Section 169 — Form of verification for furnishing information under section 268(1)(c)

The information which a person is required by the Assessing Officer to furnish under section 268(1)(c) shall be verified in the following manner:—

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Section 4 — Conditions that a stock exchange is required to fulfil to be notified as a recognised stock exchange under section 2(92)
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Section 11 — Fair market value of assets in certain cases
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Section 29 — Prescribed authority and process of approval for expenditure on scientific research under section 45(1)(a)(ii) and (2)
Section 30 — Prescribed authority and process of approval for expenditure on scientific research under section 45(3)(c)
Section 31 — Furnishing of statement of particulars in respect of donation and certificate to donor under section 45(4)(a)
Section 32 — Procedure, form and manner in respect of approval under section 45(4) read with section 45(3)(a) for deduction for expenditure on scientific researchby a research association
Section 33 — Conditions subject to which approval is to be granted to a research association for deduction for expenditure on scientific research under section45(4) read with section 45(3)(a)
Section 34 — Conditions subject to which approval is to be granted to a University, college or other institution for deduction for expenditure on scientific researchunder section 45(4) read with section 45(3)(a)
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Section 36 — Procedure for notification of an affordable housing project as a specified business under section 46(11)(d)(vii) and a semi-conductor wafer fabricationmanufacturing unit as a specified business under section 46(11)(d)(xiii)
Section 37 — Procedure for approval of agricultural extension project under section 47(1)(a)
Section 38 — Conditions for notification of agricultural extension projects under section 47(1)(a)
Section 39 — Procedure for approval of skill development projects under section 47(1)(b)
Section 40 — Conditions subject to which a skill development project is to be notified under section 47(1)(b)
Section 41 — Expenditure for obtaining right to use spectrum for telecommunication services
Section 42 — Special provision regarding interest on bad and doubtful debt of specified financial institution
Section 43 — Form of report of audit to be furnished under section 59(4) for computation of royalty and fee for technical services
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Section 45 — Conditions to be fulfilled by a resident company for purposes of section 61(2) [Table: Sl. No. 6]
Section 46 — Maintenance of books of account under section 62
Section 47 — Report of audit of accounts to be furnished under section 63
Section 48 — Other electronic modes of payment
Section 49 — Computation of capital gains for purposes of section 67(5)
Section 50 — Attribution of income taxable under section 67(10) to capital assets remaining with the specified entity, under section 72
Section 51 — Other conditions required to be fulfilled by the original fund
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Section 53 — Computation of fair market value of capital assets for purposes of section 77
Section 54 — Form of report of an accountant in respect of slump sale
Section 55 — Conditions for reference to Valuation Officers under section 91(1)(b)
Section 56 — Meaning of expressions used in determination of fair market value
Section 57 — Determination of fair market value
Section 58 — Prescribed class of persons for the purpose of section 92(3)(i) and section 79
Section 59 — Computation of income chargeable to tax under section 92(2)(l)
Section 60 — Conditions for carrying forward or set-off of accumulated loss and unabsorbed depreciation allowance in case of amalgamation
Section 61 — Certificate of a medical authority in respect of autism, cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities for the purposes of deduction under section 127 andsection 154
Section 62 — Issuance of prescription in respect of certain diseases and ailments for the purpose of deduction under section 128
Section 63 — Prescribed authority for approval of a University or any educational institution of national eminence for purposes of section 133
Section 64 — Procedure for specifying an association or institution for purposes of notification under section 133(1)(a)(xxiv)
Section 65 — Conditions for claim for deduction under section 134
Section 66 — Furnishing of audit report for claiming deduction under section 46 or 138 or 139 or 140 or 141 or 142 or 143 or 144
Section 67 — Form of particulars to be furnished along with return of income for claiming deduction under section 144
Section 69 — Report of accountant to be furnished under section 147(4)(a)
Section 70 — Form of certificate to be furnished under section 151(5)
Section 71 — Prescribed authority and form of certificate to be furnished under section 152(5)
Section 72 — Prescribed authority and form of certificate to be furnished under section 151(6) and section 152(6)
Section 73 — Relief under section 157(1), when salary is paid in arrears or in advance, gratuity, etc
