Income Tax Act, 2025  ·  Chapter XXII — Miscellaneous  ·  Section 533

Section 533
Power to make rules

IT Act 2025 Chapter XXII Effective 1 April 2026 Old: 620 295
New Provision
Section 533, IT Act 2025
Replaces (IT Act 1961)
620 295
Chapter
Chapter XXII — Miscellaneous
Effective From
1 April 2026
Statutory Text — Section 533

he Board may, subject to the control of the Central Government, by notification, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters:— (a) the ascertainment and determination of any class of income; (b) the manner in which and the procedure by which the income shall be arrived at in the case of— (i) income derived in part from agriculture and in part from business; (ii) persons residing outside India; (iii) operations carried out in India by a non-resident; (iv) transactions or activities of a non-resident; (v) an individual who is liable to be assessed under section 99(3) and (4); (c) the determination of the value of any perquisite chargeable to tax under this Act in such manner and on such basis as appears to the Board to be proper and reasonable; (d) the percentage on the written down value which may be allowed as depreciation for buildings, machinery, plant or furniture; (e) the matters specified in section 62; (f) the conditions or limitations subject to which any payment of rent made by an assessee shall be deducted under section 134; (g) the matters specified in Chapter XI; (h) the time within which any person may apply for the allotment of a Permanent Account Number, the form and the manner in which such application may be made and the particulars which such application shall contain and the transactions with respect to which Permanent Account Number shall be quoted on documents relating to such transactions under section 262;

(i) the documents, statements, receipts, certificates or audited reports which may not be furnished along with the return but shall be produced before the Assessing Officer on demand under section 263(2)(a); (j) the class or classes of persons who shall be required to furnish the return of income in electronic form; the form and the manner of furnishing the said return in electronic form; documents, statements, receipts, certificates or reports which shall not be furnished with the return in electronic form and the computer resource or electronic record to which such return may be transmitted under section 263(2)(a); (k) the cases, the nature and value of assets, the limits and heads of expenditure and the outgoings, which are required to be prescribed under section 263(2)(b); (l) the form of the report of audit or inventory valuation and the particulars which such report shall contain under section 268(5); (m) remuneration of Chairperson and members of the Approving Panel under section 274(21) and procedure and manner for constitution of, functioning and disposal of references by, the Approving Panel under section 274(24); (n) the form and manner in which the information relating to payment of any sum may be furnished under section 397(3)(d); (o) the authority to be prescribed for any of the purposes of this Act; (p) the procedure for giving effect to any agreement for the granting of relief in respect of double taxation or for the avoidance of double taxation entered into by the Central Government under this Act; (q) the procedure for granting of relief or deduction, of any income-tax paid in any country or specified territory outside India, under section 159 or 160, against the income-tax payable under this Act; (r) the form and manner in which any application, claim, return or information may be made or furnished and the fees that may be levied in respect of any application or claim; (s) the manner in which any document required to be filed under this Act may be verified; (t) the procedure to be followed on applications for refunds; (u) the procedure for calculating interest payable by assessees or by the Government to assessees under this Act, including the rounding off of periods when a fraction of a month is involved, and specifying the circumstances under which and the extent to which petty amounts of interest payable by assessees may be ignored; (v) the regulation of any matter for which provision is made in section 420;

Shahi & Co. — Our Understanding
This section falls under Chapter XXII (Miscellaneous) which contains general provisions including powers of the Board, rounding off, and savings provisions.
Practical Note: These provisions govern administrative aspects of the Act. Section 533 (power to make rules) and Section 536 (repeal and savings) are particularly important for understanding the transition from the old Act to the new one.
Shahi & Co., Chartered Accountants
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Disclaimer: This is a reproduction of Section 533 of the Income Tax Act, 2025 (No. 30 of 2025) as published in the Official Gazette of India (CG-DL-E-22082025-265620) for informational and reference purposes only. Shahi & Co., Chartered Accountants makes no warranty as to completeness or accuracy. For the official authenticated text refer to egazette.gov.in or incometaxindia.gov.in. This does not constitute legal or tax advice.