |
| | 115BB, | | |
| | 115BBA, | | |
| | 115BBC, | | |
| | 115BBF, | | |
| | 115BBG, | | |
| | 115BBH, | | |
| | 115BBI, | | |
| | 115BBJ, | | |
| | 115E, | | |
| | 115JB or | | |
| | 115JC. | | |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4. | 115A, | Every co-operative society except such co-operative society whose | (i) Where the total income exceeds Rs. 1,00,00,000 but does not exceed |
| | 115AB, | income is chargeable to tax under section 115BAD or 115BAE of the | Rs.10,00,00,000, at the rate of seven per cent.; |
| | 115AC, | said Act. | (ii) where the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,00,000, at the rate of |
| | 115ACA, | | twelve per cent. |
| | 115AD, | | |
| | 115B, | | |
| | 115BA, | | |
| | 115BB, | | |
| | 115BBA, | | |
| | 115BBC, | | |
| | 115BBF, | | |
| | 115BBG, | | |
| | 115BBH, | | |
| | 115BBI, | | |
| | 115BBJ, | | |
| | 115E, | | |
| | 115JB or | | |
| | 115JC. | | |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 5. | 115A, | Every firm or local authority. | Where the total income exceeds Rs. 1,00,00,000, at the rate of twelve |
| | 115AB, | | per cent. |
| | 115AC, | | |
| | 115ACA, | | |
| | 115AD, | | |
| | 115B, | | |
| | 115BA, | | |
| | 115BB, | | |
| | 115BBA, | | |
| | 115BBC, | | |
| | 115BBF, | | |
| | 115BBG, | | |
| | 115BBH, | | |
| | 115BBI, | | |
| | 115BBJ, | | |
| | 115E, | | |
| | 115JB or | | |
| | 115JC. | | |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 6. | 115A, | Every domestic company except such domestic company whose income is | (i) Where the total income exceeds Rs. 1,00,00,000 but does not exceed |
| | 115AB, | chargeable to tax under section 115BAA or 115BAB of the said Act. | Rs. 10,00,00,000, at the rate of seven per cent.; |
| | 115AC, | | (ii) where the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,00,000, at the rate of |
| | 115ACA, | | twelve per cent. |
| | 115AD, | | |
| | 115B, | | |
| | 115BA, | | |
| | 115BB, | | |
| | 115BBA, | | |
| | 115BBC, | | |
| | 115BBF, | | |
| | 115BBG, | | |
| | 115BBH, | | |
| | 115BBI, | | |
| | 115BBJ, | | |
| | 115E, | | |
| | 115JB or | | |
| | 115JC. | | |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 7. | 115A, | Every company, other than a domestic company. | (i) Where the total income exceeds Rs. 1,00,00,000 but does not exceed |
| | 115AB, | | Rs. 10,00,00,000, at the rate of two per cent.; |
| | 115AC, | | (ii) where the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,00,000, at the rate of |
| | 115ACA, | | five per cent. |
| | 115AD, | | |
| | 115B, | | |
| | 115BA, | | |
| | 115BB, | | |
| | 115BBA, | | |
| | 115BBC, | | |
| | 115BBF, | | |
| | 115BBG, | | |
| | 115BBH, | | |
| | 115BBI, | | |
| | 115BBJ, | | |
| | 115E, | | |
| | 115JB or | | |
| | 115JC. | | |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 8. | 115BBE | Any assessee. | Twenty-five per cent. |
| | (1)(i). | | |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 9. | 115BAA | Every domestic company. | Ten per cent. |
| | or | | |
| | 115BAB. | | |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 10. | 115BAC | (i) Every individual; or | (i) Where the total income (including dividend income or capital gains |
| | (1A). | (ii) Hindu undivided family; or | under the provisions of sections 111A, 112 and 112A of the said Act) |
| | | (iii) association of persons, except in a case of an association of | exceeds Rs. 50,00,000 but does not exceed Rs. 1,00,00,000, at the rate |
| | | persons consisting of only companies as its members, whether | of ten per cent.; |
| | | incorporated or not; or | (ii) where the total income (including dividend income or capital gains|
| | | (iv) body of individuals, whether incorporated or not; or | under the provisions of sections 111A, 112 and 112A of the said Act) |
| | | (v) every artificial juridical person referred to in section | exceeds Rs. 1,00,00,000 but does not exceed Rs. 2,00,00,000, at the |
| | | 2(31)(vii) of the said Act. | rate of fifteen per cent.; |
| | | | (iii) where the total income (excluding dividend income or capital |
| | | | gains under the provisions of sections 111A, 112 and 112A of the said |
| | | | Act) exceeds Rs. 2,00,00,000, at the rate of twenty-five per cent.; |
| | | | (iv) where the total income (including dividend income or capital |
| | | | gains under the provisions of sections 111A, 112 and 112A of the said |