Section 74 — Taxation of income from retirement benefit account maintained in a notified country
Section 75 — Other documents and information to be provided for claiming double taxation relief under section 159(1) and (2)
Section 76 — Foreign tax credit
Section 77 — Meaning of expressions used in determination of arm's length price
Section 78 — Other method for determination of arm's length price
Section 79 — Determination of arm's length price under section 165
Section 80 — Most appropriate method
Section 81 — Determination of arm's length price in certain cases
Section 82 — Exercise of option for determination of arm's length price for multiple years in a singleproceeding
Section 83 — Time period for repatriation of excess money under section 170(2) and computation ofinterest income under section 170(4) pursuant to secondaryadjustments
Section 84 — Information and documents to be kept and maintained under section 171(1)
Section 85 — Report from an accountant to be furnished under section 172
Section 86 — Definitions for safe harbour rules for international transactions
Section 87 — Eligible assessee for safe harbour rules for international transactions
Section 88 — Eligible international transactions for safe harbour
Section 89 — Safe harbour for eligible international transactions
Section 90 — Procedure relating to transactions other than provision of information technology services
Section 91 — Procedure relating to transactions of provision of information technology services
Section 93 — Mutual agreement procedure not to apply where Safe harbour for international transactions is accepted
Section 94 — Definitions for safe harbour rules for specified domestic transaction
Section 95 — Eligible assessee for safe harbour rules for specified domestic transactions
Section 96 — Eligible specified domestic transaction for safe harbour
Section 97 — Safe harbour for eligible specified domestic transaction
Section 98 — Procedure governing safe harbour rules for specified domestic transactions
Section 99 — Definitions for safe harbour rules for income attribution in case of income from business and profession
Section 100 — Safe harbour for income attribution in case of income from business and profession
Section 101 — Procedure governing safe harbour rules for income attribution in case of income from business and profession
Section 102 — Mutual agreement procedure not to apply where safe harbour for income attribution in case of income from business and profession is exercised
Section 103 — Meaning of expressions used in matters in respect of advance pricing agreement
Section 105 — Pre-filing consultation
Section 106 — Application for advance pricing agreement
Section 107 — Withdrawal of application for agreement
Section 108 — Preliminary processing of application
Section 109 — Procedure
Section 110 — Terms of the agreement
Section 111 — Roll back of Agreement
Section 112 — Amendments to application
Section 113 — Furnishing of annual compliance report
Section 114 — Compliance audit of agreement
Section 115 — Revision of an agreement
Section 116 — Cancellation of an agreement
Section 117 — Procedure for giving effect to rollback provision of an Agreement
Section 118 — Relief in tax payable under section 206(1) due to operation of section 206(1)(i)
Section 120 — Miscellaneous
Section 121 — Application seeking to give effect to terms of any agreement under section 533(2)(p) and procedure for giving effect to decision under agreement
Section 122 — Procedure to deal with requests for bilateral or multilateral advance pricing agreements
Section 123 — Maintenance and furnishing of information and document by constituent entity of an international group under section 171
Section 124 — Furnishing of report in respect of an international group under section 511
Section 125 — Furnishing of authorisation and maintenance of documents, etc. for the purposes of section 176
Section 126 — Conditions and activities for finance company located in any International Financial Services Centre for section 177
Section 127 — Determination of consequences of impermissible avoidance arrangement
Section 128 — Chapter XI relating to General Anti Avoidance Rule not to apply in certain cases
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Section 130 — Time limits
Section 131 — Procedure before Approving Panel
Section 132 — Remuneration
Section 133 — Modes of payment for the purpose of section 187
Section 134 — Exercise of option for taxation of royalty income from patent under section 194(1) [Table: Sl. No. 2]
Section 135 — Calculation of net winnings from online games for purpose of section 194(1) [Table: Sl. No. 5]
Section 136 — Exercise or withdrawal of option for new tax regime
Section 137 — Form of report for computation of book profit of companies
Section 138 — Form of report for computation of adjusted total income by certain persons other than a company
Section 139 — Computation of exempt income of specified fund attributable to units held by non-resident under Schedule VI [Table: Sl. Nos. 1 to 4] to Act
Section 140 — Determination of income of a specified fund attributable to units held by non-residents under section 210(2)
