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  1. package/CHANGELOG.md +60 -0
  2. package/CONTRIBUTING.md +1 -0
  3. package/README.md +41 -38
  4. package/SECURITY.md +2 -2
  5. package/bin/cli.js +0 -2
  6. package/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md +8 -8
  7. package/docs/ARCHITECTURE_DECISIONS.md +3 -3
  8. package/docs/CATALOG.md +489 -89
  9. package/docs/CORPUS_QUALITY.md +17 -9
  10. package/docs/DATA_LICENSING.md +1 -1
  11. package/docs/DOMAIN_BREADTH_AND_DEPTH_COMPARISON.md +35 -33
  12. package/docs/OKF_MAINTENANCE_SOP.md +12 -12
  13. package/docs/PROVENANCE.md +2 -2
  14. package/docs/VERIFICATION.md +6 -6
  15. package/okf/corporate_ma_restructuring/tax_clearance_sec281/circulars/cbdt_circular_04_2011_sec281_clearance.md +57 -0
  16. package/okf/corporate_ma_restructuring/tax_clearance_sec281/forms/form_281_tax_clearance_application.json +42 -0
  17. package/okf/corporate_ma_restructuring/tax_clearance_sec281/section.json +70 -0
  18. package/okf/direct_tax/statutory_disallowance_43b/circulars/supreme_court_checkmate_services_2022.md +64 -0
  19. package/okf/direct_tax/statutory_disallowance_43b/forms/tax_audit_form_3cd_clause_26_schedule.json +71 -0
  20. package/okf/direct_tax/statutory_disallowance_43b/section.json +77 -0
  21. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_ecommerce_194o/circulars/cbdt_circular_20_2020_guidelines_194o.md +36 -0
  22. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_ecommerce_194o/forms/form_26q_ecommerce_schedule.json +75 -0
  23. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_ecommerce_194o/section.json +65 -0
  24. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_individual_contract_194m/circulars/finance_act_2024_194m_rate_cut_memo.md +24 -0
  25. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_individual_contract_194m/forms/form_26qd_contractor_statement.json +64 -0
  26. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_individual_contract_194m/section.json +58 -0
  27. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_interest_194a/circulars/cbdt_circular_03_2010_interest_tds.md +28 -0
  28. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_interest_194a/forms/form_15g_15h_interest_declaration.json +55 -0
  29. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_interest_194a/forms/form_26q_interest_schedule.json +72 -0
  30. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_interest_194a/section.json +64 -0
  31. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_perquisites_194r/forms/form_26q_perquisites_schedule.json +83 -0
  32. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_perquisites_194r/section.json +1 -1
  33. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_property_194ia/circulars/cbdt_notification_67_2022_property_tds.md +57 -0
  34. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_property_194ia/forms/form_26qb_property_tds_challan.json +43 -0
  35. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_property_194ia/section.json +73 -0
  36. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_individual_194ib/circulars/finance_act_2024_rent_rate_cut_memo.md +24 -0
  37. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_individual_194ib/forms/form_26qc_challan_cum_statement.json +74 -0
  38. package/okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_individual_194ib/section.json +57 -0
  39. package/okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_reversal_rule37_37a/circulars/cbic_notification_19_2022_rule37.md +31 -0
  40. package/okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_reversal_rule37_37a/forms/gstr_3b_table_4b_reversal.json +81 -0
  41. package/okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_reversal_rule37_37a/section.json +64 -0
  42. package/okf/manifest.json +48 -6
  43. package/package.json +1 -1
  44. package/src/calculators.js +5374 -49
  45. package/src/constants.js +1 -1
  46. package/src/index.js +198 -1
  47. package/types/index.d.ts +40 -0
package/docs/CATALOG.md CHANGED
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  # Statutory Knowledge Catalog
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  > **Institutional Reference Index**
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+ > Compiled Snapshot: `2026-10-29` (Continuously expanded with new gazettes and provisions)
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  > Epistemic Baseline: Union Budget 2025-26, Finance Act, 2025, and official executive gazettes.
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  This catalog is deterministically generated from the machine-readable Open Knowledge Format (`section.json`, executive circulars, and return schemas) bundled within this repository.
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  | `corporate_ma_restructuring` | [**ITA-SEC-79**](#ita-sec-79) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 1962-04-01 → In Force | `Active` | General Provision | `section_79_shareholding_continuity_schedule` |
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  | `corporate_ma_restructuring` | [**50B**](#50b) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 2000-04-01 → In Force | `Active` | General Provision | `form_3cea_chartered_accountant_report` |
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+ | `corporate_ma_restructuring` | [**281**](#281) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 1962-04-01 → In Force | `Active` | General Provision | `form_281_tax_clearance_application` |
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  | `direct_tax` | [**115BAA-115JB**](#115baa-115jb) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 2019-04-01 → In Force | `Active` | General Provision | `form_10ic_concessional_tax_election` |
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  | `direct_tax` | [**206AB**](#206ab) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 2021-07-01 → 2025-03-31 | **Sunset** (2025-03-31) | General Provision | N/A |
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+ | `direct_tax` | [**43B**](#43b) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 1984-04-01 → In Force | `Active` | General Provision | `tax_audit_form_3cd_clause_26_schedule` |
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  | `direct_tax` | [**206C(1H)**](#206c-1h-) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 2020-10-01 → 2025-03-31 | **Sunset** (2025-03-31) | Seller > ₹10Cr; Receipts > ₹50L | N/A |
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  | `direct_tax` | [**194H**](#194h) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 2001-06-01 → 2026-03-31 | `Active` | General Provision | `form_26q_quarterly_return` |
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  | `direct_tax` | [**194C**](#194c) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 1972-04-01 → 2026-03-31 | `Active` | General Provision | `form_26q_quarterly_return` |
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+ | `direct_tax` | [**194O**](#194o) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 2020-10-01 → 2026-03-31 | `Active` | General Provision | `form_26q_ecommerce_schedule` |
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  | `direct_tax` | [**194Q**](#194q) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 2021-07-01 → 2026-03-31 | `Active` | Buyer > ₹10Cr; Purchases > ₹50L | `form_26q_quarterly_return` |
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  | `direct_tax` | [**393**](#393) | Income-tax Act, 2025 | 2026-04-01 → In Force | `Active` | Buyer > ₹10Cr; Purchases > ₹50L | N/A |
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+ | `direct_tax` | [**194M**](#194m) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 2019-09-01 → 2026-03-31 | `Active` | General Provision | `form_26qd_contractor_statement` |
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+ | `direct_tax` | [**194A**](#194a) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 1967-04-01 → 2026-03-31 | `Active` | General Provision | `form_15g_15h_interest_declaration` |
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+ | `direct_tax` | [**194R**](#194r) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 2022-07-01 → In Force | `Active` | General Provision | `form_26q_perquisites_schedule` |
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+ | `direct_tax` | [**194-IA**](#194-ia) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 2013-06-01 → 2026-03-31 | `Active` | General Provision | `form_26qb_property_tds_challan` |
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+ | `direct_tax` | [**194-IB**](#194-ib) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 2017-06-01 → 2026-03-31 | `Active` | General Provision | `form_26qc_challan_cum_statement` |
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  | `direct_tax` | [**194J**](#194j) | Income-tax Act, 1961 | 1995-07-01 → 2026-03-31 | `Active` | General Provision | `form_16a_tds_certificate` |
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  | `indirect_tax_gst` | [**17(5)**](#17-5-) | Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 | 2017-07-01 → In Force | `Active` | General Provision | `gstr_2b_ineligible_reconciliation` |
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  ## Coverage, Freshness & Verification Registry
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  #### Section ITA-SEC-79: Carry Forward and Set Off of Accumulated Losses on Change in Shareholding
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  > Section 79 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 provides that in the case of a company not being a company in which the public are substantially interested (closely-held company), no accumulated business loss incurred in any previous year shall be carried forward and set off against the income of the current previous year, unless on the last day of the current previous year, shares carrying not less than 51% of the voting power are beneficially held by persons who also beneficially held shares carrying not less than 51% of the voting power on the last day of the year in which the loss was incurred. Crucially, Section 79 restricts only accumulated business losses under Section 72; it does NOT restrict unabsorbed depreciation under Section 32(2), which is treated as current year depreciation under the landmark Supreme Court ruling in CIT v. Virmani Industries (1995) 216 ITR 607 (SC) and may be carried forward indefinitely. In addition, sub-section (2) provides statutory carve-outs: (1) Eligible DPIIT startups under Section 80-IAC are exempt from the 51% threshold provided all original shareholders continue to hold any shares; (2) Change in shareholding pursuant to an approved IBC Resolution Plan under Section 31 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016; and (3) Strategic disinvestment of public sector companies.
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  - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
148
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  - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 &mdash; Chapter XI (Corporate Taxation & Special Regimes)
149
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  - **Temporal Validity**: `2019-04-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
150
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  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Introduced by Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 w.e.f. AY 2020-21. Continues under Income-tax Act, 1961 and transitions to Income-tax Act, 2025.
151
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/corporate_tax_115baa_115jb/section.json`](./okf/direct_tax/corporate_tax_115baa_115jb/section.json)
210
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/corporate_tax_115baa_115jb/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/corporate_tax_115baa_115jb/section.json)
152
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  **Statutory Summary**:
154
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  > Section 115BAA affords domestic corporate assessees an irrevocable option to be taxed at a concessional base rate of 22% plus a flat 10% surcharge and 4% cess (effective 25.168%), subject to foregoing specified exemptions, incentives, and deductions (including Section 10AA, 32(1)(iia), 32AD, 33AB, 35(1)(ii), 35(2AA), 35CCC, 35CCD, and Chapter VI-A deductions other than 80JJAA or 80M). Under Section 115JB(5A), companies opting for Section 115BAA are completely exempt from Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT). However, any accumulated brought-forward MAT credit under Section 115JAA cannot be set off and will lapse. Under the Old Corporate Tax Regime, domestic companies with turnover up to INR 400 Crore in the preceding financial year are taxed at 25% base rate (30% for turnover > 400 Crore), with progressive surcharge (7% for income between 1 Crore and 10 Crore; 12% for income exceeding 10 Crore) and 4% cess. MAT under Section 115JB applies at 15% on adjusted book profits (plus applicable surcharge and cess). Where normal tax exceeds MAT, Section 115JAA allows setting off prior MAT credit up to the difference between normal tax and MAT.
@@ -177,20 +236,22 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
177
236
  - **Income Tax Department, Ministry of Finance** — [Income-tax Rules, 1962 Rule 21AE and Form 10-IC](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/forms/income-tax-rules/form10-ic.pdf): *Form 10-IC Application for exercise of option under sub-section (5) of section 115BAA*
178
237
 
179
238
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
180
- - [`cbdt_circular_29_2019_concessional_tax_regime.md`](./okf/direct_tax/corporate_tax_115baa_115jb/circulars/cbdt_circular_29_2019_concessional_tax_regime.md)
239
+ - [`cbdt_circular_29_2019_concessional_tax_regime.md`](../okf/direct_tax/corporate_tax_115baa_115jb/circulars/cbdt_circular_29_2019_concessional_tax_regime.md)
181
240
 
182
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  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
183
- - [`form_10ic_concessional_tax_election.json`](./okf/direct_tax/corporate_tax_115baa_115jb/forms/form_10ic_concessional_tax_election.json)
242
+ - [`form_10ic_concessional_tax_election.json`](../okf/direct_tax/corporate_tax_115baa_115jb/forms/form_10ic_concessional_tax_election.json)
184
243
 
185
244
  ---
186
245
 
246
+ <a id="206ab"></a>
247
+
187
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  #### Section 206AB: Special provision for deduction of tax at source for non-filers of income-tax return (Omitted effective 1 April 2025)
188
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189
250
  - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
190
251
  - **Successor Provision**: Finance Act, 2025 (Statutory Omission) &mdash; Section 206AB Omitted
191
252
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2021-07-01` to `2025-03-31`
192
253
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: CRITICAL SUNSET: Section 206AB (and Section 206CCA) is formally omitted by the Finance Act, 2025 with effect from 1 April 2025. Post-sunset, tax deductors are relieved from performing portal compliance checks for specified persons, and standard statutory TDS rates apply without non-filer punitive multipliers. Higher rates under Section 206AA (for failure to furnish PAN or inoperative PAN due to non-linkage with Aadhaar) continue independently at 20% (or 5% cap for goods u/s 194Q).
193
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/special_rates_non_filer_206ab/section.json`](./okf/direct_tax/special_rates_non_filer_206ab/section.json)
254
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/special_rates_non_filer_206ab/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/special_rates_non_filer_206ab/section.json)
194
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195
256
  **Statutory Summary**:
196
257
  > Where tax was required to be deducted at source prior to 1 April 2025 on any sum paid or payable to a specified person (a person who had not filed their ITR for the preceding financial year and had aggregate TDS/TCS of ₹50,000 or more in said year), tax was deducted at the higher of: (i) twice the rate specified in the relevant Act, (ii) twice the rate in force, or (iii) 5%. Effective 1 April 2025, Section 206AB was formally omitted by the Finance Act, 2025. For deductions on or after 1 April 2025, Section 206AB is obsolete and standard TDS rates apply. Higher rates under Section 206AA for invalid/missing PAN remain fully active.
@@ -219,17 +280,67 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
219
280
  - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Circular No. 11 of 2021](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/w/circular-no.-11/2021-circular-regarding-use-of-functionality-under-section-206ab-and-206cca-of-the-income-tax-act-1961): *Compliance Check functionality for Section 206AB & Section 206CCA*
220
281
 
