{"id":42171,"date":"2021-05-08T05:30:50","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T05:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=42171"},"modified":"2021-05-08T05:30:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T05:30:51","slug":"govt-relaxed-provisions-of-income-tax-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/govt-relaxed-provisions-of-income-tax-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt relaxed provisions of Income-tax Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The government has relaxed the provisions of the Income-tax Act in view of COVID-19. Now, all hospitals, nursing units, dispensaries and COVID care centers will be able to accept cash over two lakh rupees from the patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Income-tax Act, 1961 is the charging statute of Income Tax in India. 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Now, all hospitals, nursing units, dispensaries and COVID care centers will be able to accept cash over two lakh rupees from the patients. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Income-tax Act, 1961 is the charging statute of Income Tax in India. 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