Section 391 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Direct payment

(1) The income-tax on any income shall be payable directly by the assessee if— (a) there is no provision under this Chapter to deduct income-tax on such income at the time of payment; or(b) income-tax has not been deducted as per the provisions of this Chapter. (2) If an assessee has any income of the

Section 393 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Tax to be deducted at source.

(1) Where any income or sum of the nature specified in column B of the Table below, is credited or paid or distributed by the person specified in column C during the tax year, to a resident, the person responsible for paying shall deduct income-tax,— (a) on the entire amount of such income or sum,

Section 394 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Collection of tax at source.

(1) Every person, as specified in column C of the Table below shall collect tax––(a) on receipts specified in column B;(b) at the rate as specified in column D; and(c) at the time of debiting of the amount payable by the buyer or licensee or lessee to the account of the buyer or licensee or

Section 395 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Certificates

(1) Where tax is required to be deducted on any income or sum under this Chapter, then subject to the rules made under this Act,— (a) the payee may make an application before the Assessing Officer for deduction of tax at a lower rate; and(b) the Assessing Officer on being satisfied that the total income

Section 396 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Tax deducted is income received.

The following sums shall be deemed as income received for the purposes of computing the income of an assessee—(a) amount deducted under this Chapter; and(b) income-tax paid outside India by way of deduction in respect of which an assessee is allowed a credit against the tax payable under this Act, except tax paid under section

Section 397 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Compliance and reporting.

(1) (a) Every person deducting or collecting tax shall apply to the Assessing Officer for allotment of a tax deduction and collection account number within such time as prescribed, if that person has not already been allotted such number;(b) where a tax deduction and collection account number has been allotted to a person, such person

Section 399 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Processing

(1) All statements of tax deducted at source or tax collected at source including a correction statement shall be processed in the following manner:––(a) the amounts deductible or collectible under this Chapter shall be computed after making the following adjustments—(i) any arithmetical error in the statement; or (ii) an incorrect claim apparent from any information in the statement;(b)