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Section 216

Return of income not to be furnished in certain cases

Section

Section Number

216

Chapter

CHAPTER XIII - Determination of tax in special cases

Act

Income-tax Act, 2025

Year

2026

Return of income not to be furnished in certain cases

Return of income not to be furnished in certain cases.

216. It shall not be necessary for a non-resident Indian to furnish a return of his income under section 263(1), if—

(a)   his total income during the tax year consisted only of investment income or income by way of long-term capital gains or both; and
(b)   the tax deductible at source under the provisions of Chapter XIX-B has been deducted from such income.

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