221
282
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
222
- - [`cbdt_circular_11_2021_compliance_check.md`](./okf/direct_tax/special_rates_non_filer_206ab/circulars/cbdt_circular_11_2021_compliance_check.md)
283
+ - [`cbdt_circular_11_2021_compliance_check.md`](../okf/direct_tax/special_rates_non_filer_206ab/circulars/cbdt_circular_11_2021_compliance_check.md)
223
284
 
224
285
  ---
225
286
 
287
+ <a id="43b"></a>
288
+
289
+ #### Section 43B: Statutory Disallowance on Certain Deductions to be Only on Actual Payment (Section 43B) and Employee Welfare Deductions (Section 36(1)(va))
290
+
291
+ - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
292
+ - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 &mdash; Section 47 (Deductions on actual payment basis) and Section 35(1)(xvi)
293
+ - **Temporal Validity**: `1984-04-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
294
+ - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Section 43B was introduced by Finance Act, 1983 w.e.f. 1-4-1984. Finance Act 2021 inserted Explanation 2 to Section 43B and Explanation 5 to Section 36(1)(va) clarifying that Section 43B first proviso does not apply to employee welfare contributions. Landmarked by Supreme Court in Checkmate Services (2022). Continues under Income-tax Act, 1961 and transitions to Section 47 of Income-tax Act, 2025.
295
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/statutory_disallowance_43b/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/statutory_disallowance_43b/section.json)
296
+
297
+ **Statutory Summary**:
298
+ > Section 43B of the Income-tax Act, 1961 enacts a statutory non-obstante restriction where specified business liabilities accrued under mercantile accounting are allowable as deductions ONLY upon actual payment disbursement. The covered statutory payables include: (a) any tax, duty, cess, or fee under any law (e.g. GST, Customs, municipal property tax); (b) employer contributions to any provident fund, superannuation fund, gratuity fund, or other employee welfare fund; (c) bonus or commission payable to employees for services rendered; (d) interest on any loan or borrowing from public financial institutions (PFIs), state financial corporations, or state industrial investment corporations; (da) interest on loans from NBFCs; (e) interest on loans or advances from scheduled banks or co-operative banks; (f) provision for leave encashment payable to employees; and (g) sums payable to the Indian Railways for railway asset usage. Under the First Proviso to Section 43B, deductions for clauses (a) through (g) ARE ALLOWED in the year the liability was incurred if actually paid on or before the due date for filing the return of income under Section 139(1). If paid after the Section 139(1) due date, deduction is disallowed in that assessment year and allowed only in the subsequent financial year in which payment occurs. Crucially, under the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Checkmate Services P. Ltd. v. CIT (2022) read with Explanation 2 to Section 43B and Explanation 5 to Section 36(1)(va), the First Proviso relaxation DOES NOT APPLY to employee welfare contributions (EPF/ESIC deducted from payroll). Under Section 2(24)(x) read with Section 36(1)(va), employee contributions constitute deemed income of the employer and are deductible ONLY if deposited on or before the statutory due date prescribed under the respective welfare Act (the 15th of the subsequent month). Depositing employee contributions even one day late permanently disallows the deduction under Section 36(1)(va) for that assessment year, with zero recourse under Section 43B. Furthermore, under Explanations 3C and 3D, converting unpaid interest into a loan, advance, or debenture does not constitute actual payment.
299
+
300
+ **Key Deterministic Thresholds**:
301
+ ```json
302
+ {
303
+ "firstProvisoCoveredClauses": [
304
+ "43B(a)",
305
+ "43B(b)",
306
+ "43B(c)",
307
+ "43B(d)",
308
+ "43B(da)",
309
+ "43B(e)",
310
+ "43B(f)",
311
+ "43B(g)"
312
+ ],
313
+ "firstProvisoPaymentCutoff": "Due date of furnishing return of income under Section 139(1)",
314
+ "employeeContributionSection": "Section 36(1)(va) read with Section 2(24)(x)",
315
+ "employeeContributionCutoff": "Due date under respective welfare statute (15th of the subsequent calendar month)",
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+ "checkmateDoctrineApplicability": "Strict permanent disallowance for late deposit of employee contribution; Section 43B proviso strictly barred",
317
+ "interestConversionAsPaymentProhibited": true,
318
+ "msmePaymentProvisoExclusion": "Section 43B(h) is excluded from the first proviso; strictly governed by Section 15 of the MSMED Act, 2006 (15/45 days)"
319
+ }
320
+ ```
321
+
322
+ **Official Citations & Trust Anchors**:
323
+ - **Supreme Court of India** — [Landmark Judgment in Checkmate Services P. Ltd. v. CIT (Civil Appeal No. 2833 of 2016, (2022) 448 ITR 518)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/184132840/): *Disallowance of employee contribution to PF/ESI under Section 36(1)(va) if deposited after statutory due date; inapplicability of Section 43B first proviso*
324
+ - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Circular No. 22/2015 (F.No. 279/Misc./140/2015/ITJ, Dated 17 December 2015)](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/communications/circular/circular22_2015.pdf): *Allowability of employer contribution under Section 43B if paid before Section 139(1) due date*
325
+ - **Income Tax Department, Ministry of Finance** — [Section 43B, Income-tax Act, 1961](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/acts/income-tax-act.aspx): *Certain deductions to be only on actual payment*
326
+
327
+ **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
328
+ - [`supreme_court_checkmate_services_2022.md`](../okf/direct_tax/statutory_disallowance_43b/circulars/supreme_court_checkmate_services_2022.md)
329
+
330
+ **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
331
+ - [`tax_audit_form_3cd_clause_26_schedule.json`](../okf/direct_tax/statutory_disallowance_43b/forms/tax_audit_form_3cd_clause_26_schedule.json)
332
+
333
+ ---
334
+
335
+ <a id="206c-1h-"></a>
336
+
226
337
  #### Section 206C(1H): Collection of tax at source by seller on receipt of consideration for sale of goods (Omitted effective 1 April 2025)
227
338
 
228
339
  - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961
229
340
  - **Successor Provision**: Finance Act, 2025 (Statutory Sunset) &mdash; Section 206C(1H) Omitted
230
341
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2020-10-01` to `2025-03-31`
231
342
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: CRITICAL SUNSET: Section 206C(1H) is formally omitted by Finance Act, 2025 effective 1 April 2025. Post-sunset, seller TCS on sale of goods ceases entirely. Tax withholding on sale of goods is governed strictly by buyer TDS under Section 194Q where the buyer independently satisfies Section 194Q threshold criteria (prior year turnover exceeding ₹10 Crore and cumulative purchases exceeding ₹50 Lakhs). If the buyer is not liable under Section 194Q, no withholding tax or collection of tax attaches to the sale of goods.
232
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tcs_goods_206c_1h/section.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tcs_goods_206c_1h/section.json)
343
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tcs_goods_206c_1h/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tcs_goods_206c_1h/section.json)
233
344
 
234
345
  **Statutory Summary**:
235
346
  > Prior to 1 April 2025, a seller whose turnover exceeded ₹10 Crore in the preceding financial year was required to collect 0.1% TCS on receipts exceeding ₹50 Lakhs from a buyer, unless the buyer was liable to deduct TDS under Section 194Q and had deducted such tax. Effective 1 April 2025, Section 206C(1H) is omitted by the Finance Act, 2025 to eliminate double-compliance overlap. Following this omission, seller TCS on goods is obsolete; buyer TDS under Section 194Q applies only where the buyer independently satisfies its statutory prerequisites.
@@ -249,17 +360,19 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
249
360
  - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Circular No. 17 of 2020](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/w/circular-no.-17/2020-guidelines-under-section-194-o-4-and-section-206c-1-i-of-the-income-tax-act-1961): *Guidelines for collection of tax at source under section 206C(1H)*
250
361
 
251
362
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
252
- - [`finance_act_2025_sunset_memo.md`](./okf/direct_tax/tcs_goods_206c_1h/circulars/finance_act_2025_sunset_memo.md)
363
+ - [`finance_act_2025_sunset_memo.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tcs_goods_206c_1h/circulars/finance_act_2025_sunset_memo.md)
253
364
 
254
365
  ---
255
366
 
367
+ <a id="194h"></a>
368
+
256
369
  #### Section 194H: Deduction of tax at source on commission or brokerage
257
370
 
258
371
  - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
259
372
  - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 &mdash; Section 393(1), Table 4, Item (i)
260
373
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2001-06-01` to `2026-03-31`
261
374
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Transitions to Section 393(1) Table 4 Item (i) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 effective 1 April 2026.
262
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_commission_194h/section.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_commission_194h/section.json)
375
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_commission_194h/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_commission_194h/section.json)
263
376
 
264
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  **Statutory Summary**:
265
378
  > Any person responsible for paying any income by way of commission or brokerage to a resident is required to deduct tax at source. Statutory Rate: 2% effective 1 October 2024 as amended by Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024 (prior to 1 October 2024, the rate was 5%). Threshold: Tax is deductible only if the aggregate amount of commission or brokerage credited or paid during the financial year exceeds ₹15,000. Statutory Exclusions: Does not apply to insurance commission (covered under Section 194D) or underwriting commission. Non-PAN penalty rate under Section 206AA is 20%. Under CBDT Circular 23/2017, where GST is separately stated, TDS applies on commission excluding GST.
@@ -283,20 +396,22 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
283
396
  - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Circular No. 23 of 2017](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/w/circular-no.-23/2017-modification-of-circular-no.1-of-2014-in-view-of-substitution-of-service-tax-by-goods-and-services-tax-gst-): *Exclusion of GST component from value of commission for tax deduction at source*
284
397
 
285
398
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
286
- - [`finance_act_2024_rate_cut_memo.md`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_commission_194h/circulars/finance_act_2024_rate_cut_memo.md)
399
+ - [`finance_act_2024_rate_cut_memo.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_commission_194h/circulars/finance_act_2024_rate_cut_memo.md)
287
400
 
288
401
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
289
- - [`form_26q_quarterly_return.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_commission_194h/forms/form_26q_quarterly_return.json)
402
+ - [`form_26q_quarterly_return.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_commission_194h/forms/form_26q_quarterly_return.json)
290
403
 
291
404
  ---
292
405
 
406
+ <a id="194c"></a>
407
+
293
408
  #### Section 194C: Deduction of tax at source on payments to contractors and sub-contractors
294
409
 
295
410
  - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
296
411
  - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 &mdash; Section 393(1), Table 3, Item (i)
297
412
  - **Temporal Validity**: `1972-04-01` to `2026-03-31`
298
413
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Transitions to Section 393(1) Table 3 Item (i) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 effective 1 April 2026.
299
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_contractor_194c/section.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_contractor_194c/section.json)
414
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_contractor_194c/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_contractor_194c/section.json)
300
415
 
301
416
  **Statutory Summary**:
302
417
  > Any person responsible for paying any sum to a resident contractor for carrying out any work (including supply of labour for carrying out any work) in pursuance of a contract between the contractor and a specified person must deduct tax at source. Statutory Rates: (a) 1% where the payment is being made or credited to an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF); (b) 2% where the payment is being made or credited to any person other than an individual or a HUF (companies, partnership firms, LLPs, AOPs, BOIs). Thresholds: Tax is deductible if a single contract or invoice exceeds ₹30,000, OR if the aggregate of amounts paid or credited to the contractor during the financial year exceeds ₹1,00,000. Transport Operator Exemption: Under Section 194C(6), no deduction shall be made from any sum credited or paid to a contractor during the course of business of plying, hiring, or leasing goods carriages, where such contractor owns 10 or fewer goods carriages at any time during the previous year and furnishes a declaration to that effect along with their PAN. Non-PAN penalty rate under Section 206AA is 20%.
@@ -322,21 +437,62 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
322
437
  - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Circular No. 23 of 2017](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/w/circular-no.-23/2017-modification-of-circular-no.1-of-2014-in-view-of-substitution-of-service-tax-by-goods-and-services-tax-gst-): *Exclusion of GST component from value of contract for tax deduction at source*
323
438
 
324
439
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
325
- - [`cbdt_circular_23_2017_gst_unbundling.md`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_contractor_194c/circulars/cbdt_circular_23_2017_gst_unbundling.md)
440
+ - [`cbdt_circular_23_2017_gst_unbundling.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_contractor_194c/circulars/cbdt_circular_23_2017_gst_unbundling.md)
326
441
 