| | | | Act) exceeds Rs. 2,00,00,000, but is not covered in clause (iii) at |
| | | | the rate of fifteen per cent.; |
| | | | (v) where the total income includes any dividend income or capital |
| | | | gains under the provisions of sections 111A, 112 and 112A of the said |
| | | | Act, the rate of surcharge on the income-tax calculated on that part |
| | | | of income shall not exceed fifteen per cent. and the provisions of |
| | | | clause (i) or (ii), as the case may be, shall apply accordingly. |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 11. | 115BAC | Association of persons consisting of only companies as its members. | (i) Where the total income exceeds Rs. 50,00,000 but does not exceed |
| | (1A). | | Rs. 1,00,00,000, at the rate of ten per cent.; |
| | | | (ii) where the total income exceeds Rs. 1,00,00,000, at the rate of |
| | | | fifteen per cent. |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 12. | 115BAD | Every co-operative society resident in India. | Ten per cent. |
| | or | | |
| | 115BAE. | | |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 13. | 115AD | Specified fund, referred to in clause (c) of the Explanation to | No surcharge on income-tax computed on that part of income as |
| | (1)(a). | section 10(4D) of the said Act, whose income includes any income | referred to in section 115AD(1)(a) of the said Act. |
| | | under section 115AD(1)(a) of the said Act. | |
+-----+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
(5) For the purposes of sub-section (4), in respect of the persons mentioned in
column B of the Table below, having total income chargeable to tax under
sub-section (1A) of section 115BAC or section 115JB or section 115JC of the said
Act, as the case may be, and such income exceeds the amount as specified in
column C of the said Table but does not exceed the amount specified in column D
thereof, the total amount payable as income-tax and surcharge thereon shall not
exceed the amount determined as per the following formula:—
To = Ro + So
where,––
To = the total amount beyond which the total amount payable as
income-tax and surcharge thereon shall not exceed;
Ro = the total amount payable as income-tax and surcharge, if
applicable, on an amount as specified in column C of the Table below; and
So = the total income – amount as specified in column C of the said Table.
TABLE
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| Sl. | Person specified in Table below | Amount | Amount |
| No. | clause (b) of sub-section (4) | | |
+=====+==========================================================+======================+======================+
| A | B | C | D |
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 1. | Persons specified against Sl. Nos. 1 and 2 in column C. | Rs. 50,00,000. | Rs. 1,00,00,000. |
| | | Rs. 1,00,00,000. | Rs. 2,00,00,000. |
| | | Rs. 2,00,00,000. | Rs. 5,00,00,000. |
| | | Rs. 5,00,00,000. | - |
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 2. | Person specified against Sl. No. 3 in column C. | Rs. 50,00,000. | Rs. 1,00,00,000. |
| | | Rs. 1,00,00,000. | - |
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 3. | Person specified against Sl. No. 4 in column C. | Rs. 1,00,00,000. | Rs. 10,00,00,000. |
| | | Rs. 10,00,00,000. | - |
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 4. | Person specified against Sl. No. 5 in column C. | Rs. 1,00,00,000. | - |
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 5. | Persons specified against Sl. Nos. 6 and 7 in column C. | Rs. 1,00,00,000. | Rs. 10,00,00,000. |
| | | Rs. 10,00,00,000. | - |
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 6. | Persons specified against Sl. Nos. 10 and 11 in column C.| Rs. 50,00,000. | Rs. 1,00,00,000. |
| | | Rs. 1,00,00,000. | Rs. 2,00,00,000. |
| | | Rs. 2,00,00,000. | - |
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
(6) The amount of income-tax as specified in sub-sections (1) to (5) and as
increased by the applicable surcharge, for the purposes of the Union, calculated in
the manner provided therein, shall be further increased by an additional surcharge,
for the purposes of the Union, to be called the “Health and Education Cess on
income-tax”, calculated at the rate of four per cent. of such income-tax and
surcharge so as to fulfil the commitment of the Government to provide and finance
quality health services and universalised quality basic education and secondary and
higher education.
