Section 4 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Charge of income-tax.

(1) Income-tax for any tax year shall be charged as per the provisions of this Act at the rate or rates which are enacted by a Central Act for such tax year.

(2) The charge of income-tax under sub-section (1) shall be on the total income of the tax year of every person as per the provisions of this Act.

(3) Income-tax shall also include any additional income-tax, by whatever name called, levied under this Act.

(4) If this Act provides that income-tax is to be charged in respect of income of a period other than the tax year, it shall be charged accordingly.

(5) For the income chargeable under sub-section (2), income-tax shall be deducted or collected at source or paid in advance as provided under this Act.