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Ministry of Finance, Government of India

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Section 449

Penalty for failure to collect tax at source

Section

Section Number

449

Chapter

CHAPTER XXI - Penalties

Act

Income-tax Act, 2025

Year

2026

Penalty for failure to collect tax at source

Penalty for failure to collect tax at source.

449. If any person fails to collect the whole or any part of the tax as required under Chapter XIX-B, the Assessing Officer may impose on him, a penalty equal to the tax which such person failed to collect.

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