Section 141 — Computation of exempt income of specified fund, attributable to investment division of an offshore banking unit under Schedule VI [Table: Sl. Nos. 1to 4] to Act
Section 142 — Conditions referred to in Schedule VI [Note 1(g)(ii)(B)] to Act required to be fulfilled by an investment division of an offshore banking unit
Section 143 — Determination of income of a specified fund attributable to investment division of an offshore banking unit under section 210(3)
Section 144 — Other conditions required to be fulfilled by a specified fund as referred to in Schedule VI [Note 1(g)(i)] to Act
Section 145 — Statements under sections 221(4), 222(2), 223(5) and 224(9)
Section 146 — Rules related to application for exercising the option for tonnage tax scheme and other matters related to it
Section 147 — Publication and circulation of order of Board under section 239(3)(a)
Section 148 — Search and Seizure under section 247
Section 149 — Procedure to requisition services under section 247(5) and to make a reference under section 247(9)
Section 150 — Valuation under section 247(9)
Section 151 — Requisition of books of account, etc. under section 248
Section 152 — Release of remaining assets under section 250
Section 153 — Distraint and sale
Section 154 — Form of information under section 254(1)
Section 155 — Disclosure of information related to assessees under section 258(2)
Section 156 — Prescribed income-tax authority under section 259
Section 157 — Persons exempt from obtaining Permanent Account Number under section 262
Section 158 — Application for allotment of a Permanent Account Number
Section 159 — Transactions in relation to which Permanent Account Number is to be quoted or applied for purposes of section 262(1)(f) and 262(10)(c) and (e)
Section 160 — Time and manner in which persons referred to in rule 159 shall furnish a statement containing particulars of Form No. 97
Section 161 — Transactions for purposes of section 262(9)(a)
Section 162 — When PAN becomes inoperative under section 262(6)
Section 163 — Conditions for furnishing return of income by persons other than a company or firm referred to in section 263(1)(a)(x)
Section 164 — Forms, eligibility, verification etc. in respect of return of income
Section 165 — Furnishing of updated return of income under section 263(6) read with [263(2)]
Section 166 — Conditions for treating a return as defective return under section 263(7)
Section 167 — Form of appeal to Joint Commissioner (Appeals) or Commissioner (Appeals) under section 358
Section 168 — Prescribed person for verification of return for purposes of section 265 [Table: Sl. Nos. 3 and 9]
Section 170 — "I declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information furnished in the statement/statements is correct and complete and other particularsshown therein are truly stated." Prescribed income-tax authority under section 268(3) for issue of notice under sub-section (1) thereof
Section 171 — Forms for report of audit or inventory valuation under section 268(5)
Section 172 — Procedure for purposes of determining expenses for audit or inventory valuation
Section 173 — Jurisdiction of Valuation Officers as per section 2(110) read with section 269
Section 174 — Day and time for inspection by Valuation Officers, etc., as per section 269(3)
Section 175 — Prescribed authority for issue of notice under section 270(8)
Section 176 — Procedure for faceless assessment, reassessment or recomputation under section 273(1)
Section 177 — Modified return of income in respect of business reorganisation under section 314
Section 178 — Application under section 288(1) [Table: Sl. No. 11] regarding credit of tax deduction at source
Section 179 — Notice of demand under section 289
Section 180 — Return of income in respect of block assessment under section 294(1)
Section 181 — Common application for registration of non-profit organisation or for approval for the purposes of deduction under sec-tion 133(1)(b)(ii)
Section 182 — Manner of computation of gains of commercial activities under sections 335(e), 344, 345 and 346
Section 183 — Manner of computation of any portion of income applied by a registered non-profit organisation, directly or indirectly, for benefit of any relatedperson
Section 184 — Exercise of options by a registered non-profit organisation under section 341(7) for deemed application under section 341(5)
Section 185 — Furnishing of statement by registered non-profit organisation under section 342(1) for accumulating or setting apart any part of its regular income
Section 186 — Application under section 342(5) for change of purpose for which income has been accumulated or set apart
Section 187 — Books of account and other documents to be kept and maintained by a registered non-profit organisation
Section 188 — Report of audit in case of registered non-profit organisations under section 348
Section 189 — Method of valuation for the purposes of computing fair market value of assets and liabilities under section 352(2) for accreted income
Section 190 — Furnishing of statement of particulars in respect of donation and certificate to donor under section 354(1)
Section 191 — Mode of service of any order referred to in section 358(3)(b)
Section 192 — Production of additional evidence before Joint Commissioner (Appeals) and Commissioner (Appeals) under section 533(2)(x)
