Indian Income-Tax Act, 1922

58K. Treatment of fund transferred by employer to trustee.—(1) Where an employer who maintains a provident fund (whether recognised or not) for the benefit of his employees and has not transferred the fund or any portion of it, transfers such fund or portion to trustees in trust for the employees participating in the fund, the amount so transferred shall be deemed to be of the nature of capital expenditure.

(2) When an employee participating in such fund is paid the accumulated balance due to him therefrom, any portion of such balance as represents his share in the amount so transferred to the trustee (without addition of interest, and exclusive of the employee's contributions and interest thereon) shall, [if the employer has made effective arrangements to secure that tax shall be deducted at source from the amount of such share when paid to the employee,] be deemed to be an expenditure by the employer within the meaning of [clause (xv)]of sub-section (2) of section 10, incurred in the year in which the accumulated balance due to the employee is paid.

 

 

 

[As amended up to date]