Section 24 – Finance Acts

Amendment of section 57

In section 57 of the Income-tax Act,—

(a) in clause (i), after the words “in the case of dividends,”, the words, brackets, letter and figures “other than that referred in sub-clause (f) of clause (22) of section 2″ shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of October, 2024;
(b) in clause (iia), before the Explanation, the following proviso shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2025, namely:—
  Provided that in a case where income-tax is computed under clause (ii) of sub-section (1A) of section 115BAC, the provisions of this clause shall have effect as if for the words “fifteen thousand rupees”, the words “twenty-five thousand rupees” had been substituted;’.
(c) after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of October, 2024, namely:—
  Provided further that no deduction shall be allowed in case of dividend income of the nature referred to in sub-clause (f) of clause (22) of section 2.”.