Section 88 : Withholding of tax in making payment for investment return and service charge:
1) In making payment by a resident person for interest, natural resource, rent, royalty, service charge having source in Nepal, and if the person is an approved retirement fund, in making payment of amount of any retirement payment, the person shall withhold tax at the rate of Fifteen percent of the total amount of payment.

Provided that, tax shall be withheld from provident fund and gratuity paid by the approved retirement fund, only at the rate of six percent.

2) In making payment by a resident person for dividend, profit made from investment insurance having source in Nepal or profit made from unapproved retirement fund, the person shall withhold tax at the rate of ten percent of the total amount of payment.

3) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-section (1), in making payment of interest or of an amount in the form of interest as follows to any natural person for the deposit, a bank or financial institution shall withhold tax at the rate of Six percent of the total amount of payment:-

a) Which has source in Nepal, and

b) Which is not related with the operation of business.

4) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-sections (1), (2) and (3), this Section shall not apply to the following payment:-

a) Payment related to the operation of a business carried on by a natural person or any other payment except for the house rent,

b) Interest paid to a resident bank or other resident financial institution, or

c) Payment enjoying tax exemption or payment liable to tax withholding pursuant to Section 87.