https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104776 The statutory notification exempting interest payments to corporations established under Central, State or Provincial Acts applies to the National Highways Authority of India as a Central Act corporation. CBDT Circular No. 18/2017, which concerns entities with unconditionally exempt income, cannot add conditions to or narrow that statutory notification. Accordingly, interest paid on mobilisation advances to the Authority is not subject to tax deduction at source, and the payer cannot be treated as an assessee-in-default or charged consequential interest. en-us Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:32:32 +0530 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:32:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104776 The statutory notification exempting interest payments to corporations established under Central, State or Provincial Acts applies to the National Highways Authority of India as a Central Act corporation. CBDT Circular No. 18/2017, which concerns entities with unconditionally exempt income, cannot add conditions to or narrow that statutory notification. Accordingly, interest paid on mobilisation advances to the Authority is not subject to tax deduction at source, and the payer cannot be treated as an assessee-in-default or charged consequential interest. Highlights Income Tax Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:32:32 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104776