Amendment of Rule 114E of the Income tax Rules, 1962

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th March, 2021

G.S.R 175(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 285BA read with section 295 of the Incometax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement. -

(1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (4th Amendment) Rules, 2021. (2) They shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Income-tax Rules, 1962, in rule 114E,––

(A) in sub-rule (2), in the TABLE, in serial number 3, in column (3), in item (iv), for the brackets, figures and word ―(6 of 1934)‖, the brackets, figures and word ―(2 of 1934)‖ shall be substituted;

(B) after sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:— ―

(5A) For the purposes of pre-filling the return of income, a statement of financial transaction under subsection (1) of section 285BA of the Act containing information relating to capital gains on transfer of listed securities or units of Mutual Funds, dividend income, and interest income mentioned in column (2) of Table below shall be furnished by the persons mentioned in column (3) of the said Table in such form, at such frequency, and in such manner, as may be specified by the Principal Director General of Income Tax (Systems) or the Director General of Income Tax (Systems), as the case may be, with the approval of the Board, namely:—

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