Section mapper · Tax rates, rebate and relief
Section 89 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is now
section 157 of the Income-tax Act, 2025
Relief when salary arrears push you into a higher bracket.
- Was
s.89, Income-tax Act, 1961 (repealed)- Is now
s.157, Income-tax Act, 2025- In force from
What changed
Renumbered only. Still claimed on an application to the Assessing Officer.
Where this comes from
Read from incometaxindia.gov.in on , and re-checked against the enacted Income-tax Act, 2025 (Act No. 30 of 2025, assented 21 August 2025, in force 1 April 2026). This dataset is re-verified quarterly. The whole method is on our methodology page.
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