Amendment of section 3.
82. In section 3 of the Wealth-tax Act, 1957 (27 of 1957) (hereinafter referred to as the Wealth-tax Act), after subsection
(2), the following proviso shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2010, namely:—
'Provided that in the case of every assessment year commencing on and from the 1st day of April, 2010, the provisions of this section shall have effect as if for the words "fifteen lakh rupees", the words "thirty lakh rupees" had been substituted.'.
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 82 of the Bill seeks to amend section 3 of the Wealthtax Act, relating to charge of wealth tax.
Under the existing provisions contained in sub-section (2) of the said section, wealth-tax will be charged in respect of the net wealth on the corresponding valuation date of every individual, Hindu undivided family and company, at the rate of one per cent. of the amount by which the net wealth exceeds fifteen lakh rupees. It is proposed to insert a proviso after sub-section (2) to provide that for every assessment year commencing on and from the 1st day of April, 2010, wealth-tax will be charged in respect of the net wealth on the corresponding valuation date of every individual, Hindu undivided family and company, at the rate of one per cent. of the amount by which the net wealth exceeds thirty lakh rupees. This amendment will take effect from 1st April, 2010 and will, accordingly, apply in relation to the assessment year 2010-2011 and subsequent years.