Wealth-Tax Act, 1957

Section 42D – Wealth-Tax Act, 1957

Presumption as to assets, books of account, etc 1)]Where any books of account or other documents, articles or things including money are found in the possession or control of any person in the course of a search under section 37A, it may, in any proceeding under this Act, be presumed that— (i)   such books […]

Section 42C – Wealth-Tax Act, 1957

Return of wealth, etc., not to be invalid on certain grounds No return of wealth, assessment, notice, summons or other proceeding furnished or made or issued or taken or purported to have been furnished or made or issued or taken in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act shall be invalid or shall

Section 42B – Wealth-Tax Act, 1957

Disclosure of information respecting assessees Where a person makes an application to the 7[Chief Commissioner or Commissioner] in the prescribed form for any information relating to any assessee in respect of any assessment made under this Act, the 8[Chief Commissioner or Commissioner] may, if he is satisfied that it is in the public interest so to do,

Section 42A – Wealth-Tax Act, 1957

Publication of information respecting assessees (1) If the Central Government is of opinion that it is necessary or expedient in the public interest to publish the names of any assessees and any other particulars relating to any proceedings 99[or prosecutions] under this Act in respect of such assessees, it may cause to be published such names

Section 42 – Wealth-Tax Act, 1957

Notice deemed to be valid in certain circumstances Where an assessee has appeared in any proceeding or cooperated in any inquiry relating to an assessment or reassessment, it shall be deemed that any notice under any provision of this Act, which is required to be served upon him, has been duly served upon him in

Section 39 – Wealth-Tax Act, 1957

Effect of transfer of authorities on pending proceedings Whenever in respect of any proceeding under this Act any wealth-tax authority ceases to exercise jurisdiction and is succeeded by another who has and exercises such jurisdiction, the authority so succeeding may continue the proceeding from the stage at which the proceeding was left by his predecessor

Section 38A – Wealth-Tax Act, 1957

Powers of Valuation Officer, etc (1) For the purposes of this Act, a Valuation Officer or any overseer, surveyor or assessor authorised by him in this behalf may, subject to any rules made in this behalf and at such reasonable times as may be prescribed,— (a)   enter any land within the limits of the

Section 38 – Wealth-Tax Act, 1957

Information, returns and statements [Where, for the purposes of this Act], it appears necessary for 86[any wealth-tax authority] to obtain any statement or information from any individual, company 87[(including a banking company)], firm, Hindu undivided family or other person,88[such wealth-tax authority] may serve a notice requiring such individual, company, firm, Hindu undivided family or other person, on