Deduction under section 80QQB is available to an author of certain books, being resident in India, who is receiving income by way of royalty or copyright fees. The current article explains all the provisions attached to the said deduction section 80QQB.
Some of the essential terms –
Following are some of the important terms which need to be understood first, before going into the provisions of section 80QQB –
1. Author – The term ‘author’ includes within its ambit ‘joint author’.
2. Books – The term ‘books’ shall not include the following –
3. Lump sum – The term ‘Lump sum’ with regard to royalties or copyright fees includes a non-refundable advance payment received on account of such royalties or copyright fees.
Provisions of section 80QQB
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1. The individual assessee claiming deduction should be resident in India or the assessee should be resident but not ordinarily resident in India.
2. The individual assessee should have authored (which also includes co-author) a book covering the work of either literary or artistic or scientific nature.
3. The amount should be received in lump sum consideration. However, if the amount is not received in lump sum consideration, income (before allowing expenses) as is in excess of 15% of the value of books sold during the year should be ignored.
4. In case the income is earned outside India, the deduction under section 80QQB shall be available only on so much of income earned which is brought back in India, in convertible foreign exchange, within a period of 6 months (or within such extended time) from the end of the previous year in which the income is earned.
It should be noted here that in such case, the assessee is mandatorily required to furnish a certificate in Form No. 10H. the certificate is to be submitted at the time of filing of the return of income.
5. The assessee claiming the deduction is compulsorily required to furnish a certificate in Form No. 10CCD. Such a certificate in Form No. 10CCD should be duly verified by the person responsible for paying the income. The certificate is to be submitted at the time of filing of the return of income.
6. Once the deduction with respect to income has been claimed under section 80QQB, no further deduction can be claimed for such income under any other provisions of the Act in any assessment year.
The maximum amount of deduction allowed under section 80QQB is lower of the following –
Q.1 What is Section 80QQB income tax?
Ans: Section 80QQB provides a deduction to a resident author, of certain types of books, receiving income by way of royalty or copyright fees.
Q.2 What is form 10CCD?
Ans: For claiming deduction under section 80QQB, the individual assessee is mandatorily required to furnish a certificate in Form No. 10CCD. The certificate should be duly verified by the person responsible for making payment to the assessee.
Q.3 Is income from royalty taxable?
Ans: In case of royalty income received by an author of a certain type of books, the deduction is available under section 80QQB. However, such deduction is not available towards journals, newspapers, magazine, diaries, pamphlets, brochures etc.
Q.4 Is deduction under section 80QQB available to NRI?
Ans: Deduction under section 80QQB is available only to a resident author. Meaning thereby that the deduction is not available to a non-resident person.
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