327
442
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
328
- - [`form_26q_quarterly_return.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_contractor_194c/forms/form_26q_quarterly_return.json)
329
- - [`transporter_194c_declaration.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_contractor_194c/forms/transporter_194c_declaration.json)
443
+ - [`form_26q_quarterly_return.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_contractor_194c/forms/form_26q_quarterly_return.json)
444
+ - [`transporter_194c_declaration.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_contractor_194c/forms/transporter_194c_declaration.json)
330
445
 
331
446
  ---
332
447
 
448
+ <a id="194o"></a>
449
+
450
+ #### Section 194O: Payment of certain sums by e-commerce operator to e-commerce participant
451
+
452
+ - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
453
+ - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 &mdash; Section 393(1), Table 8, Item (i)
454
+ - **Temporal Validity**: `2020-10-01` to `2026-03-31`
455
+ - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Rate reduced from 1% to 0.1% w.e.f. 1 October 2024 by Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024. Transitions to Section 393(1) Table 8 Item (i) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 effective 1 April 2026.
456
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_ecommerce_194o/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_ecommerce_194o/section.json)
457
+
458
+ **Statutory Summary**:
459
+ > Every e-commerce operator facilitating the sale of goods or provision of services through its digital or electronic platform must deduct income-tax at source on the gross amount of such sales or services credited or paid to a resident e-commerce participant. Statutory Rate: (a) 1.0% prior to 1 October 2024; (b) 0.1% on or after 1 October 2024 (as amended by Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024). In the absence of a valid PAN or where PAN is inoperative, tax is deductible at 5.0% under Section 206AA(1). De Minimis Exemption: No deduction is required if the participant is a resident Individual or HUF, the gross amount of sales/services through the operator does not exceed ₹5,00,000 in the financial year, and the participant has furnished their PAN/Aadhaar. Corporate, LLP, and partnership participants have zero threshold (TDS applies from ₹1). Section 194O has statutory precedence: transactions subject to Section 194O are exempt from Section 194Q buyer TDS and Section 206C(1H) seller TCS.
460
+
461
+ **Key Deterministic Thresholds**:
462
+ ```json
463
+ {
464
+ "individualHufAnnualThresholdInr": 500000,
465
+ "corporateNonIndividualThresholdInr": 0,
466
+ "preOctober2024RatePercent": 1,
467
+ "postOctober2024RatePercent": 0.1,
468
+ "nonCompliantPanPenaltyRatePercent": 5,
469
+ "statutoryPrecedenceRule": "Section 194O overrides Section 194Q and Section 206C(1H). Transactions subjected to 194O are exempt from buyer TDS and seller TCS.",
470
+ "taxableBaseScope": "Deductible on gross amount of sales or provision of services facilitated by operator, including deemed direct purchaser-to-seller settlements."
471
+ }
472
+ ```
473
+
474
+ **Official Citations & Trust Anchors**:
475
+ - **Ministry of Law & Justice / CBDT** — [Section 194O, Income-tax Act, 1961](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/acts/income-tax-act.aspx): *Deduction of tax at source on payments by e-commerce operators*
476
+ - **Parliament of India / Ministry of Finance** — [Income-tax Act, 2025 Section 393(1), Table 8, Item (i)](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/acts/income-tax-act.aspx): *TDS on e-commerce operators under new Direct Tax Code*
477
+ - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Circular No. 20 of 2020 (Dated 29 September 2020)](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/communications/circulars.aspx?year=2020): *Guidelines under Section 194O and Section 206C(1H) - Precedence and gross amount computation*
478
+
479
+ **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
480
+ - [`cbdt_circular_20_2020_guidelines_194o.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_ecommerce_194o/circulars/cbdt_circular_20_2020_guidelines_194o.md)
481
+
482
+ **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
483
+ - [`form_26q_ecommerce_schedule.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_ecommerce_194o/forms/form_26q_ecommerce_schedule.json)
484
+
485
+ ---
486
+
487
+ <a id="194q"></a>
488
+
333
489
  #### Section 194Q: Deduction of tax at source on payment of a certain sum for purchase of goods
334
490
 
335
491
  - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
336
492
  - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 &mdash; Section 393(1), Table 8, Item (ii)
337
493
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2021-07-01` to `2026-03-31`
338
494
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Transitions to Section 393(1) Table 8(ii) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 effective 1 April 2026.
339
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_194q/section.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_194q/section.json)
495
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_194q/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_194q/section.json)
340
496
 
341
497
  **Statutory Summary**:
342
498
  > Any buyer whose total sales, gross receipts, or turnover from business exceeds ₹10 Crore in the preceding financial year, responsible for paying any sum to a resident seller for purchase of goods exceeding ₹50 Lakhs in the current financial year, must deduct 0.1% TDS on the amount exceeding ₹50 Lakhs at the time of credit to seller account or payment, whichever is earlier.
@@ -357,22 +513,24 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
357
513
  - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Circular No. 23 of 2017](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/w/circular-no.-23/2017-modification-of-circular-no.1-of-2014-in-view-of-substitution-of-service-tax-by-goods-and-services-tax-gst-): *Exclusion of separately stated GST from basic taxable amount for TDS purposes*
358
514
 
359
515
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
360
- - [`cbdt_circular_13_2021_guidelines.md`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_194q/circulars/cbdt_circular_13_2021_guidelines.md)
361
- - [`cbdt_circular_23_2017_gst_unbundling.md`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_194q/circulars/cbdt_circular_23_2017_gst_unbundling.md)
516
+ - [`cbdt_circular_13_2021_guidelines.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_194q/circulars/cbdt_circular_13_2021_guidelines.md)
517
+ - [`cbdt_circular_23_2017_gst_unbundling.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_194q/circulars/cbdt_circular_23_2017_gst_unbundling.md)
362
518
 
363
519
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
364
- - [`form_26q_quarterly_return.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_194q/forms/form_26q_quarterly_return.json)
365
- - [`vendor_pan_declaration.md`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_194q/forms/vendor_pan_declaration.md)
520
+ - [`form_26q_quarterly_return.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_194q/forms/form_26q_quarterly_return.json)
521
+ - [`vendor_pan_declaration.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_194q/forms/vendor_pan_declaration.md)
366
522
 
367
523
  ---
368
524
 
525
+ <a id="393"></a>
526
+
369
527
  #### Section 393: Deduction of tax at source on payment of a certain sum for purchase of goods
370
528
 
371
529
  - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 2025 (Act No. 1 of 2025)
372
530
  - **Successor Provision**: undefined &mdash; undefined
373
531
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2026-04-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
374
532
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: In force from 1 April 2026 as statutory successor to Section 194Q of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
375
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_393/section.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_393/section.json)
533
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_393/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_goods_393/section.json)
376
534
 
377
535
  **Statutory Summary**:
378
536
  > Under Section 393(1) Table 8 Item (ii) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (effective 1 April 2026), any buyer whose total sales, gross receipts, or turnover from business exceeds ₹10 Crore in the preceding financial year, responsible for paying any sum to a resident seller for purchase of goods exceeding ₹50 Lakhs in the current financial year, must deduct 0.1% TDS on the amount exceeding ₹50 Lakhs at the time of credit to seller account or payment, whichever is earlier. Penalty rate under Section 397(2) Proviso is 5% if PAN is not furnished or is inoperative.
@@ -395,12 +553,90 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
395
553
 
396
554
  ---
397
555
 
556
+ <a id="194m"></a>
557
+
558
+ #### Section 194M: Payment of Certain Sums by Certain Individuals or Hindu Undivided Family (Section 194M)
559
+
560
+ - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
561
+ - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 &mdash; Section 393(1), Table 5, Item (m)
562
+ - **Temporal Validity**: `2019-09-01` to `2026-03-31`
563
+ - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Transitions to Section 393(1) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 effective 1 April 2026.
564
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_individual_contract_194m/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_individual_contract_194m/section.json)
565
+
566
+ **Statutory Summary**:
567
+ > Any person, being an individual or a Hindu undivided family (other than those who are required to deduct income-tax as per the provisions of section 194C, section 194H or section 194J), responsible for paying any sum to any resident for carrying out any work (including supply of labour) in pursuance of a contract, by way of commission or brokerage, or by way of fees for professional services during the financial year, shall deduct an amount equal to 2% (reduced from 5% w.e.f. 1 October 2024 by Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024) if such sum or aggregate of sums exceeds fifty lakh rupees in a financial year.
568
+
569
+ **Key Deterministic Thresholds**:
570
+ ```json
571
+ {
572
+ "annualAggregateThresholdInr": 5000000,
573
+ "historicalRatePercent": 5,
574
+ "amendedRatePercent": 2,
575
+ "rateAmendmentEffectiveDate": "2024-10-01",
576
+ "inoperativePanPenaltyRatePercent": 20,
577
+ "tanRequirement": "No TAN required. Payment is remitted using PAN via Form 26QD within 30 days of the end of the month of deduction."
578
+ }
579
+ ```
580
+
581
+ **Official Citations & Trust Anchors**:
582
+ - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Circular No. 18 of 2019 / Notification No. 98/2019](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/communications/notification/notification_98_2019.pdf): *Procedure for deduction and deposit of tax under Section 194M via Form 26QD and Form 16D*
583
+ - **Ministry of Finance** — [Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024 Memo](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/acts/income-tax-act.aspx): *Rationalization of TDS rates under Section 194M from 5% to 2% effective 1 October 2024*
584
+
585
+ **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
586
+ - [`finance_act_2024_194m_rate_cut_memo.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_individual_contract_194m/circulars/finance_act_2024_194m_rate_cut_memo.md)
587
+
588
+ **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
589
+ - [`form_26qd_contractor_statement.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_individual_contract_194m/forms/form_26qd_contractor_statement.json)
590
+
591
+ ---
592
+
593
+ <a id="194a"></a>
594
+
595
+ #### Section 194A: Deduction of tax at source on payment of interest other than interest on securities
596
+
597
+ - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
598
+ - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 &mdash; Section 393(1), Table 4, Item (i)
599
+ - **Temporal Validity**: `1967-04-01` to `2026-03-31`
600
+ - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Transitions to Section 393(1) Table 4 Item (i) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 effective 1 April 2026.
601
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_interest_194a/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_interest_194a/section.json)
602
+
603
+ **Statutory Summary**:
604
+ > Any person (other than an individual or HUF not liable to audit under Section 44AB in the preceding FY) responsible for paying any income by way of interest other than 'Interest on securities' to a resident payee must deduct 10% tax at source. Statutory Annual Thresholds: (a) ₹40,000 where payer is a banking company, co-operative bank, or post office (₹50,000 if payee is a resident Senior Citizen u/s 80TTB); (b) ₹5,000 for all other payers (e.g. corporate borrowers, vendor trade delayed interest, inter-corporate deposits, NBFC interest). Under Section 206AA, if payee PAN is missing or inoperative, tax is deductible at 20%. Section 194A(3) provides specific exemptions for interest paid to banks, financial corporations, and interest paid by a firm to its partners. Notice: Penal interest paid under Section 16 of the MSMED Act to Micro & Small enterprises is subject to 194A withholding if exceeding ₹5,000, and is non-deductible (statutory add-back to taxable income) under Section 23 of the MSMED Act.
605
+
606
+ **Key Deterministic Thresholds**:
607
+ ```json
608
+ {
609
+ "commercialPayerAnnualThresholdInr": 5000,
610
+ "bankCooperativePayerAnnualThresholdInr": 40000,
611
+ "seniorCitizenBankPayerThresholdInr": 50000,
612
+ "standardDeductionRatePercent": 10,
613
+ "nonCompliantPanPenaltyRatePercent": 20,
614
+ "msmeSection16Interaction": "MSME Section 16 delayed payment penal interest is subject to Section 194A withholding if exceeding ₹5,000 in a FY, and must be permanently added back to taxable income under Section 23 of the MSMED Act."
615
+ }
616
+ ```
617
+
618
+ **Official Citations & Trust Anchors**:
619
+ - **Ministry of Law & Justice / CBDT** — [Section 194A, Income-tax Act, 1961](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/acts/income-tax-act.aspx): *Deduction of tax at source on interest other than interest on securities*
620
+ - **Parliament of India / Ministry of Finance** — [Income-tax Act, 2025 Section 393(1), Table 4, Item (i)](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/acts/income-tax-act.aspx): *TDS on interest other than interest on securities under new Direct Tax Code*
621
+ - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Circular No. 03 of 2010 (Dated 02 March 2010)](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/communications/circulars.aspx?year=2010): *Instruction on TDS deduction on interest payments*
622
+
623
+ **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
624
+ - [`cbdt_circular_03_2010_interest_tds.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_interest_194a/circulars/cbdt_circular_03_2010_interest_tds.md)
625
+
626
+ **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
627
+ - [`form_15g_15h_interest_declaration.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_interest_194a/forms/form_15g_15h_interest_declaration.json)
628
+ - [`form_26q_interest_schedule.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_interest_194a/forms/form_26q_interest_schedule.json)
629
+
630
+ ---
631
+
632
+ <a id="194r"></a>
633
+
398
634
  #### Section 194R: Deduction of tax at source on benefit or perquisite in respect of business or profession
399
635
 
