Section - 276B (of Income Tax Act, 1961), Failure to pay tax to the credit of Central Government under Chapter XII-D or XVII-B

Section - 276B (of Income Tax Act, 1961), Failure to pay tax to the credit of Central Government under Chapter XII-D or XVII-B

Income Tax

Failure to pay tax to the credit of Central Government under Chapter XII-D or XVII-B.

If a person fails to pay to the credit of the Central Government,—


(a) the tax deducted at source by him as required by or under the provisions of Chapter XVII-B; or


(b) the tax payable by him, as required by or under—


(i) sub-section (2) of section 115-O (of Income Tax Act, 1961); or


(ii) the proviso to section 194B (of Income Tax Act, 1961), 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.