The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has eased the requirement of quoting Permanent Account Number (PAN) or Aadhaar in the case of certain transactions by the government or a consular office, showed an official order. The official notification has been mentioned below -
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(department of revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, 1st September, 2022
INCOME-TAX
G.S.R. 677(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 139A read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules,1962, namely:––
1. Short title and commencement.––
(1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (29thAmendment) Rules, 2022.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force from the 9th day of July, 2022.
2. In the Income-tax Rules, 1962, in rule 114BB, after sub-rule (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: —
"Provided that the provisions of this sub-rule shall not apply in a case where the person, depositing the money as per Sl. No. 1 of column (2) or withdrawing money as per Sl. No. 2 of column (2) or opening a current account or cash credit account as per Sl. No. 3 of column (2) of the Table above, is the Central Government, the State Government or the Consular Office."
[Notification No. 105/2022/F. No. 370142/38/2022-TPL-Part-I]
SHEFALI SINGH, Under Secy.
Explanatory Memorandum : It is hereby certified that by giving retrospective effect to the present notification, no person will be adversely affected in this regard.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (ii) vide number S.O. 969 (E), dated the 26th March, 1962 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 647 (E) dated 26th August, 2022.
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