Imposition of charge on the prescribed electronic modes under section 269SU of the Income-tax Act, 1961

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....-tax Act, 1961 - reg. In furtherance to the declared policy objective of the Government to encourage digital transactions and move towards a less- cash economy, the Finance (No. 2) Act 2019 inserted a new provision namely section 269SU in the Income-tax Act, 1961 ("the IT Act"), which provides that every person having a business turnover of more than ₹ 50 crores during the immediately prece....

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....2.2019 was issued by the Board to clarify that based on section 10A of the PSS Act, any charge including the MDR (Merchant Discount Rate) shall not be applicable on or after 01st January, 2020 on payment made through prescribed electronic modes. However, representations have been received that some banks are imposing and collecting charges on transactions carried out through A certain number of tr....