The Income-tax Act, 1961 · XVII — COLLECTION AND RECOVERY OF TAX

Section 205. Bar against direct demand on assessee

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

205. Bar against direct demand on assessee. —Where tax is deductible at the source under[1] [the foregoing provisions of this Chapter], the assessee shall not be called upon to pay the tax himself to the extent to which tax has been deducted from that income.

Source: India Code