1(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, any person entitled to receive any sum or income or amount, on which tax is deductible under Chapter XVIIB (hereafter referred to as deductee) shall furnish his Permanent Account Number to the person responsible for deducting such tax (hereafter referred to as deductor), failing which tax shall be deducted at the higher of the following rates, namely:-
(i) at the rate specified in the relevant provision of this Act; or
(ii) at the rate or rates in force; or
(iii) at the rate of twenty per cent.
(2) No declaration under sub-section (1) or sub-section (1A) or sub-section (1C) of section 197A shall be valid unless the person furnishes his Permanent Account Number in such declaration.
(3) In case any declaration becomes invalid under sub-section (2), the deductor shall deduct the tax at source in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1).
(4) No certificate under section 197 shall be granted unless the application made under that section contains the Permanent Account Number of the applicant.
(5) The deductee shall furnish his Permanent Account Number to the deductor and both shall indicate the same in all the correspondence, bills, vouchers and other documents which are sent to each other.
(6) Where the Permanent Account Number provided to the deductor is invalid or does not belong to the deductee, it shall be deemed that the deductee has not furnished his Permanent Account Number to the deductor and the provisions of sub-section (1) shall apply accordingly.
2 (7) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a non-resident, not being a company, or to a foreign company, in respect of-
(i) payment of interest on long-term bonds as referred to in section 194LC;
and
(ii) any other payment subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
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1. Ins. by s. 69, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-2010).
2. Subs. by Act 28 of 2016, s. 87, for sub-section (7) (w.e.f. 1-6-2016).
Section 200A Processing of statements of tax deducted at source
Section 201 Consequences of failure to deduct or pay
Section 202 Deduction only one mode of recovery
Section 203 Certificate for tax deducted
Section 203A Tax deduction and collection account number
Section 203AA Furnishing of statement of tax deducted
Section 204 Meaning of person responsible for paying
Section 205 Bar against direct demand on assessee
Section 206 Persons deducting tax to furnish prescribed returns
Section 206AA Requirement to furnish Permanent Account Number