Section 96 - Insertion of new section 234G. - Finance Act, 2020

Insertion of new section 234G. 96. After section 234F of the Income-tax Act, the following section shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of June, 2020, namely:- Fee for default relating to statement or certificate. 234G. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Act, where,- (a) the research association, university, college or other institution referred to in clause (ii) or clause (iii) or the company referred to in clause (iia) of sub-section (1) of section 35 fails to deliver or cause to be delivered a statement within the time prescribed under clause (i), or furnish a certificate prescribed under clause (ii) of sub-section (1A) of that section; or (b) the institution or fund fails to deliver or cause to be delivered a statement within the time prescribed under clause (viii) of sub-section (5) of section 80G, or furnish a certificate prescribed under clause (ix) of the said sub-section, it shall be liable to pay, by way of fee, a sum of two hundred rupees for every day during which the failure continues. (2) The amount of fee referred to in sub-section (1) shall,- (a) not exceed the amount in respect of which the failure referred to therein has occurred; (b) be paid before delivering or causing to be delivered the statement or before furnishing the certificate referred to in sub-section (1). .