400
636
  - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
401
637
  - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 &mdash; Section 393(1), Table 8, Item 12
402
638
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2022-07-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
403
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_perquisites_194r/section.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_perquisites_194r/section.json)
639
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_perquisites_194r/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_perquisites_194r/section.json)
404
640
 
405
641
  **Statutory Summary**:
406
642
  > Any person responsible for providing to a resident any benefit or perquisite, whether convertible into money or not, arising from business or the exercise of a profession, shall ensure that tax has been deducted at source at the rate of 10% of the value or aggregate of value of such benefit or perquisite, provided the value exceeds ₹20,000 in the financial year. Where the benefit is wholly in kind or partly in kind, the person providing it must ensure that tax is paid before releasing the benefit.
@@ -421,17 +657,70 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
421
657
  - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Circular No. 18 of 2022](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/w/circular-no.-18/2022-additional-guidelines-for-removal-of-difficulties-under-sub-section-2-of-section-194r-of-the-income-tax-act-1961): *Clarifications and removal of difficulties under section 194R*
422
658
 
423
659
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
424
- - [`cbdt_circular_12_2022_perquisites.md`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_perquisites_194r/circulars/cbdt_circular_12_2022_perquisites.md)
660
+ - [`cbdt_circular_12_2022_perquisites.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_perquisites_194r/circulars/cbdt_circular_12_2022_perquisites.md)
661
+
662
+ **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
663
+ - [`form_26q_perquisites_schedule.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_perquisites_194r/forms/form_26q_perquisites_schedule.json)
664
+
665
+ ---
666
+
667
+ <a id="194-ia"></a>
668
+
669
+ #### Section 194-IA: Payment on Transfer of Certain Immovable Property Other than Agricultural Land (Section 194-IA)
670
+
671
+ - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
672
+ - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 &mdash; Section 393(1) Table 4 Item (q)
673
+ - **Temporal Validity**: `2013-06-01` to `2026-03-31`
674
+ - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Section 194-IA introduced by Finance Act, 2013 w.e.f. 1-6-2013. Amended by Finance Act, 2019 (expanding consideration to club fees, car parking, maintenance) and Finance Act, 2022 (mandating TDS on higher of consideration or Stamp Duty Value w.e.f. 1-4-2022). Continues under Income-tax Act, 1961 until 31 March 2026, transitioning to Section 393(1) Table 4 Item (q) of Income-tax Act, 2025 w.e.f. 1 April 2026.
675
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_property_194ia/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_property_194ia/section.json)
676
+
677
+ **Statutory Summary**:
678
+ > Section 194-IA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 requires any transferee (buyer) responsible for paying to a resident transferor (seller) any sum by way of consideration for the transfer of any immovable property (other than agricultural land) to deduct income tax at source at the rate of 1.0%. Under the Finance Act, 2022 amendment w.e.f. 1 April 2022, tax is deductible on the gross consideration or the Stamp Duty Value (SDV) adopted by the stamp valuation authority, whichever is higher. No deduction is required where both the consideration and the stamp duty value are less than INR 50,00,000. If either the consideration or the stamp duty value reaches or exceeds INR 50,00,000, TDS is applicable on the higher amount. By virtue of the Explanation to Section 194-IA inserted by Finance Act, 2019, 'consideration for transfer of any immovable property' includes all charges of the nature of club membership fee, car parking fee, electricity or water facility fee, maintenance fee, advance fee, or any other charges of similar nature, which are incidental to the transfer of the immovable property. Unlike standard corporate TDS which requires a Tax Deduction Account Number (TAN), deduction under Section 194-IA is PAN-based: the transferee is not required to obtain a TAN and furnishes the challan-cum-statement in Form 26QB online using the buyer's and seller's PANs within 30 days from the end of the month in which deduction was made. The buyer must subsequently issue TDS certificate Form 16B to the seller within 15 days of Form 26QB filing. Where the seller fails to furnish a valid PAN or has an inoperative PAN, the mandatory penalty withholding floor is 20% under Section 206AA. Under the Income-tax Act, 2025 (effective 1 April 2026), Section 194-IA transitions to Section 393(1) Table 4 Item (q).
679
+
680
+ **Key Deterministic Thresholds**:
681
+ ```json
682
+ {
683
+ "standardDeductionRatePercent": 1,
684
+ "monetaryCeilingDeMinimisInr": 5000000,
685
+ "taxableBaseRule": "Higher of contractual consideration or Stamp Duty Value (SDV)",
686
+ "incidentalChargesIncludedInConsideration": [
687
+ "CLUB_MEMBERSHIP_FEE",
688
+ "CAR_PARKING_FEE",
689
+ "ELECTRICITY_WATER_FACILITY_FEE",
690
+ "MAINTENANCE_ADVANCE_FEE",
691
+ "DEVELOPMENT_CHARGES"
692
+ ],
693
+ "missingPanPenaltyRatePercent": 20,
694
+ "tanRequirementExempt": true,
695
+ "challanCumStatementForm": "Form 26QB",
696
+ "challanFilingCutoffDays": 30,
697
+ "tdsCertificateForm": "Form 16B",
698
+ "agriculturalLandExempt": true
699
+ }
700
+ ```
701
+
702
+ **Official Citations & Trust Anchors**:
703
+ - **Income Tax Department, Ministry of Finance** — [Section 194-IA, Income-tax Act, 1961](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/acts/income-tax-act.aspx): *Payment on transfer of certain immovable property other than agricultural land*
704
+ - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Notification No. 30/2016 (F.No. 142/29/2015-TPL, Dated 29 April 2016)](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/communications/notification/notification302016.pdf): *Rules 30 and 31A for furnishing challan-cum-statement in Form 26QB within 30 days*
705
+ - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Income-tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2022 (Notification No. 67/2022, Dated 21 June 2022)](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/communications/notification/notification_67_2022.pdf): *Amendment of Form 26QB to incorporate Stamp Duty Value and incidental property charges under Finance Act 2022*
706
+
707
+ **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
708
+ - [`cbdt_notification_67_2022_property_tds.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_property_194ia/circulars/cbdt_notification_67_2022_property_tds.md)
709
+
710
+ **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
711
+ - [`form_26qb_property_tds_challan.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_property_194ia/forms/form_26qb_property_tds_challan.json)
425
712
 
426
713
  ---
427
714
 
715
+ <a id="194i"></a>
716
+
428
717
  #### Section 194I: Deduction of tax at source on payment of rent
429
718
 
430
719
  - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
431
720
  - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 &mdash; Section 393(1), Table 5, Item (i)
432
721
  - **Temporal Validity**: `1994-06-01` to `2026-03-31`
433
722
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Transitions to Section 393(1) Table 5 Item (i) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 effective 1 April 2026.
434
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_194i/section.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_194i/section.json)
723
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_194i/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_194i/section.json)
435
724
 
436
725
  **Statutory Summary**:
437
726
  > Any person (other than an individual or a HUF not subject to tax audit) paying any income by way of rent to a resident is required to deduct tax at source. Statutory Rates: (a) 2% for the use of any machinery, plant, or equipment; (b) 10% for the use of any land, building (including factory building), land appurtenant to a building, furniture, or fittings. Threshold: Tax is deductible only if the aggregate amount of rent credited or paid during the financial year exceeds ₹2,40,000. Non-PAN / Inoperative PAN penalty rate under Section 206AA is 20%. Under CBDT Circular 23/2017, where GST is separately stated in the invoice, TDS applies strictly on the basic rent excluding GST.
@@ -454,20 +743,59 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
454
743
  - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Circular No. 23 of 2017](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/w/circular-no.-23/2017-modification-of-circular-no.1-of-2014-in-view-of-substitution-of-service-tax-by-goods-and-services-tax-gst-): *Exclusion of GST component from rent value for tax deduction at source*
455
744
 
456
745
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
457
- - [`cbdt_circular_23_2017_gst_unbundling.md`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_194i/circulars/cbdt_circular_23_2017_gst_unbundling.md)
746
+ - [`cbdt_circular_23_2017_gst_unbundling.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_194i/circulars/cbdt_circular_23_2017_gst_unbundling.md)
747
+
748
+ **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
749
+ - [`form_26q_quarterly_return.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_194i/forms/form_26q_quarterly_return.json)
750
+
751
+ ---
752
+
753
+ <a id="194-ib"></a>
754
+
755
+ #### Section 194-IB: Payment of Rent by Certain Individuals or Hindu Undivided Family (Section 194-IB)
756
+
757
+ - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
758
+ - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 &mdash; Section 393(1), Table 5, Item (ib)
759
+ - **Temporal Validity**: `2017-06-01` to `2026-03-31`
760
+ - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Transitions to Section 393(1) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 effective 1 April 2026.
761
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_individual_194ib/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_individual_194ib/section.json)
762
+
763
+ **Statutory Summary**:
764
+ > Any person, being an individual or a Hindu undivided family (other than those referred to in the second proviso to section 194-I), responsible for paying to a resident any income by way of rent exceeding fifty thousand rupees for a month or part of a month during the previous year, shall deduct an amount equal to 2% (reduced from 5% w.e.f. 1 October 2024 by Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024) of such income as income-tax thereon. Deduction is made at the time of credit of rent for the last month of previous year or last month of tenancy, or at the time of payment, whichever is earlier. Section 194-IB(4) mandates that deduction under Section 206AA shall not exceed the rent payable for the last month of the tenancy.
765
+
766
+ **Key Deterministic Thresholds**:
767
+ ```json
768
+ {
769
+ "monthlyRentThresholdInr": 50000,
770
+ "historicalRatePercent": 5,
771
+ "amendedRatePercent": 2,
772
+ "rateAmendmentEffectiveDate": "2024-10-01",
773
+ "inoperativePanPenaltyCeiling": "Under Section 194-IB(4), deduction under Section 206AA (20%) is capped at the rent payable for the last month of the previous year or tenancy.",
774
+ "tanRequirement": "No TAN required. Filing is executed using PAN via Challan-cum-statement Form 26QC."
775
+ }
776
+ ```
777
+
778
+ **Official Citations & Trust Anchors**:
779
+ - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Notification No. 61/2017 / Rule 30(2B)](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/communications/notification/notification61_2017.pdf): *Form 26QC challan-cum-statement and Form 16C TDS certificate under Section 194-IB*
780
+ - **Ministry of Finance** — [Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024 Memo](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/acts/income-tax-act.aspx): *Reduction of TDS rate under Section 194-IB from 5% to 2% effective 1 October 2024*
781
+
782
+ **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
783
+ - [`finance_act_2024_rent_rate_cut_memo.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_individual_194ib/circulars/finance_act_2024_rent_rate_cut_memo.md)
458
784
 
459
785
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
460
- - [`form_26q_quarterly_return.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_194i/forms/form_26q_quarterly_return.json)
786
+ - [`form_26qc_challan_cum_statement.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_rent_individual_194ib/forms/form_26qc_challan_cum_statement.json)
461
787
 
462
788
  ---
463
789
 
790
+ <a id="194j"></a>
791
+
464
792
  #### Section 194J: Fees for professional or technical services, royalty, and non-compete fees
465
793
 
466
794
  - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961
467
795
  - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 &mdash; Section 393(1), Table 6, Item (iii)
468
796
  - **Temporal Validity**: `1995-07-01` to `2026-03-31`
469
797
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Transitions to Section 393(1) Table 6 Item (iii) of Income-tax Act, 2025 effective 1 April 2026.
470
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_services_194j/section.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_services_194j/section.json)
798
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/direct_tax/tds_services_194j/section.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_services_194j/section.json)
471
799
 
472
800
  **Statutory Summary**:
473
801
  > Deduction of tax at source under Section 194J on payments to resident payees. (1) Statutory Rates: (a) Fees for Technical Services (FTS) under Section 194J(1)(a): 2% (reduced by Finance Act, 2020 s. 80); (b) Fees for Professional Services: 10%; (c) Royalty for cinematographic films: 2%; (d) Other royalties and non-compete fees under Section 28(va): 10%. (2) Threshold: ₹30,000 per financial year applied separately to each statutory category. (3) Classification Invariants: Professional services are strictly defined under Section 44AA(1) (legal, medical, engineering, architecture, accountancy, technical consultancy, interior decoration, IT); FTS is defined under Explanation 2 to Section 9(1)(vii) (managerial, technical, or consultancy services). (4) Reclassification Risk & Penalties: If services deducted at 2% (FTS) are recharacterized on assessment as Section 44AA(1) professional services (10%), the deductor is liable for: (a) the 8% differential withholding tax; (b) mandatory penal interest under Section 201(1A) at 1% per month from the date tax was deductible to date deducted and 1.5% from deduction to deposit; and (c) 30% business expenditure disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) until tax is deposited.
@@ -492,22 +820,24 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
492
820
  - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Circular No. 23 of 2017](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/w/circular-no.-23/2017-modification-of-circular-no.1-of-2014-in-view-of-substitution-of-service-tax-by-goods-and-services-tax-gst-): *Exclusion of GST component from value of service for tax deduction at source*
493
821
 
