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Section 69A

Unexplained money, etc

Section

Section Number

69A

Chapter

CHAPTER VI - AGGREGATION OF INCOME AND SET OFF OR CARRY FORWARD OF LOSS

Act

Income-tax Act, 1961

Year

2024 (No. 1)

Unexplained money, etc

Unexplained money, etc

Unexplained money, etc.

69A. Where in any financial year the assessee is found to be the owner of any money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article and such money, bullion, jewellery or valuable article is not recorded in the books of account, if any, maintained by him for any source of income, and the assessee offers no explanation about the nature and source of acquisition of the money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article, or the explanation offered by him is not, in the opinion of the Assessing Officer, satisfactory, the money and the value of the bullion, jewellery or other valuable article may be deemed to be the income of the assessee for such financial year.

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