Hundi payments treated as income when borrowed or repaid unless made by account payee cheque, changing tax treatment. Section 69D treats any amount borrowed on or repaid by a hundi, and interest on such amounts, as the income of the taxpayer for the previous year if the transaction occurs otherwise than by an account payee cheque; the rule is confined to hundis and excludes other loan types, and it applies to payments made on or after the commencement date irrespective of when the hundi was executed.
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Hundi payments treated as income when borrowed or repaid unless made by account payee cheque, changing tax treatment.
Section 69D treats any amount borrowed on or repaid by a hundi, and interest on such amounts, as the income of the taxpayer for the previous year if the transaction occurs otherwise than by an account payee cheque; the rule is confined to hundis and excludes other loan types, and it applies to payments made on or after the commencement date irrespective of when the hundi was executed.
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