The Income Tax Act 1869, 9 of 1869, (Rep., Act 16 of 1870)

Section 29. All taxes under this Act, except when they are deducted under section eight or section nine, shall be payable on the first day of April in each year:

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

PART VI. PAYMENT: 29. All taxes under this Act, except when they are deducted under section eight or section nine, shall be payable on the first day of April in each year: Totalments. ACT No. IX of 1869. 253 Instalments. Provided that, in every case where the amount so payable equals or exceeds rupees twenty-four, it may be paid in each year by two equal instalments: the first instalment to be paid on some day not later than fifteen instalments, and the second instalment on the first day of October.

Source: India Code