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    • ¶Chapter 4 overview
    • 13Heads of income
    • 14Income not forming part of total income and expenditure in relation to such income
    • 15Salaries
    • 16Income from salary
    • 17Perquisite
    • 18Profits in lieu of salary
    • 19Deductions from salaries
    • 20Income from house property
    • 21Determination of annual value
    • 22Deductions from income from house property
    • 23Arrears of rent and unrealised rent received subsequently
    • 24Property owned by co-owners
    • 25Interpretation
    • 26Income under head “Profits and gains of business or profession”
    • 27Manner of computing profits and gains of business or profession
    • 28Rent, rates, taxes, repairs and insurance
    • 29Deductions related to employee welfare
    • 30Deduction on certain premium
    • 31Deduction for bad debt and provision for bad and doubtful debt
    • 32Other deductions
    • 33Deduction for depreciation
    • 34General conditions for allowable deductions
    • 35Amounts not deductible in certain circumstances
    • 36Expenses or payments not deductible in certain circumstances
    • 37Certain deductions allowed on actual payment basis only
    • 38Certain sums deemed as profits and gains of business or profession
    • 39Computation of actual cost
    • 40Special provision for computation of cost of acquisition of certain assets
    • 41Written down value of depreciable asset
    • 42Capitalising the impact of foreign exchange fluctuation
    • 43Taxation of foreign exchange fluctuation
    • 44Amortisation of certain preliminary expenses
    • 45Expenditure on scientific research
    • 46Capital expenditure of specified business
    • 47Expenditure on agricultural extension project and skill development project
    • 48Tea development account, coffee development account and rubber development account
    • 49Site Restoration Fund
    • 50Special provision in the case of trade, profession or similar association
    • 51Amortisation of expenditure for prospecting certain minerals
    • 52Amortisation of expenditure for telecommunications services, amalgamation, demerger, scheme of voluntary retirement, etc
    • 53Full value of consideration for transfer of assets other than capital assets in certain cases
    • 54Business of prospecting for mineral oils
    • 55Insurance business
    • 56Special provision in case of interest income of specified financial institutions
    • 57Revenue recognition for construction and service contracts
    • 58Special provision for computing profits and gains of business or profession on presumptive basis in case of certain residents
    • 59Chargeability of royalty and fee for technical services in hands of non-residents
    • 60Deduction of head office expenditure in case of non-residents
    • 61Special provision for computation of income on presumptive basis in respect of certain business activities of certain non-residents
    • 62Maintenance of books of account
    • 63Tax audit
    • 64Facilitating payments in electronic modes
    • 65Special provision for computing deductions in case of business reorganisation of co-operative banks
    • 66Interpretation
    • 67Capital gains
    • 68Capital gains on distribution of assets by companies in liquidation
    • 69Capital gains on purchase by company of its own shares or other specified securities
    • 70Transactions not regarded as transfer
    • 71Withdrawal of exemption in certain cases
    • 72Mode of computation of capital gains
    • 73Cost with reference to certain modes of acquisition
    • 74Special provision for computation of capital gains in case of depreciable assets
    • 75Special provision for cost of acquisition in case of depreciable asset
    • 76Special provision for computation of capital gains in case of Market Linked Debenture
    • 77Special provision for computation of capital gains in case of slump sale
    • 78Special provision for full value of consideration in certain cases
    • 79Special provision for full value of consideration for transfer of share other than quoted share
    • 80Fair market value deemed to be full value of consideration in certain cases
    • 81Advance money received
    • 82Profit on sale of property used for residence
    • 83Capital gains on transfer of land used for agricultural purposes not to be charged in certain cases
    • 84Capital gains on compulsory acquisition of lands and buildings not to be charged in certain cases
    • 85Capital gains not to be charged on investment in certain bonds
    • 86Capital gains on transfer of certain capital assets not to be charged in case of investment in residential house
    • 87Exemption of capital gains on transfer of assets in cases of shifting of industrial undertaking from urban area
    • 88Exemption of capital gains on transfer of assets in cases of shifting of industrial undertaking from urban area to any Special Economic Zone
    • 89Extension of time for acquiring new asset or depositing or investing amount of capital gains
    • 90Meaning of “adjusted”, “cost of improvement” and “cost of acquisition”
    • 91Reference to Valuation Officer
    • 92Income from other sources
    • 93Deductions
    • 94Amounts not deductible
    • 95Profits chargeable to tax