494
822
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
495
- - [`cbdt_circular_03_2020_fts_rate_cut.md`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_services_194j/circulars/cbdt_circular_03_2020_fts_rate_cut.md)
823
+ - [`cbdt_circular_03_2020_fts_rate_cut.md`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_services_194j/circulars/cbdt_circular_03_2020_fts_rate_cut.md)
496
824
 
497
825
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
498
- - [`form_16a_tds_certificate.json`](./okf/direct_tax/tds_services_194j/forms/form_16a_tds_certificate.json)
826
+ - [`form_16a_tds_certificate.json`](../okf/direct_tax/tds_services_194j/forms/form_16a_tds_certificate.json)
499
827
 
500
828
  ---
501
829
 
502
830
  ### Indirect Tax (Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017)
503
831
 
832
+ <a id="17-5-"></a>
833
+
504
834
  #### Section 17(5): Apportionment of credit and blocked input tax credits
505
835
 
506
836
  - **Governing Statute**: Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No. 12 of 2017)
507
837
  - **Successor Provision**: CGST Act, 2017 (In force) &mdash; Section 17(5)(b)(i) & (b)(iii)
508
838
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2017-07-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
509
839
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Active statutory restriction.
510
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/blocked_itc_17_5/section.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/blocked_itc_17_5/section.json)
840
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/blocked_itc_17_5/section.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/blocked_itc_17_5/section.json)
511
841
 
512
842
  **Statutory Summary**:
513
843
  > Input Tax Credit (ITC) shall NOT be available in respect of statutory blocked credits under Section 17(5) of the CGST Act, 2017: (a) Motor vehicles for transportation of persons having approved seating capacity up to 13 persons (including driver), vessels, and aircraft, with narrow exceptions; (b)(i) Food and beverages, outdoor catering, beauty treatment, health services, cosmetic and plastic surgery, leasing/renting/hiring of motor vehicles; (b)(ii) Membership of a club, health and fitness centre; (b)(iii) Travel benefits extended to employees on vacation (LTC/home travel); (c) & (d) Works contract services and goods/services for construction of immovable property on own account; (h) Goods lost, stolen, destroyed, written off, or disposed of by way of gift or free samples (blocked regardless of value). Statutory Proviso Exception: ITC is permissible where: (1) inward supply is used for making outward taxable supply of the same category; or (2) where an employer is obligated by statutory law in force to provide the goods/services to employees (e.g. Factories Act, 1948 Section 46 mandatory canteen for factories with > 250 workers). Legal Note on Gifts: Under Section 17(5)(h), ITC on gifts is blocked irrespective of value. The ₹50,000 threshold in CGST Schedule I Entry 2 proviso relates solely to whether gifts by an employer to an employee constitute a deemed taxable supply without consideration, and does not permit ITC under Section 17(5).
@@ -534,19 +864,21 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
534
864
  - **Ministry of Labour & Employment** — [Factories Act, 1948 Section 46](https://www.labour.gov.in/static/uploads/2025/06/b878b8d9f3d9abc62fbe0a6c92f606e3.pdf): *Mandatory canteen provision in factories employing > 250 workers (Statutory Proviso Exception)*
535
865
 
536
866
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
537
- - [`cbic_circular_172_2022_employer_obligations.md`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/blocked_itc_17_5/circulars/cbic_circular_172_2022_employer_obligations.md)
867
+ - [`cbic_circular_172_2022_employer_obligations.md`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/blocked_itc_17_5/circulars/cbic_circular_172_2022_employer_obligations.md)
538
868
 
539
869
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
540
- - [`gstr_2b_ineligible_reconciliation.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/blocked_itc_17_5/forms/gstr_2b_ineligible_reconciliation.json)
870
+ - [`gstr_2b_ineligible_reconciliation.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/blocked_itc_17_5/forms/gstr_2b_ineligible_reconciliation.json)
541
871
 
542
872
  ---
543
873
 
874
+ <a id="8"></a>
875
+
544
876
  #### Section 8: Tax liability on composite and mixed supplies and classification of bundled goods and services contracts
545
877
 
546
878
  - **Governing Statute**: Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
547
879
  - **Successor Provision**: undefined &mdash; undefined
548
880
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2017-07-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
549
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/composite_mixed_supplies_sec8/section.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/composite_mixed_supplies_sec8/section.json)
881
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/composite_mixed_supplies_sec8/section.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/composite_mixed_supplies_sec8/section.json)
550
882
 
551
883
  **Statutory Summary**:
552
884
  > Section 8 of the CGST Act, 2017 governs the determination of tax liability on bundled supplies comprising two or more taxable goods or services. Under Section 8(a), a 'composite supply' consisting of two or more supplies that are naturally bundled and provided in conjunction with each other in the ordinary course of business, one of which is a 'principal supply' (Section 2(30)), is treated as a supply of such principal supply and taxed entirely at the principal supply's applicable rate. Under Section 8(b), a 'mixed supply' consisting of two or more individual supplies of goods or services made in conjunction with each other for a single price, which does not constitute a composite supply (Section 2(74)), is treated as a supply of that particular supply which attracts the highest rate of tax. In corporate finance and accounts payable, bundled procurement contracts (such as hardware supply with software licensing or installation) must be tested against commercial bundling norms, single-price versus segregated billing, and ancillary versus distinct performance obligations.
@@ -568,19 +900,21 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
568
900
  - **Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)** — [Circular No. 11/11/2017-GST dated 20 October 2017](https://cbic-gst.gov.in/pdf/circularno-11-gst.pdf): *Clarification on taxability of printing contracts as composite supplies*
569
901
 
570
902
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
571
- - [`cbic_circular_47_2018_composite_mixed_supplies.md`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/composite_mixed_supplies_sec8/circulars/cbic_circular_47_2018_composite_mixed_supplies.md)
903
+ - [`cbic_circular_47_2018_composite_mixed_supplies.md`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/composite_mixed_supplies_sec8/circulars/cbic_circular_47_2018_composite_mixed_supplies.md)
572
904
 
573
905
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
574
- - [`composite_mixed_supply_assessment_matrix.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/composite_mixed_supplies_sec8/forms/composite_mixed_supply_assessment_matrix.json)
906
+ - [`composite_mixed_supply_assessment_matrix.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/composite_mixed_supplies_sec8/forms/composite_mixed_supply_assessment_matrix.json)
575
907
 
576
908
  ---
577
909
 
910
+ <a id="10"></a>
911
+
578
912
  #### Section 10: Composition levy and ineligible tax invoice restrictions
579
913
 
580
914
  - **Governing Statute**: Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No. 12 of 2017)
581
915
  - **Successor Provision**: undefined &mdash; undefined
582
916
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2017-07-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
583
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/composition_levy_sec10/section.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/composition_levy_sec10/section.json)
917
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/composition_levy_sec10/section.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/composition_levy_sec10/section.json)
584
918
 
585
919
  **Statutory Summary**:
586
920
  > A registered person whose aggregate turnover in the preceding financial year did not exceed ₹1.5 Crore (₹75 Lakhs for Special Category States) may opt to pay an amount in lieu of tax under the composition scheme. A composition taxpayer is strictly prohibited from collecting any tax from the recipient and cannot issue a tax invoice (must issue a Bill of Supply). Consequently, a recipient purchasing from a composition supplier is legally prohibited from claiming any Input Tax Credit (ITC) under Section 16(2) and Section 10(4). Any tax erroneously charged by a composition dealer is uncollectible and blocked.
@@ -601,16 +935,18 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
601
935
  - **Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)** — [Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 Rule 5](https://taxinformation.cbic.gov.in/content-page/explore-rules): *Conditions and restrictions for composition levy and bill of supply mandates*
602
936
 
603
937
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
604
- - [`cbic_notification_14_2019_composition.md`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/composition_levy_sec10/circulars/cbic_notification_14_2019_composition.md)
938
+ - [`cbic_notification_14_2019_composition.md`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/composition_levy_sec10/circulars/cbic_notification_14_2019_composition.md)
605
939
 
606
940
  ---
607
941
 
942
+ <a id="34"></a>
943
+
608
944
  #### Section 34: Credit and debit notes statutory adjustments and return filing deadlines
609
945
 
610
946
  - **Governing Statute**: Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No. 12 of 2017)
611
947
  - **Successor Provision**: undefined &mdash; undefined
612
948
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2017-07-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
613
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/credit_debit_notes_sec34/section.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/credit_debit_notes_sec34/section.json)
949
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/credit_debit_notes_sec34/section.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/credit_debit_notes_sec34/section.json)
614
950
 
615
951
  **Statutory Summary**:
616
952
  > Where one or more tax invoices have been issued for supply of any goods or services and the taxable value or tax charged in that tax invoice is found to exceed the taxable value or tax payable in respect of such supply, or where goods supplied are returned, the registered supplier may issue to the recipient one or more credit notes. The supplier must declare details of such credit note in the return for the month during which such credit note has been issued, but not later than the thirtieth day of November following the end of the financial year in which such supply was made, or date of furnishing of the relevant annual return, whichever is earlier. No reduction in output tax liability of supplier is permitted if the tax incidence has been passed on to any other person.
@@ -630,16 +966,18 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
630
966
  - **Ministry of Finance** — [Finance Act, 2022 (Act No. 6 of 2022)](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/acts/finance-acts.aspx): *Amendment to Section 34(2) extending credit note declaration deadline from 30 September to 30 November*
631
967
 
632
968
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
633
- - [`cbic_circular_137_2020_credit_notes.md`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/credit_debit_notes_sec34/circulars/cbic_circular_137_2020_credit_notes.md)
969
+ - [`cbic_circular_137_2020_credit_notes.md`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/credit_debit_notes_sec34/circulars/cbic_circular_137_2020_credit_notes.md)
634
970
 
635
971
  ---
636
972
 
973
+ <a id="rule-48-4-"></a>
974
+
637
975
  #### Section RULE-48(4): Mandatory electronic invoicing (E-Invoicing), IRN generation, and invoice validity
638
976
 
639
977
  - **Governing Statute**: Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017
640
978
  - **Successor Provision**: undefined &mdash; undefined
641
979
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2020-10-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
642
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/e_invoicing_rule48_4/section.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/e_invoicing_rule48_4/section.json)
980
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/e_invoicing_rule48_4/section.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/e_invoicing_rule48_4/section.json)
643
981
 
644
982
  **Statutory Summary**:
645
983
  > The invoice shall be prepared by such class of registered persons as may be notified, by including such particulars contained in Form GST INV-01 after obtaining an Invoice Reference Number (IRN) by uploading the information on the common Invoice Registration Portal (IRP). Every registered person whose aggregate turnover in any preceding financial year from 2017-18 onwards exceeds ₹5 Crore must issue e-invoices for B2B supplies. Under Rule 48(5), every invoice issued by a person to whom Rule 48(4) applies, in any manner other than the manner specified in Rule 48(4), SHALL NOT BE TREATED AS AN INVOICE. Receipt of an invalid invoice without an IRN legally blocks the buyer from claiming Input Tax Credit under Section 16(2)(a).
@@ -660,17 +998,19 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
660
998
  - **Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)** — [Circular No. 160/16/2021-GST](https://cbic-gst.gov.in/pdf/Circular-No-160-14-2021-GST.pdf): *Clarifications regarding e-invoicing applicability, exemptions, and validity*
661
999
 
662
1000
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
663
- - [`cbic_notification_10_2023_einvoicing.md`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/e_invoicing_rule48_4/circulars/cbic_notification_10_2023_einvoicing.md)
1001
+ - [`cbic_notification_10_2023_einvoicing.md`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/e_invoicing_rule48_4/circulars/cbic_notification_10_2023_einvoicing.md)
664
1002
 
665
1003
  ---
666
1004
 
1005
+ <a id="igst-sec-16-lut"></a>
1006
+
667
1007
  #### Section IGST-SEC-16-LUT: Zero rated supply and export of services under Letter of Undertaking (LUT)
668
1008
 
669
1009
  - **Governing Statute**: Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No. 13 of 2017)
670
1010
  - **Successor Provision**: Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (In Force) &mdash; Section 16
671
1011
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2017-07-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
672
1012
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Permanent zero-rating provision under IGST Act, 2017.
673
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/export_services_lut_sec16/section.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/export_services_lut_sec16/section.json)
1013
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/export_services_lut_sec16/section.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/export_services_lut_sec16/section.json)
674
1014
 