Section 193 — Form of appeal and memorandum of cross-objections to Appellate Tribunal under section 362
Section 194 — Declaration under section 375
Section 195 — Application under section 376 to defer filing of appeal before Appellate Tribunal or the jurisdictional High Court
Section 196 — Constitution of Dispute Resolution Committee under section 379
Section 197 — Application for resolution of dispute before the Dispute Resolution Committee under section 379
Section 198 — Power to reduce or waive penalty imposable or grant immunity from prosecution or both under section 379
Section 199 — Definitions
Section 200 — Application for obtaining an advance ruling under section 383
Section 201 — Certification of copies of advance rulings pronounced by Board for Advance Rulings under section 384(8)
Section 202 — Form and manner of filing appeal to High Court on ruling pronounced or order passed by Board for Advance Rulings under section 389(1)
Section 203 — Credit for tax deducted or collected at source
Section 204 — Furnishing of particulars for deduction of tax at source from income under head "Salaries"
Section 205 — Furnishing of evidence of claims by employee under section 392(5)(b) for deduction of tax from income under head "Salaries"
Section 206 — Rate of exchange for conversion into rupees of income expressed in foreign currency
Section 207 — Rate of exchange for the purpose of deduction of tax at source on income payable in foreign currency
Section 208 — Furnishing of declaration and evidence of claims by specified senior citizen under section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 8(iii)]
Section 209 — Application by payee for certificate authorising receipt of interest and other sums without deduction of tax
Section 211 — Declaration by person claiming receipt of certain incomes without deduction of tax under section 393(6)
Section 212 — Declaration by a buyer for no collection of tax at source under section 394(2)
Section 213 — Application for grant of certificates for deduction or collection of income-tax at any lower rates, or no deduction of income-tax
Section 214 — Application by payer for grant of certificate under section 395(2) or section 400(3) for determination of appropriate proportion of sum (other thansalary), payable to non-resident, chargeable in case of recipients
Section 215 — Certificate of tax deducted or collected at source to be furnished under section 395(4)
Section 216 — Application for allotment of a tax deduction and collection account number
Section 217 — Conditions under section 397(2)(c) for non-application of deduction of tax at higher rate, in case of non-residents
Section 218 — Time and mode of payment to Government account of tax deducted or collected at source or tax paid under section 392(2)(a)
Section 219 — Statement of deduction or collection of tax at source under section 397(3)(b)
Section 220 — Furnishing of information for payment to a non-resident, not being a company, or to a foreign company
Section 221 — Form for furnishing certificate of accountant under section 398(2) for person responsible for deduction or collection of tax as per section 394(1)[Table: Sl. Nos. 1 to 5 and 9] not to be deemed to be an assessee in default
Section 222 — Notice of demand under section 289
Section 223 — Estimate of advance tax under section 407(8)
Section 226 — Tax recovery officer to exercise or perform certain powers and functions of an Assessing Officer under section 413
Section 227 — Prescribed authority for tax clearance certificates under section 420
Section 228 — Forms and certificates for the purposes of section 420
Section 231 — Form of application under section 440
Section 232 — Service of notice, summons, requisition, order and other communication under section 501
Section 233 — Authentication of notices and other documents
Section 234 — Furnishing of annual statement by a non-resident having liaison office in India
Section 235 — Information or documents to be furnished under section 506
Section 236 — Form of statement to be furnished by producers of cinematograph films or persons engaged in specified activity
Section 237 — Furnishing of statement of financial transaction
Section 238 — Definitions
Section 239 — Information to be maintained and reported
Section 240 — Due diligence requirement
Section 241 — Definitions for purposes of rules 242, 243 and 244
Section 242 — Obligation for reporting transaction of crypto-asset under section 509
Section 243 — Reporting requirements for transaction of crypto-asset under section 509
Section 244 — Due diligence procedures under section 509
Section 245 — Annual Information Statement
Section 246 — Application for registration as valuer under section 514
Section 247 — Qualification of registered valuer for the purposes of section 514
Section 248 — Charging of fee and submission of valuation report under section 514
Section 249 — Removal from register of names of valuers and restoration
Section 250 — Definitions for the purposes of rules 251 to 268
Section 251 — Accountancy examinations recognised
Section 252 — Educational qualifications prescribed
Section 253 — Nature of business relationship
Section 254 — Appearance by Authorised Representative in certain cases
