LawgistThe Interest-tax Act
26Abetment of false returns, etc
1[26. Abetment of false returns, etc.--If a person abets or induces in any manner another person to make and deliver any account or a statement or declaration relating to any chargeable interest which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true or to commit an offence under section 25, 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.]
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1. Subs. by Act 49 of 1991, s. 110, for sections 23 to 26 (w.e.f 1-10-1991).
All sections
- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Tax authorities
- 4 Charge of tax
- 5 Scope of chargeable interest
- 6 Computation of chargeable interest
- 7 Return of chargeable interest
- 8 Assessment
- 9 Self-assessment
- 10 Interest escaping assessment
- 10A Time limit for completion of assessments and re-assessments
- 11 Advance payment of interest-tax
- 12 Interest for default in furnishing return of chargeable interest
- 12A Interest for default in payment of interest-tax in advance
- 12B Interest for deferment of interest-tax payable in advance
- 13 Penalty for concealment of chargeable interest
- 14 Opportunity of being heard
- 15 Appeals to the Commissioner (Appeals)
- 15A Omitted
- 16 Appeals to Appellate Tribunal
- 17 Rectification of mistakes
- 18 Interest-tax deductible in computing total income under the Income-tax Act
- 19 Revision of order prejudicial to revenue
- 20 Revision of orders by Commissioner
- 21 Application of provisions of Income-tax Act
- 22 Income-tax papers to be available for the purposes of this Act
- 23 Failure to comply with notices
- 24 False statements
- 25 Wilful attempt to evade tax, etc
- 26 Abetment of false returns, etc
- 26A Offences by credit institutions
- 26B Institution of proceedings and composition of offences
- 26C Power of credit institutions to vary certain agreements
- 27 Power to make rules
- 28 Power to exempt
- 29 Power to remove difficulty
- 30 Repealed
