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Section 194B

Winnings from lottery or crossword puzzle

Section

Section Number

194B

Chapter

CHAPTER XVII - COLLECTION AND RECOVERY OF TAX

Act

Income-tax Act, 1961

Year

2017

Winnings from lottery or crossword puzzle

Winnings from lottery or crossword puzzle

Winnings from lottery or crossword puzzle.

194B. The person responsible for paying to any person any income by way of winnings from any lottery or crossword puzzle or card game and other game of any sort in an amount exceeding ten thousand rupees shall, at the time of payment thereof, deduct income-tax thereon at the rates in force :

Provided that in a case where the winnings are wholly in kind or partly in cash and partly in kind but the part in cash is not sufficient to meet the liability of deduction of tax in respect of whole of the winnings, the person responsible for paying shall, before releasing the winnings, ensure that tax has been paid in respect of the winnings.

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