675
1015
  **Statutory Summary**:
676
1016
  > Under Section 16(1) of the IGST Act, zero-rated supply includes export of goods or services, or supplies to a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) developer or unit. Section 16(3) read with Rule 96A of the CGST Rules permits a registered person to export goods or services without payment of integrated tax (IGST) after furnishing a Letter of Undertaking (LUT in Form GST RFD-11). To qualify as an export of services under Section 2(6), five cumulative conditions must be satisfied: (1) supplier of service is located in India, (2) recipient of service is located outside India, (3) place of supply of service is outside India (determined under Section 13), (4) payment has been received in convertible foreign exchange or in Indian rupees wherever permitted by the Reserve Bank of India, and (5) supplier and recipient are not merely establishments of distinct persons. If any condition fails—such as intermediary services under Section 13(8)(b) where the place of supply is deemed to be the location of the supplier in India—zero-rating is denied and standard IGST applies. Exporters under LUT are entitled to claim a refund of unutilized Input Tax Credit (ITC) under Section 54(3).
@@ -694,19 +1034,21 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
694
1034
  - **Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)** — [Form GST RFD-11 & Rule 96A of CGST Rules, 2017](https://www.gst.gov.in/help/returns): *Furnishing of Letter of Undertaking for export of goods or services without payment of integrated tax*
695
1035
 
696
1036
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
697
- - [`cbic_circular_161_2021_intermediary_clarification.md`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/export_services_lut_sec16/circulars/cbic_circular_161_2021_intermediary_clarification.md)
1037
+ - [`cbic_circular_161_2021_intermediary_clarification.md`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/export_services_lut_sec16/circulars/cbic_circular_161_2021_intermediary_clarification.md)
698
1038
 
699
1039
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
700
- - [`lut_form_gst_rfnd_11_declaration.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/export_services_lut_sec16/forms/lut_form_gst_rfnd_11_declaration.json)
1040
+ - [`lut_form_gst_rfnd_11_declaration.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/export_services_lut_sec16/forms/lut_form_gst_rfnd_11_declaration.json)
701
1041
 
702
1042
  ---
703
1043
 
1044
+ <a id="51"></a>
1045
+
704
1046
  #### Section 51: Tax deduction at source under Goods and Services Tax
705
1047
 
706
1048
  - **Governing Statute**: Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No. 12 of 2017)
707
1049
  - **Successor Provision**: undefined &mdash; undefined
708
1050
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2018-10-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
709
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/gst_tds_sec51/section.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/gst_tds_sec51/section.json)
1051
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/gst_tds_sec51/section.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/gst_tds_sec51/section.json)
710
1052
 
711
1053
  **Statutory Summary**:
712
1054
  > Departments or establishments of the Central Government or State Government, local authorities, governmental agencies, and specified PSUs must deduct tax at source at the rate of 2% (1% CGST + 1% SGST or 2% IGST) from payment made or credited to the supplier where the total value of supply under a contract exceeds ₹2,50,000 (excluding GST). No deduction is made if the location of supplier and place of supply are in a different State/UT from the State/UT of registration of the recipient.
@@ -729,17 +1071,19 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
729
1071
  - **Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)** — [Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on TDS under GST (Dated 28.09.2018)](https://cbic-gst.gov.in/pdf/SOP-TDS-AS-ON-18-February-2019.pdf): *Operational guidelines and threshold calculation for GST TDS deductors*
730
1072
 
731
1073
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
732
- - [`cbic_notification_50_2018_gst_tds.md`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/gst_tds_sec51/circulars/cbic_notification_50_2018_gst_tds.md)
1074
+ - [`cbic_notification_50_2018_gst_tds.md`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/gst_tds_sec51/circulars/cbic_notification_50_2018_gst_tds.md)
733
1075
 
734
1076
  ---
735
1077
 
1078
+ <a id="16-2-"></a>
1079
+
736
1080
  #### Section 16(2): Eligibility and conditions for taking input tax credit and mandatory 180-day payment rule
737
1081
 
738
1082
  - **Governing Statute**: Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No. 12 of 2017)
739
1083
  - **Successor Provision**: CGST Act, 2017 (In force) &mdash; Section 16(2), (3), (4), (5), (6)
740
1084
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2017-07-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
741
1085
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Active statutory framework amended by Finance Act 2021 (clause aa w.e.f. 01-01-2022), Finance Act 2022 (clause ba and Nov 30 cutoff w.e.f. 01-10-2022), and Finance (No. 2) Act 2024 (subsections 5 & 6 retrospective relief).
742
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_eligibility_16_2/section.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_eligibility_16_2/section.json)
1086
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_eligibility_16_2/section.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_eligibility_16_2/section.json)
743
1087
 
744
1088
  **Statutory Summary**:
745
1089
  > Under Section 16(2) of the CGST Act, 2017, no registered person is entitled to input tax credit (ITC) on any supply of goods or services unless five cumulative statutory conditions are met: (a) Possession of a tax invoice or debit note issued by a registered supplier under Section 31; (aa) Details of the invoice/debit note have been furnished by the supplier in the statement of outward supplies under Section 37 (GSTR-1) and communicated to the recipient in the manner specified under Section 38 (auto-drafted in GSTR-2B); (b) Recipient has received the goods or services or both (including 'bill-to-ship-to' deemed receipt under Explanation); (ba) Details of ITC communicated under Section 38 have not been restricted; (c) Tax charged has been actually paid to the Government, either in cash or through utilization of admissible ITC; (d) Return under Section 39 (GSTR-3B) has been furnished. Second Proviso (180-Day Rule): Where a recipient fails to pay the supplier the amount towards the value of supply along with tax payable within 180 days from the invoice date, an amount equal to the ITC availed must be paid by the recipient along with interest under Section 50, reported in Table 4(B)(2) of GSTR-3B under Rule 37. Third Proviso: The recipient is entitled to re-avail such ITC in Table 4(A)(5) and Table 4(D)(1) upon subsequent payment of the invoice amount to the supplier. Statutory Exceptions to 180-Day Rule: Does not apply to supplies where tax is payable on reverse charge basis under Section 9(3)/9(4), deemed supplies without consideration under Schedule I, or additions to value under Section 15(2)(b). Relationship to Section 16(4): Section 16(4) establishes an annual cutoff deadline (30th November following the financial year or filing of annual return under Section 44, whichever is earlier), subject to retrospective statutory relief under subsections (5) and (6) for FY 2017-18 through 2020-21.
@@ -776,19 +1120,59 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
776
1120
  - **Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)** — [Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 Rule 37](https://taxinformation.cbic.gov.in/content-page/explore-rules): *Reversal of input tax credit in case of non-payment of consideration within 180 days and subsequent re-availment upon payment*
777
1121
 
778
1122
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
779
- - [`cbic_circular_170_2022_itc_reporting.md`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_eligibility_16_2/circulars/cbic_circular_170_2022_itc_reporting.md)
1123
+ - [`cbic_circular_170_2022_itc_reporting.md`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_eligibility_16_2/circulars/cbic_circular_170_2022_itc_reporting.md)
1124
+
1125
+ **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
1126
+ - [`gstr_3b_table_4_itc_reversal.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_eligibility_16_2/forms/gstr_3b_table_4_itc_reversal.json)
1127
+
1128
+ ---
1129
+
1130
+ <a id="rule-37-37a"></a>
1131
+
1132
+ #### Section RULE-37-37A: Reversal of input tax credit in case of non-payment of consideration to vendor within 180 days and non-filing by supplier
1133
+
1134
+ - **Governing Statute**: Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No. 12 of 2017)
1135
+ - **Successor Provision**: Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 &mdash; Section 16(2) second proviso read with Rule 37 and Rule 37A (as amended)
1136
+ - **Temporal Validity**: `2017-07-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
1137
+ - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Rule 37 amended w.e.f. 01.10.2022 by Notification No. 19/2022-CT to align interest calculation with Section 50(1); Rule 37A inserted w.e.f. 26.12.2022 by Notification No. 26/2022-CT.
1138
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_reversal_rule37_37a/section.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_reversal_rule37_37a/section.json)
1139
+
1140
+ **Statutory Summary**:
1141
+ > Under Section 16(2) second proviso of the CGST Act read with Rule 37, where a registered recipient fails to pay the supplier the amount towards the value of supply along with tax within 180 days from the invoice date, the recipient must reverse the input tax credit proportionate to the unpaid amount in Form GSTR-3B for the tax period immediately following the expiry of 180 days, along with 18% annual interest under Section 50(1). Supplies under Reverse Charge (RCM) and deemed supplies without consideration under Schedule I are exempt from this reversal. The recipient can re-avail the reversed ITC upon subsequent payment without time limit under Section 16(4). Under Rule 37A, if a supplier reports an invoice in GSTR-1 but fails to file GSTR-3B by 30th November following the end of the financial year, the recipient must reverse the ITC by 30th November, and may re-avail it interest-free once the supplier files GSTR-3B.
1142
+
1143
+ **Key Deterministic Thresholds**:
1144
+ ```json
1145
+ {
1146
+ "vendorPaymentGracePeriodDays": 180,
1147
+ "statutoryInterestRatePercent": 18,
1148
+ "gstr3bReportingTable": "Table 4(B)(2) - Others (Reclaimable)",
1149
+ "reAvailmentTable": "Table 4(A)(5) and Table 4(D)(1)",
1150
+ "rcmExemption": "Supplies subject to Reverse Charge Mechanism under Section 9(3) or 9(4) are strictly exempt from 180-day payment reversal.",
1151
+ "rule37aCutoffDate": "30th November following the end of the financial year in which ITC was availed"
1152
+ }
1153
+ ```
1154
+
1155
+ **Official Citations & Trust Anchors**:
1156
+ - **Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)** — [Notification No. 19/2022-Central Tax (Dated 28 September 2022)](https://taxinformation.cbic.gov.in/view-pdf/1009511/ENG/Notifications): *Substitution of Rule 37 to align 180-day ITC reversal and Section 50 interest*
1157
+ - **Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)** — [Notification No. 26/2022-Central Tax (Dated 26 December 2022)](https://taxinformation.cbic.gov.in/view-pdf/1009605/ENG/Notifications): *Insertion of Rule 37A for ITC reversal where supplier fails to file GSTR-3B*
1158
+ - **Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)** — [Circular No. 170/02/2022-GST (Dated 06 July 2022)](https://taxinformation.cbic.gov.in/view-pdf/1003110/ENG/Circulars): *Mandatory reporting of reclaimable ITC reversals in Table 4(B)(2) of Form GSTR-3B*
1159
+
1160
+ **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
1161
+ - [`cbic_notification_19_2022_rule37.md`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_reversal_rule37_37a/circulars/cbic_notification_19_2022_rule37.md)
780
1162
 
781
1163
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
782
- - [`gstr_3b_table_4_itc_reversal.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_eligibility_16_2/forms/gstr_3b_table_4_itc_reversal.json)
1164
+ - [`gstr_3b_table_4b_reversal.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/itc_reversal_rule37_37a/forms/gstr_3b_table_4b_reversal.json)
783
1165
 
784
1166
  ---
785
1167
 
1168
+ <a id="9-3-"></a>
1169
+
786
1170
  #### Section 9(3): Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) mandatory tax liability on recipient, self-invoicing, payment voucher issuance, and electronic cash discharge
787
1171
 
788
1172
  - **Governing Statute**: Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 read with Notification No. 13/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
789
1173
  - **Successor Provision**: undefined &mdash; undefined
790
1174
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2017-07-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
791
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/rcm_liability_sec9_3/section.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/rcm_liability_sec9_3/section.json)
1175
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/indirect_tax_gst/rcm_liability_sec9_3/section.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/rcm_liability_sec9_3/section.json)
792
1176
 
793
1177
  **Statutory Summary**:
794
1178
  > Under Section 9(3) of the CGST Act, 2017 read with Notification No. 13/2017-Central Tax (Rate), the government specifies categories of supply of goods or services the tax on which shall be paid on reverse charge basis by the recipient of such supplies, and all the provisions of the Act apply to such recipient as if they were the person liable for paying the tax. Specified corporate supplies include Goods Transport Agency (GTA) services, legal services provided by an individual advocate or senior advocate, services provided by directors to a company, sponsorship services, and security personnel services. Crucially under GST law, RCM tax liability cannot be discharged using accumulated input tax credit (ITC) and must be paid strictly in cash via the Electronic Cash Ledger. Under Section 31(3)(f), the recipient must issue a 'Self-Invoice' on the date of receipt of goods or services from an unregistered supplier, and a 'Payment Voucher' under Section 31(3)(g) at the time of making payment. Once discharged in cash, the RCM tax paid is eligible for input tax credit under Section 16(2) in the same tax period.
@@ -816,22 +1200,24 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
816
1200
  - **Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)** — [Circular No. 102/21/2019-GST dated 28 June 2019](https://cbic-gst.gov.in/pdf/circular-cgst-102.pdf): *Clarification regarding applicability of GST on additional/penal interest and RCM applicability*
817
1201
 
