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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 852 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 1065 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 4278 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 488425 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 588813 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 5052 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 804 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 1038 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 417 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 828 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 2721 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 37410 Views 0 comment Print


Pre Budget Recommendations of Income Tax for Union Budget, 2020

January 22, 2020 22683 Views 2 comments Print

As we all are aware that The Union Budget for 2020-21 will be presented in the Lok Sabha on 1st February, 2020) at 11.00 am by our Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman. As per every year, this year also Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has submitted its Pre Budget Memorandum to the government. Today we […]

Section 44AD Presumptive Income 6% / 8% -Practical Issues

January 21, 2020 250614 Views 20 comments Print

Section 44AD in Income tax act is the presumptive income section under which prescribed percentage of turnover will be deemed as your income. Till AY 2016-17, prescribed percentage was 8%.

Interest on Bank Deposit earned by Assessee Engaged in Money Lending is Business Income

November 19, 2019 1047 Views 0 comment Print

whether the interest on bank deposit earned by assessee engaged in money lending covered under head of Business Income or Income from Other Sources?

Aseesee can have both Trading & Investment Portfolio for Business Income & Capital Gain

July 25, 2019 1740 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is that whether the assessee having business of land trading can show capital gains from arising out of transfer of land and claim exemption u/s 54F?

Income Tax on notional rental income in case of builders U/s. 23(5)

March 22, 2019 46158 Views 1 comment Print

Builders generally as a matter of practice are not interested in leasing of such property (ies) hence even the department in most of the cases, did not invoke provisions of section 23 of Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) to tax the notional income deemed to accrue on completed vacant property(ies) held as stock-in-trade by the builders.

Taxation of Income under Business/Profession

December 15, 2018 141087 Views 0 comment Print

Business: It referred to any economic activity carried for earning profits. Economic activity refers to any trade, Commerce, Manufacturing Activity, Trading Activity or any other concern in nature of all. It is not compulsory for continuation of similar transaction or a series of transaction or carried the business permanently. Profession: It refer that a person […]

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

May 3, 2018 2721 Views 0 comment Print

Clause (via) in section 28 is inserted by Finance Act, 2018, w.e.f. Financial year 2018-19 and it provides taxation of Inventory in the year in which it is converted in capital Assets. CBDT issued Draft of notification to be issued for amending Income-tax Rules, 1962 for prescribing the manner of determination of fair market value of the inventory for the purpose of 28(via) of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Compensation received for providing amenities is taxable as income from house property

November 12, 2017 7086 Views 0 comment Print

Receipts towards amenities are to be considered as part of rental income. However, the expenses incurred towards security service and pantry services are not connected to the rental income and hence, they should be deducted from the receipts from amenities.

Rental Income from Real Estate Business is Business Income

November 12, 2017 3168 Views 0 comment Print

Moreover, if the action of the AO is confirmed the assessee will be claiming additional deduction u/s 24 @ 30% in addition to the business and administrative expenses as the assessee is in the real estate business and the income of the assessee will be assessed lower than the returned income.

Service Tax Paid on rent can be claimed as deduction from business Income

November 8, 2017 2283 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs. M/s. Chadha Builders & Properties (ITAT Delhi) Service Tax is not an allowable deduction from Income from house property. But it is true that the assessee has paid Service Tax & it was not recovered from tenants and it has also filed the return of service tax. Service tax has been paid into […]

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