(7) For the purposes of this section and Parts I-A and IV-A of the First
Schedule,—
(a) “domestic company” means an Indian company or any other
company which, in respect of its income liable to income-tax under the said
Act for the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2026, has
made the prescribed arrangements for the declaration and payment within
India of the dividends (including dividends on preference shares) payable out
of such income;
(b) “net agricultural income” in relation to a person, means the total
amount of agricultural income, from whatever source derived, of that person
computed in accordance with the rules contained in Part IV-A of the First
Schedule;
(c) all other words and expressions used in this section and Parts I-A and
IV-A of the First Schedule but not defined in this sub-section and defined in
the said Act shall have the meanings, respectively, assigned to them in said
Act.
Income-tax
under Act 30 of
2025.
3. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5), for the tax
year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2026, income-tax shall be charged under
the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (herein referred to as the said Act) at the
rates specified in Part I-B of the First Schedule and such tax shall be increased by a
surcharge, for the purposes of the Union, calculated in each case in the manner
provided therein.
(2)(a) Where an assessee as specified in column B of the Table below, has, in
the tax year, any agricultural net income exceeding ₹ 5000, in addition to the total
income, and the total income exceeds the maximum amount not chargeable to
income-tax as specified in column C of the said Table, in respect of the said assessee,
the net agricultural income shall be taken into account only for the purpose of
charging income-tax in respect of the total income.
TABLE
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| Sl. | Assessee | Maximum amount not |
| No. | | chargeable to |
| | | income-tax |
+=====+========================================================================+======================+
| A | B | C |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 1. | (i) Every individual other than the individual referred to in Sl. No. 2 | ₹ 250000. |
| | or 3; or | |
| | (ii) Hindu undivided family; or | |
| | (iii) association of persons or body of individuals, whether | |
| | incorporated or not; or | |
| | (iv) every artificial juridical person referred to in section | |
| | 2(77)(g) of the said Act, not being an assessee to which Paragraph B, | |
| | C, D or E of Part I-B of the First Schedule applies or to whom Sl. No. | |
| | 4 applies. | |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 2. | Every individual, being a resident in India, who is of the age of | ₹ 300000. |
| | sixty or more but less than eighty years at any time during the tax | |
| | year. | |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 3. | Every individual, being a resident in India, who is of the age of | ₹ 500000. |
| | eighty years or more at any time during the tax year. | |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 4. | Assessee whose income is chargeable to tax under section 202 of the | ₹ 400000. |
| | said Act. | |
+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
(b) For the purposes of clause (a), the income-tax chargeable shall be
computed as per the following formula:—
Zn = Xn – Yn
where,––
Zn = the income-tax chargeable for the purposes of clause (a);
Xn = the amount of income-tax determined in respect of the
Aggregate Income (AIn) at the rates specified in Paragraph A of
Part I-B of the First Schedule or section 202 of the said Act, as if such
AIn were the total income; and
Yn = the amount of income-tax determined in respect of the net
agricultural income increased by a sum as specified in column C of the
Table mentioned in clause (a) at the rates specified in the said
Paragraph A or section 202 of the said Act, as if the net agricultural
income as so increased were the total income;
Aggregate Income (AIn) = Total income + Net agricultural income.
(3) In cases to which the provisions of Part A, B, C or D of Chapter XIII or
section 207 to 218, 223, 224, 307, 308, 311 or 334 of the said Act apply, the tax
chargeable shall be determined—
(i) as provided in that Chapter or that section; and
(ii) with reference to the rates imposed by sub-section (1) or the rates as
specified in that Chapter or section, as the case may be.
