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The Income-tax Ordinance, 1984

( Ordinance NO. XXXVI OF 1984 )

Chapter VII

PAYMENT OF TAX BEFORE ASSESSMENT

Deduction from payment to actors, actresses, producers, etc.
1[53D. (1) A person responsible for making any part or full payment for purchasing a film, drama or television or radio programme shall deduct tax at the rate of ten percent of the amount paid or payable at the time of making payment or credit of such payment to the account of the payee.
 
(2) A person responsible for making any part or full payment to another person for performing in a film, drama, advertisement or any television or radio programme shall deduct tax at the rate of ten percent of the amount paid or payable at the time of making payment or credit of such payment to the account of the payee2[:
 
Provided that no tax shall be deducted under this section if the total payment does not exceed ten thousand taka.
 
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  • 1
    Section 53D was substituted by section 34 of the Finance Act, 2011 (Act No. XII of 2011) .
  • 2
    The colon (:) was substituted for the full stop (.) at the end and thereafter the proviso was inserted by section 32 of the Finance Act, 2012 (Act No. XXVI of 2012) (with effect from 1st July, 2012).
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