818
1202
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
819
- - [`cbic_circular_102_2019_rcm_clarifications.md`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/rcm_liability_sec9_3/circulars/cbic_circular_102_2019_rcm_clarifications.md)
1203
+ - [`cbic_circular_102_2019_rcm_clarifications.md`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/rcm_liability_sec9_3/circulars/cbic_circular_102_2019_rcm_clarifications.md)
820
1204
 
821
1205
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
822
- - [`rcm_self_invoice_payment_voucher.json`](./okf/indirect_tax_gst/rcm_liability_sec9_3/forms/rcm_self_invoice_payment_voucher.json)
1206
+ - [`rcm_self_invoice_payment_voucher.json`](../okf/indirect_tax_gst/rcm_liability_sec9_3/forms/rcm_self_invoice_payment_voucher.json)
823
1207
 
824
1208
  ---
825
1209
 
826
1210
  ### Cross-Border & International Tax (Internal Revenue Code)
827
1211
 
1212
+ <a id="195"></a>
1213
+
828
1214
  #### Section 195: Deduction of tax at source on foreign cross-border payments to non-residents, DTAA treaty benefits, documentation, Form 15CA/15CB, and cloud software exemption
829
1215
 
830
1216
  - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 read with Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAA) under Section 90
831
1217
  - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 Section 393(2) &mdash; Section 393(2) of Income-tax Act, 2025
832
1218
  - **Temporal Validity**: `1962-04-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
833
1219
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Continues under Section 393(2) of the Income-tax Act, 2025.
834
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/international_tax/cross_border_remittance_195/section.json`](./okf/international_tax/cross_border_remittance_195/section.json)
1220
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/international_tax/cross_border_remittance_195/section.json`](../okf/international_tax/cross_border_remittance_195/section.json)
835
1221
 
836
1222
  **Statutory Summary**:
837
1223
  > Section 195 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 mandates that any person responsible for paying to a non-resident or foreign company any sum chargeable under the provisions of the Act must deduct income tax at source at the rates in force. Under Section 90(2), the provisions of the domestic Act or the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), whichever is more beneficial to the assessee, shall apply. To avail of beneficial treaty rates (typically 10%–15% for Royalties or Fees for Technical Services vs. domestic 20% + surcharge/cess), the non-resident must furnish: (1) Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) under Section 90(4), (2) Form 10F electronically filed under Rule 21AB, and (3) a No-Permanent Establishment (No-PE) and Beneficial Ownership declaration under Article 5 and Article 7. Crucially for modern technology enterprise finance, the Supreme Court of India in Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence v. CIT (2021) established that payments by Indian resident end-users or distributors for standard off-the-shelf software or automated cloud SaaS infrastructure do not constitute royalties under Article 12 of DTAAs. Rule 37BB mandates electronic filing of Form 15CA (and Form 15CB Chartered Accountant certificate where remittance exceeds ₹5 Lakh and is chargeable to tax) prior to authorized dealer bank remittance.
@@ -858,21 +1244,23 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
858
1244
  - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Notification No. 03/2022 / F.No. 370142/14/2022-TPL dated 16 July 2022 & Circular 03/2023](https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/sites/default/files/2023-03/Refer%20Notification.pdf): *Electronic filing of Form 10F by non-residents not having PAN*
859
1245
 
860
1246
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
861
- - [`cbdt_circular_03_2022_form10f_electronic.md`](./okf/international_tax/cross_border_remittance_195/circulars/cbdt_circular_03_2022_form10f_electronic.md)
862
- - [`supreme_court_engineering_analysis_doctrine.md`](./okf/international_tax/cross_border_remittance_195/circulars/supreme_court_engineering_analysis_doctrine.md)
1247
+ - [`cbdt_circular_03_2022_form10f_electronic.md`](../okf/international_tax/cross_border_remittance_195/circulars/cbdt_circular_03_2022_form10f_electronic.md)
1248
+ - [`supreme_court_engineering_analysis_doctrine.md`](../okf/international_tax/cross_border_remittance_195/circulars/supreme_court_engineering_analysis_doctrine.md)
863
1249
 
864
1250
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
865
- - [`form_15ca_15cb_compliance_checklist.json`](./okf/international_tax/cross_border_remittance_195/forms/form_15ca_15cb_compliance_checklist.json)
1251
+ - [`form_15ca_15cb_compliance_checklist.json`](../okf/international_tax/cross_border_remittance_195/forms/form_15ca_15cb_compliance_checklist.json)
866
1252
 
867
1253
  ---
868
1254
 
1255
+ <a id="indas-21-109-fx"></a>
1256
+
869
1257
  #### Section INDAS-21-109-FX: Foreign Exchange Monetary Asset/Liability Revaluation and Cash Flow Hedge Accounting
870
1258
 
871
1259
  - **Governing Statute**: Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 read with Section 133 of Companies Act, 2013
872
1260
  - **Successor Provision**: Companies Act, 2013 (Indian Accounting Standards) &mdash; Ind AS 21 & Ind AS 109
873
1261
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2016-04-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
874
1262
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Mandatory accounting standard under Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.
875
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/international_tax/foreign_exchange_indas_21_109/section.json`](./okf/international_tax/foreign_exchange_indas_21_109/section.json)
1263
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/international_tax/foreign_exchange_indas_21_109/section.json`](../okf/international_tax/foreign_exchange_indas_21_109/section.json)
876
1264
 
877
1265
  **Statutory Summary**:
878
1266
  > Under Ind AS 21 (The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates), at the end of each reporting period, foreign currency monetary items (such as trade receivables, trade payables, foreign currency loans, and bank deposits) must be translated into the functional currency using the closing spot exchange rate. Exchange differences arising on the translation of monetary items at rates different from those at which they were translated on initial recognition during the period or in previous financial statements must be recognized in profit or loss (P&L) in the period in which they arise. Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated. Under Ind AS 109 (Financial Instruments), where an entity enters into a designated and qualifying cash flow hedging relationship (e.g. forward foreign exchange contracts hedging highly probable future sales), the effective portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recognized directly in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) and accumulated in the Cash Flow Hedge Reserve within equity. The ineffective portion is recognized immediately in profit or loss.
@@ -894,20 +1282,22 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
894
1282
  - **Reserve Bank of India (RBI)** — [RBI Master Direction - Financial Statements - Presentation and Disclosures (2021)](https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewMasDirections.aspx?id=12141): *Regulatory guidelines on foreign exchange transactions and financial disclosures*
895
1283
 
896
1284
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
897
- - [`mca_indas_21_foreign_exchange_rates.md`](./okf/international_tax/foreign_exchange_indas_21_109/circulars/mca_indas_21_foreign_exchange_rates.md)
1285
+ - [`mca_indas_21_foreign_exchange_rates.md`](../okf/international_tax/foreign_exchange_indas_21_109/circulars/mca_indas_21_foreign_exchange_rates.md)
898
1286
 
899
1287
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
900
- - [`indas_109_cash_flow_hedge_reserve_schedule.json`](./okf/international_tax/foreign_exchange_indas_21_109/forms/indas_109_cash_flow_hedge_reserve_schedule.json)
1288
+ - [`indas_109_cash_flow_hedge_reserve_schedule.json`](../okf/international_tax/foreign_exchange_indas_21_109/forms/indas_109_cash_flow_hedge_reserve_schedule.json)
901
1289
 
902
1290
  ---
903
1291
 
1292
+ <a id="irc-901-904"></a>
1293
+
904
1294
  #### Section IRC-901-904: Foreign Tax Credit authorization, separate basket limitation, and partnership pass-through reporting (Form 1116 / Schedule K-3)
905
1295
 
906
1296
  - **Governing Statute**: Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Title 26, U.S. Code)
907
1297
  - **Successor Provision**: Title 26, U.S. Code (Continuous) &mdash; 26 U.S.C. §§ 901, 904(d), 904(j), 469
908
1298
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2021-01-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
909
1299
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Active US international tax regime.
910
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/international_tax/foreign_tax_credit_irc_901_904/section.json`](./okf/international_tax/foreign_tax_credit_irc_901_904/section.json)
1300
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/international_tax/foreign_tax_credit_irc_901_904/section.json`](../okf/international_tax/foreign_tax_credit_irc_901_904/section.json)
911
1301
 
912
1302
  **Statutory Summary**:
913
1303
  > A taxpayer claiming a foreign tax credit under 26 U.S.C. § 901 based on partnership pass-through items reported on IRS Form 1065 Schedule K-1 Box 21 must substantiate the claim with Schedule K-3 (Partner Share of International Income and Taxes). Box 21 alone does not establish legal compliance. Form 1116 separate basket limitation calculations (26 U.S.C. § 904(d)), passive activity limits (26 U.S.C. § 469), and country-by-country breakdown are statutory prerequisites before the credit may be claimed on federal income tax returns.
@@ -926,18 +1316,20 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
926
1316
  - **Internal Revenue Service (IRS)** — [Instructions for Schedule K-3 (Form 1065)](https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1065): *Partner Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, etc. - International*
927
1317
 
928
1318
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
929
- - [`form_67_statement_of_foreign_tax.json`](./okf/international_tax/foreign_tax_credit_irc_901_904/forms/form_67_statement_of_foreign_tax.json)
930
- - [`irs_schedule_k3_reporting.json`](./okf/international_tax/foreign_tax_credit_irc_901_904/forms/irs_schedule_k3_reporting.json)
1319
+ - [`form_67_statement_of_foreign_tax.json`](../okf/international_tax/foreign_tax_credit_irc_901_904/forms/form_67_statement_of_foreign_tax.json)
1320
+ - [`irs_schedule_k3_reporting.json`](../okf/international_tax/foreign_tax_credit_irc_901_904/forms/irs_schedule_k3_reporting.json)
931
1321
 
932
1322
  ---
933
1323
 
1324
+ <a id="ita-sec-92c-rule-10ca"></a>
1325
+
934
1326
  #### Section ITA-SEC-92C-RULE-10CA: Computation of Arm's Length Price (ALP), Range Concept and Secondary Adjustments
935
1327
 
936
1328
  - **Governing Statute**: Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act No. 43 of 1961)
937
1329
  - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 (Chapter on International Tax & Transfer Pricing) &mdash; Transfer Pricing Provisions
938
1330
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2014-04-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
939
1331
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Permanent transfer pricing regime under Chapter X of Income-tax Act, 1961.
940
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/international_tax/transfer_pricing_alp_92c/section.json`](./okf/international_tax/transfer_pricing_alp_92c/section.json)
1332
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/international_tax/transfer_pricing_alp_92c/section.json`](../okf/international_tax/transfer_pricing_alp_92c/section.json)
941
1333
 
942
1334
  **Statutory Summary**:
943
1335
  > Under Section 92C of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the arm's length price (ALP) in relation to an international transaction or specified domestic transaction must be calculated using the Most Appropriate Method (MAM): Comparable Uncontrolled Price (CUP), Resale Price Method (RPM), Cost Plus Method (CPM), Profit Split Method (PSM), Transactional Net Margin Method (TNMM), or any other method prescribed under Rule 10AB. Under Rule 10CA (introduced by CBDT Notification No. 86/2015), where the dataset of comparable uncontrolled prices contains 6 or more entries, the 'range concept' applies: an arm's length range is constructed from the 35th percentile to the 65th percentile of the sorted dataset. If the transfer price falls within this 35th–65th percentile range, the transaction value is deemed to be at arm's length. If the transaction price falls outside the range, the arm's length price is determined as the 50th percentile (median) of the dataset, and an upward primary transfer pricing adjustment is made. If the dataset has fewer than 6 comparables, the arithmetic mean applies, with a statutory tolerance band (1% for wholesale traders, 3% for all other businesses). Under Section 92CE, where a primary adjustment exceeds ₹1 Crore (₹10,000,000) and is accepted by the assessee or determined in assessment, the excess money must be repatriated to India within 90 days, failing which secondary adjustment interest applies or an additional tax of 18% (plus 12% surcharge and 4% cess, total 20.9664%) is chargeable under Section 92CE(2A).
@@ -963,22 +1355,24 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
963
1355
  - **Income Tax Department** — [Form 3CEB & Rule 10E Compliance Instructions](https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/help/statutory-forms/form-3ceb): *Report from an accountant to be furnished under Section 92E relating to international transactions*
964
1356
 
965
1357
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
966
- - [`cbdt_notification_86_2015_range_concept_rule_10ca.md`](./okf/international_tax/transfer_pricing_alp_92c/circulars/cbdt_notification_86_2015_range_concept_rule_10ca.md)
1358
+ - [`cbdt_notification_86_2015_range_concept_rule_10ca.md`](../okf/international_tax/transfer_pricing_alp_92c/circulars/cbdt_notification_86_2015_range_concept_rule_10ca.md)
967
1359
 
968
1360
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
969
- - [`form_3ceb_transfer_pricing_report.json`](./okf/international_tax/transfer_pricing_alp_92c/forms/form_3ceb_transfer_pricing_report.json)
1361
+ - [`form_3ceb_transfer_pricing_report.json`](../okf/international_tax/transfer_pricing_alp_92c/forms/form_3ceb_transfer_pricing_report.json)
970
1362
 
