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FINANCE ACT, 1985

Amendments at a glance

SECTION/SCHEDULE PARTICULARS
Finance Act
2 & 1st Sch. Rate structure 4-6
Income-tax Act
2(18) Amendment of definition of ��company in which the public are substantially interested�� 7
10(10B) Modifications of provisions relating to retrenchment compensation received by a workman 8
10(15) Exemption from income-tax in respect of interest payable to foreign banks performing central banking functions 9
10(26A) Exemption in respect of income of residents of Ladakh extended for further period of three years 10
16(i) Modification of provisions relating to standard deduction in the case of salaried taxpayers 11
17(2)(iii)(c) Modification of provisions relating to ��perquisites�� 12
17(2)(vi), 40A(5), Discontinuance of provision for taxation of perquisites
Expln. 2 (b) represented by interest free loans or loans at concessional rate of interest to employees 13
33AB New provisions relating to deduction of contributions to special account with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development 14
35AB New provisions relating to deduction in respect of expenditure on know-how 15
35CC Withdrawal of deduction relating to rural development allowance 16
36(1)(vii)/(viia) Modification of provisions relating to bad and doubtful
& 36 (2) debts made by banking companies 17
36(1)(viii)/(viiia) Modification of provisions relating to deductions in respect of reserves in the case of financial corporations, notified banks, etc. 18
37 Withdrawal of provision for partial disallowance of certain items of business expenditure 19
40A(8) Withdrawal of provisions for partial disallowance of interest paid by non-banking non-financial companies on public deposits 20
40A(12), 58(1) Disallowance of expenditure incurred in connection
(a)(ia) & 80VV with certain proceedings under the Income-tax Act 21
44AB Modification of provisions relating to audit of accounts of certain persons carrying on business or profession 22
53 & 54 Consequential amendment in the provisions relating to exemption of capital gains from a residential house 23
80F Withdrawal of deduction in respect of educational expenses in certain cases 25
80G Modification of provision relating to deduction in respect of donations to certain funds, charitable institutions, etc. 26
80CC Modification of provision relating to deduction in respect of investment in certain new shares 24
80HHC Modification of provisions relating to incentive for export 27
80-I Period extended by another 5 years for deduction in respect of profits and gains from industrial undertakings, etc. 28
80JJ Withdrawal of deduction in respect of profits and gains from business of livestock breeding or poultry or dairy farming 29
80N Withdrawal of deduction in respect of dividends received from certain foreign companies 30
80QQA Extension of tax concession in respect of income of authors of text books in Indian languages 31
80V Withdrawal of deduction of interest on moneys borrowed to pay taxes 32
115 Modification of provisions relating to long-term capital gains in the case of companies 33
115E Modification of provisions relating to certain incomes of non-residents 34
136 Modification of provisions relating to proceedings before income-tax authorities 35
139(1A)(b) Modification of provisions relating to return of income 36
Clause (e) of Consequence of non-submission of report of audit of
Expln. to cost accounts along with returns 37
Section 139(9)
167A Modification of provisions relating to taxation of associations of persons where shares of members are indeterminate or unknown 38
180A New provisions providing for concessional taxation of consideration for know-how 39
208 Raising of threshold for payment of advance tax in certain cases 40
245D Clarificatory amendment of provision or payment of income-tax in case of application to the Settlement Commission 41
273A Modification of provisions relating to reduction or waiver of penalty under section 273A in certain cases 42
278A Amendment of provision relating to punishment for second and subsequent offences 43
Wealth-tax Act
5(1)(i), proviso Withdrawal of exemption from wealth-tax in respect of business assets of charitable and religious trusts 44
Clause (iv) of Modification of provisions relating to exemption from
sub-sec. (1), wealth-tax in respect of certain assets 45
sub-secs. (1A)
& (3) of sec. 5
18B Modification of provisions relating to reduction or waiver of penalty in certain cases 46
22D Clarificatory amendment of provision for payment of wealth-tax in case of application to the Settlement Commission 47
Sch. 1 Reduction in the rates of wealth-tax 48-52
interest-tax act
6(2) Interest-tax not to be charged after 31-3-1985 53