Sir I an documents writer I have the income from by writing of documents and take the fee from
My customers sir please advice me in which head I show my said income i. e. Income from business and professional or any any other head. Thanks
Rajat Sharma (496 Points)
27 July 2019
Suresh Thiyagarajan
(Student)
(3986 Points)
Replied 27 July 2019
1. There was a wide debate on the exact meaning of the profession. Case laws and dictionary meanings were referred for figuring the exact meaning of profession.
2. A profession should involve specialized skill and intellectual talent in order to be considered a profession. In your case since the content is provided by the client then mere writing cannot be considered a profession.
3. But if not profession then the next angle would be to look at it as a business. Business involves trade in its widest term and profit on the sale of a product. But we have witnessed certain incomes which are not business and still considered as a business for instance commission income. Income from the commission is considered as a business and not a profession.
4. From the above analysis if it only involves mere writing where content is already is provided by the client it cannot be considered as a profession. If the content is of own then it will be considered as professional and receipts from the same would qualify as a profession.
5. It is only based on my own analysis, for any further clarification, it is better to consult an expert.
Please correct me of the above interpretation has an alternative view.
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