(4) For the purposes of sub-section (3),—
(a) the amount of income-tax computed in accordance with the
provisions of section 196, 197 or 198 of the said Act shall be increased by a
surcharge, for the purposes of the Union, as provided in Paragraph F of
Part I-B of the First Schedule, except in case of—
(i) a domestic company whose income is chargeable to tax under
section 200 or 201 of the said Act;
(ii) an individual or Hindu undivided family or association of
persons, or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, or an
artificial juridical person referred to in section 2(77)(g) of the said Act
whose income is chargeable to tax under section 202 of the said Act; or
(iii) a co-operative society resident in India, whose income is
chargeable to tax under section 203 or 204 of the said Act;
(b) in respect of income chargeable to tax under the section as specified
in column B of the Table below, in the case of a person as specified in
column C of the said Table, the amount of income-tax computed shall be
increased by a surcharge, for the purposes of the Union, calculated at the rate
or rates as specified in column D of the said Table, of such income-tax.
TABLE
+-----+---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Sl. | Section | Person | Rate of surcharge |
| No. | | | |
+=====+=========+========================================================================+========================================================================+
| A | B | C | D |
+-----+---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | 193, | (i) Every individual; or | (i) Where the total income exceeds ₹ 5000000 but does not exceed |
| | 194, | (ii) Hindu undivided family; or | ₹ 10000000, at the rate of 10%; |
| | 199, | (iii) association of persons, except in a case of an association of | (ii) where the total income exceeds ₹ 10000000 but does not exceed |
| | 206, | persons consisting of only companies as its members, whether | ₹ 20000000, at the rate of 15%; |
| | 207, | incorporated or not; or | (iii) where the total income exceeds ₹ 20000000 but does not exceed |
| | 208, | (iv) body of individuals, whether incorporated or not; or | ₹ 50000000, at the rate of 25%; |
| | 209, | (v) every artificial juridical person referred to in section | (iv) where the total income exceeds ₹ 50000000, at the rate of 37%. |
| | 210, | 2(77)(g) of the said Act, not having any income under section | |
| | 211, | 210 of the said Act, and not having any income chargeable to tax | |
| | 214, | under section 202 of the said Act. | |
| | 218 or | | |
| | 334. | | |
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| 2. | 193, | (i) Every individual; or | (i) Where the total income exceeds ₹ 5000000 but does not exceed |
| | 194, | (ii) association of persons, except in a case of an association of | ₹ 10000000, at the rate of 10%; |
| | 199, | persons consisting of only companies as its members, whether | (ii) where the total income exceeds ₹ 10000000 but does not exceed |
| | 206, | incorporated or not; or | ₹ 20000000, at the rate of 15%; |
| | 207, | (iii) body of individuals, whether incorporated or not; or | (iii) where the total income [excluding dividend income or short-term |
| | 208, | (iv) every artificial juridical person referred to in section | or long-term capital gains as referred to in section 210(1) [Table: |
| | 209, | 2(77)(g) of the said Act, having any income under section 210 of | Sl. Nos. 2 to 5] of the said Act] exceeds ₹ 20000000 but does not |
| | 210, | the said Act, and not having any income chargeable to tax under | exceed ₹ 50000000, at the rate of 25%; |
| | 211, | section 202 of the said Act. | (iv) where the total income [excluding dividend income or short-term |
| | 214, | | or long-term capital gains as referred to in section 210(1) [Table: |
| | 218 or | | Sl. Nos. 2 to 5] of the said Act] exceeds ₹ 50000000, at the rate of |
| | 334. | | 37%; |
| | | | (v) Where the total income [including dividend income or short-term or |
| | | | long-term capital gains as referred to in section 210(1) [Table: Sl. |
| | | | Nos. 2 to 5] of the said Act] exceeds ₹ 20000000, but is not covered |
| | | | in clauses (iii) and (iv), at the rate of fifteen per cent.; |
| | | | (vi) where the total income includes any dividend income or short-term |
| | | | or long-term capital gains as referred to in section 210(1) [Table: |
| | | | Sl. Nos. 2 to 5] of the said Act the rate of surcharge on the |
| | | | income-tax calculated on that part of income shall not exceed 15% and |
| | | | the provisions of clause (i) or (ii), as the case may be, shall apply |
| | | | accordingly. |
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| 3. | 193, | Association of persons consisting of only companies as its members. | (i) Where the total income exceeds ₹ 5000000 but does not exceed |
| | 194, | | ₹ 10000000, at the rate of 10%; |
| | 199, | | (ii) where the total income exceeds ₹ 10000000, at the rate of 15%. |
| | 206, | | |
| | 207, | | |
| | 208, | | |
| | 209
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