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Income-tax Act Section 216
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The Income-tax Act, 2025

Section 216 Return of income not to be furnished in certain cases

Chapter
XIII · Determination of Tax in Special Cases
Part
E.—Special provisions relating to non-residents and foreign companies
It shall not be necessary for a non-resident Indian to furnish a return of his income under section 263(1), if—
(a) his total income during the tax year consisted only of investment income or income by way of long-term capital gains or both; and
(b) the tax deductible at source under the provisions of Chapter XIX-B has been deducted from such income.