Amendment of the Income tax Rules, 1962 to provide for Safe Harbour Rules
G.S.R. 661(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 92CB read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:_
- Short title and commencement. –
(1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (30th Amendment) Rules, 2021.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force from the 1st day of April, 2021. - In the Income-tax Rules, 1962, in rule 10TD, in sub-rule (3B), for the words and figures “assessment year 2020-21”, the words and figures “assessment years 2020-21 and 2021-22” shall be substituted.
Explanatory Memorandum : It is hereby certified that no person is being adversely affected by giving retrospective effect to these rules.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section-3, sub-section (ii) vide number S.O. 969 (E) dated the 26th March, 1962 and were last amended vide notification number GSR 627 (E) dated the 13th September, 2021.
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