Section 276BB - Failure to pay the tax collected at source - Income-tax Act, 1961

1 [Failure to pay the tax collected at source. 276BB. If a person fails to pay to the credit of the Central Government, the tax collected by him as required under the provisions of section 206C, he shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to seven years and with fine. ] 2 [Provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply if the payment of the tax collected at source has been made to the credit of the Central Government at any time on or before the time prescribed for filing the statement under the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 206C in respect of such payment. ] *************** NOTES :- 1. Inserted by the Finance Act, 1988, w.e.f. 1-6-1988. 2. Inserted vide Section 89 of the Finance Act, 2025 dated 29-03-2025 w.e.f. 01-04-2025