Section 255 — Register of income-tax practitioners
Section 256 — Application for registration
Section 258 — Cancellation of certificate
Section 259 — Cancellation of certificate obtained by misrepresentation
Section 260 — Removal of name of authorised income-tax practitioner who is insolvent or on whom penalty has been imposed
Section 261 — Prescribed authority to order an inquiry
Section 262 — Charge-sheet
Section 263 — Inquiry Officer
Section 264 — Proceedings before Inquiry Officer
Section 265 — Order of the prescribed authority
Section 266 — Procedure if no Inquiry Officer appointed
Section 268 — Powers of prescribed authority and Inquiry Officer
Section 269 — Procedure to be followed in calculating interest under section 533(2)(u)
Section 270 — Determination of income, being partly from agricultural and partly from business
Section 271 — Income from manufacture of rubber, coffee and tea
Section 272 — Deduction in respect of expenditure on production of feature films
Section 273 — Deduction in respect of expenditure on acquisition of distribution rights of feature films
Section 274 — Procedure for investment fund for availing benefit under section 9(12) read with Schedule I to Act
Section 275 — Approval of the investment fund at its option for purposes of section 9(12)
Section 276 — Statement to be furnished by eligible investment fund under section 9(12) read with Schedule I to the Act
Section 277 — Calculation of taxable interest relating to contribution in a provident fund or recognised provident fund, exceeding specified limit
Section 278 — Conditions for purposes of Schedule III [Table: Sl. No. 8] to the Act
Section 279 — Limits for the purposes of Schedule III [Table: Sl. No. 11] to the Act
Section 280 — Allowances for purposes of Schedule III [Table: Sl. Nos. 12 and 13] to the Act
Section 281 — Circumstances and conditions for purposes of Schedule III [Table: Sl. No. 16] to the Act
Section 282 — Notification of pension fund and other conditions to be satisfied by the pension fund
Section 283 — Computation of minimum investment and exempt income for purposes of Schedule V [Table: Sl. No. 7] to Act
Section 284 — Conditions for the purpose of Schedule VI [Table: Sl. No. 5] to the Act
Section 285 — Computation of exempt income in nature of capital gains in connection with relocation of original fund, etc
Section 286 — Requirements for approval of a fund for welfare of employees and their dependents under Schedule VII [Table: Sl. No. 2] to Act
Section 287 — Percentage of Government grant for considering any University, hospital, or any other institution, as substantially financed by the Government forpurposes of Schedule VII [Table: Sl. Nos. 17 and 18] to Act
Section 288 — Procedure for setting up an Infrastructure Debt Fund for purpose of exemption under Schedule VII [Table: Sl. No. 46] to Act
Section 289 — Rules for functioning of an electoral trust
Section 290 — Report of audit of accounts to be furnished under Schedule IX read with section 48 for deduction for tea development account, coffee developmentaccount and rubber development account
Section 291 — Report of audit of accounts to be furnished under Schedule X read with section 49 for deduction for site restoration fund
Section 292 — Investment of fund moneys
Section 293 — Nomination
Section 294 — Accounts
Section 296 — Application for recognition
Section 297 — Order of recognition
Section 298 — Withdrawal of recognition
Section 300 — Appeal under paragraph 13(1) of Part A of Schedule XI to the Act
Section 301 — Definitions for purposes of rules 302 to 315
Section 302 — Conditions regarding trust and trustees
Section 303 — Investment of fund moneys
Section 305 — Ordinary annual contributions
Section 306 — Initial contributions
Section 307 — Scheme of insurance or annuity
Section 308 — Commutation of annuity
Section 309 — Beneficiary not to have any interest in insurance and employer not to have any interest in moneys of fund
Section 310 — Penalty, where employee assigns or charges interest in fund
Section 312 — Arrangements for winding up, etc., of fund
Section 313 — Application of approval
Section 314 — Amendment of rules, etc., of fund
Section 315 — Appeal under paragraph 9(1) of Part B of Schedule XI to the Act in case of superannuation fund
Section 316 — Definitions for purposes of rules 317 to 329
Section 317 — Conditions regarding trust and trustees
Section 318 — Investment of fund moneys
Section 319 — Nomination
Section 320 — Admission of directors to a fund
Section 321 — Ordinary annual contributions
Section 322 — Initial contributions
Section 324 — Employer not to have interest in fund moneys
Section 325 — Arrangements for winding up, etc., of business
Section 326 — Arrangements for winding up of the fund
Section 327 — Application for approval
Section 328 — Amendment of rules, etc., of fund
Section 329 — Appeal under paragraph 9(1) of Part B of Schedule XI to the Act in case of gratuity fund
Section 330 — Limits of reserve for unexpired risks
Section 331 — Procedure for approval under paragraph (1)(z)(i) and (ii) of Schedule XV to the Act
Section 332 — Electronic furnishing of Forms, returns, statements, reports, orders, certificates, etc
Section 333 — Electronic payment of tax, interest, fee and penalty