Tax Exemption

Income Tax Benefits to Residents & Indian Companies

Income Tax - A resident person is chargeable to tax in respect of his global income. If Income-tax Act enlarges the scope of taxable income of a resident person, it extends certain benefits and privileges to a resident person as well, inter-alia, an option to compute income on presumptive basis...

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Tax Free / Exempt Income Under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax - As per section 10(1), agricultural income earned by the taxpayer in India is exempt from tax. Agricultural income is defined under section 2(1A) of the Income-tax Act. As per section 2(1A), agricultural income generally means: (a) Any rent or revenue derived from land which is situated in India and is used for agricultural purposes. (b) A...

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Tax on scholarship/Stipends to students

Income Tax - There are a numerous scholarships available to students for studies. The Universities, Colleges, Schools offer scholarship to meritorious students on the basis of their last performance. Some NGOs also award scholarships to needy and poor students to pursue their studies. Some Old Boys Associations also award certain scholarships. The Cen...

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Singapore based Sovereign Wealth Funds gets Tax Exemption from CBDT

Income Tax - In line with the objective to promote the long term investments and add fuel to India’s growth story of Infrastructure sector, the Finance Act, 2020 had amended the Income Tax Act, 1961 and inserted a new section 10(23FE) to grant  100% income-tax exemption to the income of a notified SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND (‘SWF’)  in...

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Tax Incentive to Business / Service sector/ Industry on salary of new employees

Income Tax - Tax Incentive to Business / Service sector/ Industry on salary of new employees On Salary of Rs. 100/- avail tax benefit on Rs. 190/- :- Any business / service sector/ manufacturing industry can claim additional deduction of 30% of salary paid to additional employees, subject to fulfilment of certain conditions. This deduction of 30% of [...

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Factoring services may soon be exempt from stamp duty

Income Tax - The government plans to offer stamp duty exemption for sale of accounts receivables, allowing businesses to encash sales made on credit and ensure a healthy cash flow. The finance ministry will facilitate this change by moving a new bill to regulate ...

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Commerce Ministry to set up committee to simplify EOU procedures

Income Tax - The Commerce Ministry today said it will set up a committee to recast the export-oriented unit scheme so that the scheme remain attractive even after the end of tax sops in 2011. "EOUs should be re-modeled because challenges and environment have cha...

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Budget for next year may take back excise exemption given to around 250 items

Income Tax - The finance ministry is looking into the possibility of phasing out some exemptions from the Centre’s excise list in the next Budget. The move is part of the transition exercise to the goods & services tax regime, slated to come into force next finan...

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High Court dismisses petition challenging tax exemption MLAs of Punjab

Income Tax - The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging tax exemption to Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Punjab. Dismissing the petition filed by one Manmohan Singh of Ludhiana, a division bench today held that there was no illegality in the exemption from payment of tax granted to MLAs. ...

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It department challenged deduction u/s. 80RR claimed by fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani

Income Tax - Is Tarun Tahiliani, one of India’s leading fashion designers, an artiste? Those who admire his creations might think so, but not the income-tax [I-T] department. It’s been almost a decade now since the I-T first objected to Tahiliani seeking tax exemption on his foreign income for being an “artiste”, and it still continues to disp...

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Section 10(23AA) Exemption Allowed to whom- HC Analyses

CIT Vs Army Wives Welfare Association (Allahabad High Court) - As per Section 10(23AA), the exemption can be for the income received by any person on behalf of any regimental fund or non-public fund established by the armed forces of the Union for the welfare of the past and present members....

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Reopening not permissible on the ground of expense which was not claimed by Assessee

Sandip Bhikhubhai Padsala Vs. ITO & Anr. (Gujarat High Court) - Assessee sold 3,10,000 shares and claimed resulting gains as exempt under section 10(38). AO denied the exemption on the ground that as the shares were not held by the assessee for more than 12 months period, therefore, same could not be considered as long-term capital assets. ...

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Income Tax Benefits to Residents & Indian Companies

A resident person is chargeable to tax in respect of his global income. If Income-tax Act enlarges the scope of taxable income of a resident person, it extends certain benefits and privileges to a resident person as well, inter-alia, an option to compute income on presumptive basis...

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Tax Free / Exempt Income Under Income Tax Act, 1961

As per section 10(1), agricultural income earned by the taxpayer in India is exempt from tax. Agricultural income is defined under section 2(1A) of the Income-tax Act. As per section 2(1A), agricultural income generally means: (a) Any rent or revenue derived from land which is situated in India and is used for agricultural purposes. (b) A...

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Tax on scholarship/Stipends to students

There are a numerous scholarships available to students for studies. The Universities, Colleges, Schools offer scholarship to meritorious students on the basis of their last performance. Some NGOs also award scholarships to needy and poor students to pursue their studies. Some Old Boys Associations also award certain scholarships. The Cen...

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Singapore based Sovereign Wealth Funds gets Tax Exemption from CBDT

In line with the objective to promote the long term investments and add fuel to India’s growth story of Infrastructure sector, the Finance Act, 2020 had amended the Income Tax Act, 1961 and inserted a new section 10(23FE) to grant  100% income-tax exemption to the income of a notified SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND (‘SWF’)  in...

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Posted Under: Income Tax |

Tax Incentive to Business / Service sector/ Industry on salary of new employees

Tax Incentive to Business / Service sector/ Industry on salary of new employees On Salary of Rs. 100/- avail tax benefit on Rs. 190/- :- Any business / service sector/ manufacturing industry can claim additional deduction of 30% of salary paid to additional employees, subject to fulfilment of certain conditions. This deduction of 30% of [...

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Expenditure Related to Exempt Income

Every person whose total income of the previous year exceeds the maximum amount, which is not chargeable to income tax, is an assessee and chargeable to income tax in India at the rate or rates as may be prescribed in Finance Act and Income Tax for the relevant assessment year. We know that the in […]...

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Section 10(37) Exemption towards Capital Gain arising on Compulsory Acquisition of Urban Agricultural Land

Section 10(37) Exemption Towards Capital Gain Arising on Compulsory Acquisition of Urban Agricultural Land Provisions of section 10(37) of the Income Tax Act lays down certain conditions which need to be satisfied in order to avail exemption towards capital gain arising on account of compulsory acquisition of an urban agricultural land. T...

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Section 10(34A) Exemption towards income received by a shareholder on buy back of shares

Provisions of section 10(34A) exempt any income arisen to the shareholder on account of buy back of shares as referred under section 115QA of the Income Tax Act. The exemption provisions of section 10(34A) of the Income Tax Act are explained in the present article. Understanding the provisions of section 10(34A) of Income Tax Act– [...

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Keyman insurance policy – detailed analysis

A keyman insurance policy which has been assigned to any person during its term, with or without consideration, shall continue to be treated as a keyman insurance policy and consequently would not be eligible for any exemption under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act....

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Exemption for dividend income received from Indian Company | Section 10(34)

In simple terms, a dividend is the distribution of the profit of the company among its shareholders. The dividend income referred to in section 115-O of the Income Tax Act is exempt under section 10(34) of the Income Tax Act. The exemption provisions of said section 10(34) are taken up and explained in the present […]...

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