Interest on securities now defined to include government securities and debentures issued by local authorities or companies. Amendment inserts a statutory definition of interest on securities into section 2 of the Income-tax Act, defining it to include interest on any security of the Central or State Government and interest on debentures or other securities for money issued by or on behalf of a local authority, a company, or a statutory corporation, thereby fixing the scope of receipts treated as interest on securities for direct tax purposes.
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Interest on securities now defined to include government securities and debentures issued by local authorities or companies.
Amendment inserts a statutory definition of interest on securities into section 2 of the Income-tax Act, defining it to include interest on any security of the Central or State Government and interest on debentures or other securities for money issued by or on behalf of a local authority, a company, or a statutory corporation, thereby fixing the scope of receipts treated as interest on securities for direct tax purposes.
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