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  1. Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Computation of Total Income

83 sections (13–95)

  • 13Heads of income
  • 14Income not forming part of total income and expenditure in relation to such income
  • 15Salaries
  • 16Income from salary
  • 17Perquisite
  • 18Profits in lieu of salary
  • 19Deductions from salaries
  • 20Income from house property
  • 21Determination of annual value
  • 22Deductions from income from house property
  • 23Arrears of rent and unrealised rent received subsequently
  • 24Property owned by co-owners
  • 25Interpretation
  • 26Income under head “Profits and gains of business or profession”
  • 27Manner of computing profits and gains of business or profession
  • 28Rent, rates, taxes, repairs and insurance
  • 29Deductions related to employee welfare
  • 30Deduction on certain premium
  • 31Deduction for bad debt and provision for bad and doubtful debt
  • 32Other deductions
  • 33Deduction for depreciation
  • 34General conditions for allowable deductions
  • 35Amounts not deductible in certain circumstances
  • 36Expenses or payments not deductible in certain circumstances
  • 37Certain deductions allowed on actual payment basis only
  • 38Certain sums deemed as profits and gains of business or profession
  • 39Computation of actual cost
  • 40Special provision for computation of cost of acquisition of certain assets
  • 41Written down value of depreciable asset
  • 42Capitalising the impact of foreign exchange fluctuation
  • 43Taxation of foreign exchange fluctuation
  • 44Amortisation of certain preliminary expenses
  • 45Expenditure on scientific research
  • 46Capital expenditure of specified business
  • 47Expenditure on agricultural extension project and skill development project
  • 48Tea development account, coffee development account and rubber development account
  • 49Site Restoration Fund
  • 50Special provision in the case of trade, profession or similar association
  • 51Amortisation of expenditure for prospecting certain minerals
  • 52Amortisation of expenditure for telecommunications services, amalgamation, demerger, scheme of voluntary retirement, etc
  • 53Full value of consideration for transfer of assets other than capital assets in certain cases
  • 54Business of prospecting for mineral oils
  • 55Insurance business
  • 56Special provision in case of interest income of specified financial institutions
  • 57Revenue recognition for construction and service contracts
  • 58Special provision for computing profits and gains of business or profession on presumptive basis in case of certain residents
  • 59Chargeability of royalty and fee for technical services in hands of non-residents
  • 60Deduction of head office expenditure in case of non-residents
  • 61Special provision for computation of income on presumptive basis in respect of certain business activities of certain non-residents
  • 62Maintenance of books of account
  • 63Tax audit
  • 64Facilitating payments in electronic modes
  • 65Special provision for computing deductions in case of business reorganisation of co-operative banks
  • 66Interpretation
  • 67Capital gains
  • 68Capital gains on distribution of assets by companies in liquidation
  • 69Capital gains on purchase by company of its own shares or other specified securities
  • 70Transactions not regarded as transfer
  • 71Withdrawal of exemption in certain cases
  • 72Mode of computation of capital gains
  • 73Cost with reference to certain modes of acquisition
  • 74Special provision for computation of capital gains in case of depreciable assets
  • 75Special provision for cost of acquisition in case of depreciable asset
  • 76Special provision for computation of capital gains in case of Market Linked Debenture
  • 77Special provision for computation of capital gains in case of slump sale
  • 78Special provision for full value of consideration in certain cases
  • 79Special provision for full value of consideration for transfer of share other than quoted share
  • 80Fair market value deemed to be full value of consideration in certain cases
  • 81Advance money received
  • 82Profit on sale of property used for residence
  • 83Capital gains on transfer of land used for agricultural purposes not to be charged in certain cases
  • 84Capital gains on compulsory acquisition of lands and buildings not to be charged in certain cases
  • 85Capital gains not to be charged on investment in certain bonds
  • 86Capital gains on transfer of certain capital assets not to be charged in case of investment in residential house
  • 87Exemption of capital gains on transfer of assets in cases of shifting of industrial undertaking from urban area
  • 88Exemption of capital gains on transfer of assets in cases of shifting of industrial undertaking from urban area to any Special Economic Zone
  • 89Extension of time for acquiring new asset or depositing or investing amount of capital gains
  • 90Meaning of “adjusted”, “cost of improvement” and “cost of acquisition”
  • 91Reference to Valuation Officer
  • 92Income from other sources
  • 93Deductions
  • 94Amounts not deductible
  • 95Profits chargeable to tax
Chapter 3Incomes Which Do Not Form Part of Total IncomeChapter 5Income of Other Persons, Included in Total Income of Assessee