TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Insertion of new sections 18A and 18B
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....tc.- (1) If a person, - (a) being legally bound to state the truth of any matter touching the subject of his assessment, refuses to answer any question demanded of him by a Wealth-tax Officer or an Appellate Assistant Commissioner or an Inspecting Assistant Commissioner or a Commissioner, in the exercise of his powers under this Act; or (b) refuses to sign any statement made by him in the co....
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....lty is imposable under this section occurs in the course of any proceeding before a Wealth-tax Officer, the Wealth-tax Officer shall refer the case to the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner for passing such orders as he deems; fit, (4) No order under this section shall be passed by any officer referred to in sub-section (3), unless the person on whom the penalty is proposed to be imposed is given....
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....im under sub-section (2) of section 14, voluntarily and in good faith, made full and true disclosure of his net wealth, and (b) in the case referred to in clause (ii), has, prior to the detection by the Wealth-tax Officer, of the concealment of particulars of assets or of the inaccuracy of particulars furnished in respect of any asset ox debt in respect of which the penalty is imposable, volunta....
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....b-section (1) of section 18, the net wealth in respect of which the penalty is imposed or imposable for the relevant assessment year, or, where such disclosure relates to more than one assessment year, the net wealth for any one of the relevant assessment years, exceeds five hundred thousand rupees, no order reducing or waiving the penalty under sub-section (1) shall be made by the Commissioner, e....