Section 278B — Offences by companies: where it sits in the Income-tax Act, 2025

As per the official CBDT correspondence, Section 278B (Offences by companies) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 corresponds to Section 487 (Offences by companies) of the Income-tax Act, 2025.

corresponding provisions · income-tax act, 2025

Section 487 — Offences by companies

read both texts · §278B (1961) vs §487 (2025)

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Source: the CBDT’s official 1961↔2025 correspondence table (incometaxindia.gov.in), captured 2026-07-21. This is a research aid — verify against the official CBDT utility ↗ before professional reliance.

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Is Section 278B of the Income-tax Act, 1961 omitted in the Income-tax Act, 2025?

No — its subject matter continues in the Income-tax Act, 2025 as Section 487.

What does Section 278B of the Income-tax Act, 1961 deal with?

Section 278B — "Offences by companies", under CHAPTER XXII - OFFENCES AND PROSECUTIONS of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

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same chapter · chapter xxii - offences and prosecutions · income-tax act, 1961

Section 278 — Abetment of false return, etc.
Section 278A — Punishment for second and subsequent offences
Section 278AA — Punishment not to be imposed in certain cases
Section 278AB — Power of Principal Commissioner or Commissioner to grant immunity from prosecution
Section 278C — Offences by Hindu undivided families
Section 278D — Presumption as to assets, books of account, etc., in certain cases
Section 278E — Presumption as to culpable mental state
Section 279 — Prosecution to be at instance of Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner or Principal Commissioner or Commissioner

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