Section 55 - Amendment of section 196D. - Finance Act, 2021

Amendment of section 196D. 55. In section 196D of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: Provided that where an agreement referred to in sub-section (1) of section 90 or sub-section (1) of section 90A applies to the payee and if the payee has furnished a certificate referred to in sub-section (4) of section 90 or sub-section (4) of section 90A, as the case may be, then, income-tax thereon shall be deducted at the rate of twenty per cent. or at the rate or rates of income-tax provided in such agreement for such income, whichever is lower. .