Sections 161 to 180 of the Income-tax Act, 1961
Reference index covering representative assessees, agents of non-residents, trusts and beneficiaries, executors, succession to business, partition of Hindu undivided families, recovery from non-residents, discontinued business, dissolution, liquidation and related special-liability provisions.
The Income-tax Act, 2025 is now the current statute. For tax years beginning before 1 April 2026, proceedings and liabilities continue under the Income-tax Act, 1961 where preserved by Section 536 of the 2025 Act. The current Act reorganises these subjects: legal representatives are dealt with in Section 302, representative assessees in Section 303 and their liability in Section 304. This page is therefore retained as a reference to the 1961 Act for earlier years and saved proceedings.
Representative Assessees, Agents & Trusts - Sections 161 to 168
- What is Liability of representative assessee? What is the Right of representative assessee to recover tax paid Section 161 and 162 of Income Tax Act 1961
- Who may be regarded as agent? What is Charge of tax where share of beneficiaries unknown? Section 163 and 164 of Income Tax Act 1961
- What is Charge of tax in case of oral trust? What is the case where part of trust income is chargeable? What is Direct assessment or recovery not barred? Section 164a, 165 and 166 of Income Tax Act 1961
- What are Remedies against property in cases of representative assessees? What is Charge of tax in the case of a firm? What is Charge of tax where shares of members in association of persons or body of individuals unknown? Section 167, 167A and 167B of Income Tax Act 1961
- What are Liability of partners of limited liability partnership in liquidation? Who are Executors? Section 167C and 168 of Income Tax Act 1961
Executors, Succession, HUF & Non-residents - Sections 169 to 174A
- What is Right of executor to recover tax paid? What is Succession to business otherwise than on death? Section 169 and 170 of Income Tax Act 1961
- What is Assessment after partition of a Hindu undivided family? What is Shipping business of non-residents? Section 171 and 172 of Income Tax Act 1961
- What is Recovery of tax in respect of non-resident from his assets? What is Assessment of persons leaving India? Section 173 and 174 of Income Tax Act 1961
- What is Assessment of association of persons or body of individuals or artificial juridical person formed for a particular event or purpose? What is Assessment of persons likely to transfer property to avoid tax? Section 174A and 175 of Income Tax Act 1961
Discontinued Business, Dissolution & Liquidation - Sections 175 to 180
- What is Discontinued business? What is Association dissolved or business discontinued? Section 176 and 177 of Income Tax Act 1961
- What is Company in liquidation? What is Liability of directors of private company in liquidation? What is Royalties or copyright fees for literary or artistic work? Section 178, 179 and 180 of Income Tax Act 1961