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Section 516 — Rounding off of amount of total income, or amount payable or refundable

Income-tax Act, 2025 (amended upto 2026)
In plain terms: This section says total income and any amount payable or refundable is rounded off to the nearest ₹10 (a last figure of 5 or more rounds up; less than 5 rounds down).

The amount of total income computed or any amount payable or refundable under this Act, shall be rounded off to the nearest multiple of Rs. 10 ignoring any part of a rupee consisting of paise and thereafter if such amount is not a multiple of ten, then--

(a) such amount shall be increased to the next higher amount which is a multiple of ten, if the last figure in that amount is five or more; or

(b) such amount shall be reduced to the next lower amount which is a multiple of ten, if the last figure is less than five,

and the amount so rounded off shall be deemed to be the total income of the assessee or the amount payable or refundable, as the case may be, under this Act.

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