Category Taxation

The Indian Income Tax System places the incidence of tax based on the residential status of the assessee. If the assessee is Individual, it’s residential status is based on the number of days of his residence in India. However, in…

The Finance Act,2018 withdrew the exemption provided under section 10(38) of the Income Tax Act,1961 and inserted section 112A to tax Long term capital gain arising from transfer of listed shares, units of equity oriented mutual fund and units of…

1. Dividend is ordinarily used to refer to any distribution made by a company to its shareholders out of its profits in proportion to the number of shares held by the shareholder concerned in the company.  2. Section 115-O (1):…

A. Section 44AD: Special provision for computing profits and gains of business  i) Applicable to – 1. Resident Individual, HUF and Firm (Excluding LLP) carrying on any business, and 2. whose total turnover or gross receipts in the previous year…

1. Introduction:- The income of an Association of Persons (AOP) and Body of Individuals (BOI) shall be computed normally applying the normal provisions of the Income tax Act. The business income of AOP/BOI shall be computed after allowing all expenses…

1. Introduction:- Under the existing provisions of section 45, capital gain is chargeable to tax in the year in which the transfer takes place except in certain cases. The definition of ‘transfer’, inter alia, includes any arrangement or transaction where…

1.Definition of agricultural Income: Any rent or revenue derived from agricultural land Any Income derived from such land by- i) agriculture, or ii) processing of agricultural produce, or iii) sale by a cultivator or receiver of rent-in-kind of the produce…

HUF is treated as a separate entity for the purpose of assessment under Income tax act. HUF does not arise from a contract. HUF is a creation of law. After marriage, as soon as a child is born, HUF comes…