971
1363
  ---
972
1364
 
973
1365
  ### Commercial & MSME Compliance (MSMED Act, 2006)
974
1366
 
1367
+ <a id="msmed-15-16"></a>
1368
+
975
1369
  #### Section MSMED-15-16: Statutory payment timelines to Micro & Small Enterprises, compound penal interest, and income tax deduction disallowance
976
1370
 
977
1371
  - **Governing Statute**: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 read with Income-tax Act, 1961 Section 43B(h)
978
1372
  - **Successor Provision**: Income-tax Act, 2025 Section 37(2)(g) &mdash; Section 37(2)(g) of Income-tax Act, 2025
979
1373
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2006-10-02` to `OPEN_ENDED`
980
1374
  - **Legislative Sunset / Transition**: Section 43B(h) takes effect from FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25) and continues under Section 37(2)(g) of the Income-tax Act, 2025.
981
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/msme_commercial/delayed_payments_15_16/section.json`](./okf/msme_commercial/delayed_payments_15_16/section.json)
1375
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/msme_commercial/delayed_payments_15_16/section.json`](../okf/msme_commercial/delayed_payments_15_16/section.json)
982
1376
 
983
1377
  **Statutory Summary**:
984
1378
  > Distinct legal mechanisms governing delayed payments to micro and small enterprises: (1) MSMED Act, 2006 Payment Mandate (Section 15): A buyer must pay a registered micro or small enterprise supplier on or before the agreed date in writing (which cannot exceed 45 days), or if no written agreement exists, before the 'appointed day' (15 days from physical delivery or removal of defects). (2) MSMED Act Compound Penal Interest (Sections 16 & 23): Failure to pay on time incurs mandatory compound interest with monthly rests at 3 times the RBI Bank Rate from the due date until actual payment. Under Section 23 of the MSMED Act, this interest is strictly non-deductible in computing taxable income. (3) Income-tax Act Accrual Disallowance (Section 43B(h) / Act 2025 Section 37(2)(g)): If payment to a micro or small enterprise is not made within the Section 15 timeline, the underlying invoice expenditure is disallowed in the financial year of incurrence and allowed only in the year of actual payment; the proviso allowing payment up to the tax return due date (Section 139(1)) does not apply to clause (h). (4) Trader Exclusion: Per Ministry of MSME OM dated 2 July 2021 and RBI Circular FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.13/06.02.31/2021-22, retail and wholesale traders (NIC 45, 46, 47) are eligible for Udyam solely for Priority Sector Lending; they are excluded from Chapter V (Sections 15-25) of the MSMED Act and are therefore exempt from Section 43B(h) tax disallowance.
@@ -1005,20 +1399,22 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
1005
1399
  - **Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)** — [Finance Act, 2023 (Enacting Section 43B(h) of Income-tax Act, 1961)](https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/acts/finance-acts.aspx): *Disallowance of expenditure for delayed payments to Micro and Small Enterprises*
1006
1400
 
1007
1401
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
1008
- - [`msme_om_2021_trader_exclusion.md`](./okf/msme_commercial/delayed_payments_15_16/circulars/msme_om_2021_trader_exclusion.md)
1402
+ - [`msme_om_2021_trader_exclusion.md`](../okf/msme_commercial/delayed_payments_15_16/circulars/msme_om_2021_trader_exclusion.md)
1009
1403
 
1010
1404
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
1011
- - [`schedule_iii_msme_disclosure.md`](./okf/msme_commercial/delayed_payments_15_16/forms/schedule_iii_msme_disclosure.md)
1012
- - [`udyam_registration_verification.json`](./okf/msme_commercial/delayed_payments_15_16/forms/udyam_registration_verification.json)
1405
+ - [`schedule_iii_msme_disclosure.md`](../okf/msme_commercial/delayed_payments_15_16/forms/schedule_iii_msme_disclosure.md)
1406
+ - [`udyam_registration_verification.json`](../okf/msme_commercial/delayed_payments_15_16/forms/udyam_registration_verification.json)
1013
1407
 
1014
1408
  ---
1015
1409
 
1410
+ <a id="msmed-sec-7"></a>
1411
+
1016
1412
  #### Section MSMED-SEC-7: Composite criteria for classification of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, investment calculations, and statutory exclusion of export turnover
1017
1413
 
1018
1414
  - **Governing Statute**: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 read with Ministry of MSME Notification S.O. 2119(E)
1019
1415
  - **Successor Provision**: undefined &mdash; undefined
1020
1416
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2020-07-01` to `OPEN_ENDED`
1021
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/msme_commercial/enterprise_classification_sec7/section.json`](./okf/msme_commercial/enterprise_classification_sec7/section.json)
1417
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/msme_commercial/enterprise_classification_sec7/section.json`](../okf/msme_commercial/enterprise_classification_sec7/section.json)
1022
1418
 
1023
1419
  **Statutory Summary**:
1024
1420
  > Under Section 7 of the MSMED Act, 2006 read with Ministry of MSME Notification S.O. 2119(E) dated 26 June 2020, an enterprise is classified under composite criteria evaluating both Investment in Plant & Machinery/Equipment and Annual Turnover. The thresholds are: (1) Micro: Investment not exceeding ₹1 Crore AND Turnover not exceeding ₹5 Crore; (2) Small: Investment not exceeding ₹10 Crore AND Turnover not exceeding ₹50 Crore; (3) Medium: Investment not exceeding ₹50 Crore AND Turnover not exceeding ₹250 Crore. If an enterprise crosses the ceiling limits for its present category in either of the two criteria, it ceases to exist in that category and graduates to the next higher category. Crucially for corporate finance, Paragraph 4 of Notification 2119(E) dictates that Exports of goods or services or both shall be strictly excluded while calculating the turnover of any enterprise for classification purposes.
@@ -1050,19 +1446,21 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
1050
1446
  - **Ministry of Law and Justice** — [Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (Act No. 27 of 2006)](https://samadhaan.msme.gov.in/WriteReadData/DocumentFile/MSMED2006act.pdf): *Section 7: Classification of enterprises*
1051
1447
 
1052
1448
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
1053
- - [`msme_notification_2119_e_composite_criteria.md`](./okf/msme_commercial/enterprise_classification_sec7/circulars/msme_notification_2119_e_composite_criteria.md)
1449
+ - [`msme_notification_2119_e_composite_criteria.md`](../okf/msme_commercial/enterprise_classification_sec7/circulars/msme_notification_2119_e_composite_criteria.md)
1054
1450
 
1055
1451
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
1056
- - [`udyam_composite_calculation_worksheet.json`](./okf/msme_commercial/enterprise_classification_sec7/forms/udyam_composite_calculation_worksheet.json)
1452
+ - [`udyam_composite_calculation_worksheet.json`](../okf/msme_commercial/enterprise_classification_sec7/forms/udyam_composite_calculation_worksheet.json)
1057
1453
 
1058
1454
  ---
1059
1455
 
1456
+ <a id="mca-msme-1"></a>
1457
+
1060
1458
  #### Section MCA-MSME-1: Mandatory half-yearly reporting of outstanding dues exceeding 45 days to Micro & Small Enterprises (Form MSME-1)
1061
1459
 
1062
1460
  - **Governing Statute**: Companies Act, 2013 read with Specified Companies (Furnishing of information about payment to micro and small enterprise suppliers) Order, 2019
1063
1461
  - **Successor Provision**: undefined &mdash; undefined
1064
1462
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2019-01-22` to `OPEN_ENDED`
1065
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/msme_commercial/mca_msme_1_filing/section.json`](./okf/msme_commercial/mca_msme_1_filing/section.json)
1463
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/msme_commercial/mca_msme_1_filing/section.json`](../okf/msme_commercial/mca_msme_1_filing/section.json)
1066
1464
 
1067
1465
  **Statutory Summary**:
1068
1466
  > Under Section 405 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Specified Companies Order, 2019, every specified company that receives supplies of goods or services from Micro or Small enterprises and has payments outstanding for more than 45 days from the date of acceptance (or deemed acceptance) must file Form MSME-1 with the Registrar of Companies (ROC). The return is due half-yearly: for the April-September period by October 31, and for the October-March period by April 30. Form MSME-1 requires detailed line-by-line disclosures including supplier PAN, name, date from which payment is due, amount outstanding, and the specific justifiable reason for non-payment. Failure to furnish this information or providing false information attracts penal liabilities under Section 405(4) of the Companies Act, 2013.
@@ -1085,19 +1483,21 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
1085
1483
  - **Ministry of Law and Justice** — [Companies Act, 2013 (Act No. 18 of 2013)](https://www.mca.gov.in/Ministry/pdf/CompaniesAct2013.pdf): *Section 405: Power of Central Government to direct companies to furnish information or statistics*
1086
1484
 
1087
1485
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
1088
- - [`mca_order_2019_specified_companies.md`](./okf/msme_commercial/mca_msme_1_filing/circulars/mca_order_2019_specified_companies.md)
1486
+ - [`mca_order_2019_specified_companies.md`](../okf/msme_commercial/mca_msme_1_filing/circulars/mca_order_2019_specified_companies.md)
1089
1487
 
1090
1488
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
1091
- - [`form_msme_1_half_yearly_return.json`](./okf/msme_commercial/mca_msme_1_filing/forms/form_msme_1_half_yearly_return.json)
1489
+ - [`form_msme_1_half_yearly_return.json`](../okf/msme_commercial/mca_msme_1_filing/forms/form_msme_1_half_yearly_return.json)
1092
1490
 
1093
1491
  ---
1094
1492
 
1493
+ <a id="msmed-sec-22"></a>
1494
+
1095
1495
  #### Section MSMED-SEC-22: Mandatory statutory disclosures in annual audited financial statements regarding dues to Micro and Small Enterprises and tax non-deductibility of penal interest
1096
1496
 
1097
1497
  - **Governing Statute**: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 read with Companies Act, 2013 Schedule III
1098
1498
  - **Successor Provision**: undefined &mdash; undefined
1099
1499
  - **Temporal Validity**: `2006-10-02` to `OPEN_ENDED`
1100
- - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/msme_commercial/statutory_disclosures_sec22/section.json`](./okf/msme_commercial/statutory_disclosures_sec22/section.json)
1500
+ - **Machine-Readable Source**: [`okf/msme_commercial/statutory_disclosures_sec22/section.json`](../okf/msme_commercial/statutory_disclosures_sec22/section.json)
1101
1501
 
1102
1502
  **Statutory Summary**:
1103
1503
  > Section 22 of the MSMED Act, 2006 mandates that any buyer required to have its accounts audited under any law must furnish five specific disclosures in its annual financial statements regarding trade payables to micro and small enterprises: (1) Principal and interest due remaining unpaid at year-end, (2) Interest paid along with delayed payments made during the year, (3) Interest due and payable for delays without added interest, (4) Interest accrued and remaining unpaid at year-end, and (5) Further interest remaining due and payable in succeeding years. In parallel, Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013 prescribes a mandatory Trade Payables Aging Schedule segregating MSME dues (undisputed and disputed) into buckets: less than 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, and more than 3 years. Under Section 23 of the MSMED Act, compound penal interest payable or paid under Section 16 is strictly prohibited from being claimed as an income tax deduction, requiring an explicit book-to-tax add-back.
@@ -1125,11 +1525,11 @@ The table below records the provenance baseline, verification standard, and expl
1125
1525
  - **Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)** — [Guidance Note on Division I, II and III of Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013](https://www.icai.org/post/icai-publications-corporate-laws-corporate-governance-committee): *Accounting and Disclosure of Dues to Micro and Small Enterprises*
1126
1526
 
1127
1527
  **Executive Circulars Bundled**:
1128
- - [`icai_guidance_note_schedule_iii_trade_payables.md`](./okf/msme_commercial/statutory_disclosures_sec22/circulars/icai_guidance_note_schedule_iii_trade_payables.md)
1528
+ - [`icai_guidance_note_schedule_iii_trade_payables.md`](../okf/msme_commercial/statutory_disclosures_sec22/circulars/icai_guidance_note_schedule_iii_trade_payables.md)
1129
1529
 
1130
1530
  **Compliance Return Schemas & Templates**:
1131
- - [`schedule_iii_msme_aging_table.json`](./okf/msme_commercial/statutory_disclosures_sec22/forms/schedule_iii_msme_aging_table.json)
1132
- - [`section_23_tax_addback_schedule.json`](./okf/msme_commercial/statutory_disclosures_sec22/forms/section_23_tax_addback_schedule.json)
1531
+ - [`schedule_iii_msme_aging_table.json`](../okf/msme_commercial/statutory_disclosures_sec22/forms/schedule_iii_msme_aging_table.json)
1532
+ - [`section_23_tax_addback_schedule.json`](../okf/msme_commercial/statutory_disclosures_sec22/forms/section_23_tax_addback_schedule.json)
1133
1533
 
1134
1534
  ---
1135
1535