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Profits and Gains of Business or Profession – Income Tax Provisions

Income Tax : This covers how business income is computed under the Income-tax Act, including normal and presumptive methods. It explains deduct...

April 10, 2026 768 Views 0 comment Print

A Simple Guide to classification of earning under Five Income Heads under Income Tax Act

Income Tax : A simple guide to the five heads of income under the Income Tax Act, 1961, explaining salary, house property, business income, cap...

March 1, 2026 1032 Views 0 comment Print

Business Income or Capital Gains? Tax Treatment of Share Trading

Income Tax : Explains when high-volume, systematic trading is treated as business income and highlights major criteria, tax rates, and complian...

December 7, 2025 4236 Views 0 comment Print

Allowances / Exemptions Under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Overview of exemptions and allowances for salaried employees, taxpayers, and businesses under various Income Tax provisions for AY...

October 25, 2025 488326 Views 40 comments Print

Profits and Gains from Business & Profession- Brief Study

Income Tax : A brief study of the tax provisions for Profits and Gains from Business or Profession, covering all chargeable incomes (including ...

October 20, 2025 588666 Views 12 comments Print


Latest News


Budget 2024: House Property Rental Income cannot be taxed as Business Income

Income Tax : From April 1, 2025, rental income from house properties must be reported under "Income from House Property," not as business incom...

July 23, 2024 5037 Views 0 comment Print

Under DTC income arising on purchase and sale of securities by FIIs shall be deemed to be capital gain

Income Tax : The introduction of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC), which will replace the 50-year-old Income Tax Act, will make Foreign Institutiona...

June 23, 2010 627 Views 0 comment Print

Cut in corporate tax rate will not benefit all sectors as MAT will increase tax burden

Income Tax : The proposed reduction in corporate tax rate from 30% to 25% in the new direct tax code is only one side of the story. The cut ha...

August 17, 2009 732 Views 0 comment Print

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement Signed Between India and Tajikistan

Income Tax : A Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement was signed between India and Tajikistan today, i.e. 20th November, 2008. The Agreement was s...

December 1, 2008 798 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Rental Income Can’t Be Reclassified as Business Profits based on Consistency Rule: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai ruled that an AO cannot reclassify rental income as business income if it was consistently assessed as income from...

September 17, 2025 1026 Views 0 comment Print

Arbitral Award for Offshore Supplies is Business Income, Not Taxable Under DTAA

Income Tax : Delhi High Court confirms arbitral award for Fujitsu's offshore supplies is business income, not taxable in India under Japan-Indi...

August 4, 2025 405 Views 0 comment Print

No Addition for Deemed Rental Income on Unsold Flats Held as Stock-in-Trade for AY 2015-16

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai clarifies tax on builders' unsold inventory, stating no deemed rental income on stock-in-trade. Also addresses 80G ded...

June 20, 2025 375 Views 0 comment Print

Unsold Flats: No Tax on Notional Rent for period Before Finance Act 2017 Amendments

Income Tax : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Pune recently ruled that notional rent on unsold flats held as stock-in-trade by a builder ca...

June 20, 2025 816 Views 0 comment Print

Actual Rental Income from Stock-in-Trade of Flats taxable as Business Income

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT allows Shivsagar Builders' appeal, deleting additions for notional rent on inventory and clarifying taxable revenue bas...

June 20, 2025 546 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Draft notification for determination of FMV of inventory converted in Capital Assets

Income Tax : Clause (via) in section 28 is inserted by Finance Act, 2018, w.e.f. Financial year 2018-19 and it provides taxation of Inventory i...

May 3, 2018 2712 Views 0 comment Print

CA certificate required to be given to the banker even in respect of import payments

Finance : A. P. (DIR Series)CIRCULAR NO03/RBI under Section 195 of the Income Tax Act read with Rule 29B of the IT Rules, any person respons...

July 26, 2007 37401 Views 0 comment Print


Taxation of gold and gold products

November 2, 2021 118186 Views 7 comments Print

Profit on sale of your gold is taxable as Capital Gains unless you are a dealer in gold and jewellery in which case it becomes taxable as Business Income

Can a business owner deduct medical expenses while computing business Income for Income tax

August 10, 2021 41625 Views 0 comment Print

Can a business owner deduct medical expenses while computing business Income for Income tax In recent times medical expenditure has become a major element of cost for every person. Most of the people prefer to have medical insurance to cover medical expenses. However medical insurance does not cover all types of illness (depend upon type […]

PGBP Additions and Deductions

July 3, 2021 50112 Views 0 comment Print

Profits and Gains of Business or Profession (PGBP) Additions and Deductions Following things should be added to ‘Net Profit as per books’: 1. Depreciation as per BOOKS 2. Income tax in BOOKS (including duty, cesses, late fee, or any other payments related to income tax liability) 3. 30% sum payable to residents on which TDS […]

Tax on Profits and Gains from Business and Profession

June 27, 2021 97674 Views 0 comment Print

Business Income is the profit that is earned from the business. It is nothing but Total Revenue/Total turnover minus Total Expense. The profit from the business is the taxable income/business income.

Income from Sale/Purchase of property by Real Estate Agent is Business Income

June 17, 2021 17022 Views 1 comment Print

ITO Vs Suresh Babu Vasireddy (ITAT Hyderabad) The assessee is basically engaged in the business as a real estate agent in Hyderabad deriving commission income. The modus operandi of the business activity is that of identifying properties for sale in Hyderabad and simultaneously identify the interested buyers and sell the properties with a marginal profit. […]

Business Head : Income from profession V/s Business Income

June 13, 2021 2886 Views 0 comment Print

Mostly we use term profession in association with business and try to find it’s colour from the company it keeps. Most of the times it is not necessary to differentiate business from profession, since most provisions dealing with business and profession are same, but for some purposes distinction has to be established. Section 2(36) says […]

Section 28: Profits and gains of business or profession

June 4, 2021 138060 Views 0 comment Print

Section 28 of Income Tax Act, 1961 – Profits and gains of business or profession. The following income shall be chargeable to income-tax under the head “Profits and gains of business or profession” 1. Income of Business or Profession carried on by the assessee. 2. Compensation received by any person in following cases: a. In […]

Income Heads – Some Issues – Business Income

May 18, 2021 1887 Views 0 comment Print

Even after discussion at length of heads there are some issues which holds worth for discussion, some of them are being discussed here. If a business receives an amount on which ‘right to receive is yet to be established’ (In case of participation in technical collaboration) . In such cases what is the substance of […]

Whether the gains or losses from sale of securities shall be treated as ‘Income from Business’ or ‘Capital Gain’

April 7, 2021 18012 Views 0 comment Print

Today’s question is very crucial and need to clarify whether the gains or losses from sale of securities shall be treated as ‘Income from Business’ or ‘Capital Gain’. In this concern, it is notable that when an assessee wants to treat the sale of securities as ‘business income’, he is allowed to reduce expenses incurred […]

Interest Income on FDR’s Pledged to obtain Contract is Business Income

November 20, 2020 2166 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the interest income on FDR’s pledged for security purposes in obtaining the contract business comes within the ambit of business income?

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