Section 12 - Amendment of section 43B - Finance Act, 2006

12. Amendment of section 43B.- In section 43B of the Income-tax Act,- (a) after Explanation 3B, the following Explanation shall be inserted and shall be deemed to have been inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 1989, namely:- "Explanation 3C - For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that a deduction of any sum, being interest payable under clause (d) of this section, shall be allowed if such interest has been actually paid and any interest referred to in that clause which has been converted into a loan or borrowing shall not be deemed to have been actually paid."; (b) after Explanation 3C as so inserted, the following Explanation shall be inserted and shall be deemed to have been inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 1997, namely:- " Explanation 3D - For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that a deduction of any sum, being interest payable under clause (e) of this section, shall be allowed if such interest has been actually paid and any interest referred to in that clause which has been converted into a loan or advance shall not be deemed to have been actually paid.".