Deduction of income-tax at source--Section 194D of the Income-tax Act, 1961-Deduction from insurance commission, etc.--Financial year 1976-77

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....    Government of India. To             All Insurance Companies. Sir, Subject:  Deduction of income-tax at source--Section 194D of the Income-tax Act, 1961-Deduction from insurance commission, etc.--Financial year 1976-77. Section 194D of the Income-tax Act, 1961, provides for deduction of income-tax at source, at such rates may be prescribed by the Finance Act of the relevant year, from payments of income by way of insurance commission, to a resident, whether an individual, a company or any other category of person. The rates for deduction of tax at source for the financial year 1976-77, which are prescribed in Part II of the First Schedule to the Fin....

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.... tax at source from payments of income by way of insurance commission may be made during the financial year 1976-77 according to the above rates. 4. The substance of the main provisions in the law in so far as they relate to deduction of income-tax from insurance commission is given hereunder:  (i) For the purpose of deduction of tax at source "insurance commission" will mean any income by way of remuneration or reward whether by way of commission or otherwise for soliciting or procuring insurance business (including business relating to continuance, renewal or reviving of policies of insurance) (ii) Income-tax will be deductible from the amount credited or paid after 31st May, 1973 even if the relevant amounts accrued before ....

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.... the recipient of the commission to make an application in Form NO.13D to the Income-tax Officer concerned and obtain from him a certificate authorising the person responsible for paying the income by way of insurance commission to deduct tax at such lower rates or deducted no tax, as may be appropriate to his case. Such certificate will be valid for the period specified therein unless it is cancelled by the Income-tax Officer earlier. (viii) The person responsible for making the payments should issue a certificate in Form No.19D showing therein the amount of income by way of insurance commission credited or paid, the amount of tax deducted at source and the date of payment to the Government account. (ix) The person making deduction o....