AGRICULTURE INCOME
Rooba Thilak (17 Points)
18 May 2019if not , how much are exempted?
Rooba Thilak (17 Points)
18 May 2019
Giridhar S Karandikar
(Team Lead)
(7548 Points)
Replied 18 May 2019
Maitree
(other)
(284 Points)
Replied 18 May 2019
Agricultural income earned by a taxpayer in India is exempt under Section 10(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 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) Any income derived from such land by agriculture operations including processing of agricultural produce so as to render it fit for the market or sale of such produce.
(c) Any income attributable to a farm house subject to satisfaction of certain conditions specified in this regard in section 2(1A).