Income–tax (15th Amendment) Rules, 2016

Last updated: 22 June 2016

Notice Date : 20 June 2016

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (ii)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 20th June, 2016

S.O. 2151(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 285BA read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government with respect to registration of persons, due diligence and maintenance of information, and the Central Board of Direct Taxes for matters relating to statement of reportable accounts, hereby make the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Income–tax (15th Amendment) Rules, 2016.

(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Income-tax Rules 1962 (hereafter referred to as the said rules) in rule 114F, in clause (6), in the Explanation, in clause (D),-

(a) in sub-clause (ii), for the word, brackets and figure “clause (3)”, the words, brackets and figure “clause (3), which is not located in any of the jurisdictions specified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes in this behalf” shall be substituted;

Please refer to the attached file for details