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IPCC
DIRECT TAXES
SUMMARY NOTES
For Nov. 2016 Examination
Complied By: CA AJAY B AGRWAL
Ajay B Agrawal`s
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UG-105 , Ackruti Sankul , Sadashiv Peth Pune
Classroom: Office NO. 74 . 2nd Floor , Prestige Point Pune
Contact : (020)412 45678 / 9762828761 / 9765866559
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Summary of Five Heads
INCOME FROM SALARY
I] Basis of charge [Section 15]
Salary is taxable on due basis or on receipt basis whichever is earlier
II] Gratuity [Section 10(10)]
(a) Government employee- Fully exempted
(b) Employee covered by Gratuity Act – Least of the below
(i) Actual Received
(ii) 15/26 ×Last Drawn Salary No. of completed
years plus excess of six months
(iii) ` 10,00,000
(c) Any other Employees – Least of the below
(i) Actual Received
(ii) 15×Average Salary of 10 months
No. of completed years
(iii) ` 10,00,000
III] Pension [Section 10(10A)]
A) Uncommuted Pension – Fully taxable in hands of all
B) Commuted pension-
(a) Government employee – Fully Taxable
(b) Non-Govt. employee (received gratuity also) – 1/3 of Total Commuted Value
(c) Non-Govt. employee (not received gratuity) - 1/2 of TCV
Leave Salary [Section 10(10AA)]
(i) Govt. employee – fully exempt
(CG & SG)
(ii) Non-Govt. employee – Least of the below
(a) Actual Received
(b) Avg. salary of last 10 months Balance Leave calculated on the basis of 30 days
(c) Average Salary 10 months
(d) ` 3,00,000
Retirement Compensation [Section 10(10B)]
Minimum of
(i) Actual Received
(ii) Amount calculated in accordance with Industrial
Dispute Act, 1947
(iii) ` 5,00,000
Salary
Basic + D.A.
Sal= Basic + D.A.(if) +
commission (if)
Sal= Basic + D.A.(if) +
commission(if)
Sal= Basic + D.A.(if) +
commission(if)
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IV] VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT [Section 10(10C)] & Rule 2BA
A) CONDITIONS OF VRS
(i) 10 years of service or 40 years of age
(ii) For all employees (except directors of the company)
(iii) Reduction in number of employees
(iv) Vacancy created not to be filled up again
(v) No same management
B) LEAST OF THE BELOW IS EXEMPT
(a) Actual amount received
(b) Last drown salary 3 months No. of completed years of services
(c) Last drown salary balance months' service left
(d) ` 5,00,000
PROVIDENT FUND
(i) RPF
Employers contribution – excess of 12% salary (Taxable)
Interest on provident fund – excess of 9.5% (Taxable)
(ii)Unrecognized
provident fund
a) Employers contribution-Taxable (Salary)
b) Interest on Employers contribution-Taxable (Salary)
c) Interest on Employees contribution-Taxable (Other sources)
(TAXABLE IN YEAR of RECEIPT)
Allowances
(1) Fully taxable allowances: D.A. Entertainment Allowance, Overtime Allowance,
Medical Allowance and other
(2) Allowance exempt upto specified limit
(A) House Rent Allowances [Section 10(13A)] & Rule 2A]
Least of the below-
(i) Actual allowance received
(ii) Rent paid – 10% Salary
(iii) 50% of salary - If accommodation is in Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai
40% of salary - For any other place
(B) Actual amount received or amount spent for official duty whichever is less
is exempt :
(i) Traveling
(ii) Daily
(iii) Conveyance
(iv) Helper
(v) Academic / Profession Development
(vi) Uniform
(C) Amount received or the limit specified – whichever is less is exempt
(i) Children education allowance – ` 100 p.m. per child (maximum 2 children)
(ii) Hostel expenditure allowances – ` 300 p.m. per child (maximum 2 children)
(iii) Transport allowance – ` 1600 p.m. (` 3200 for blind/handicapped)
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(iv) Allowance allowed to transport employees (who not received daily allowance)
(a) 70% of such allowance or
(b) ` 10,000 p.m. (whichever is less)
(v) Tribal area allowance – ` 200 p.m.
(vi) Underground allowances – ` 800 p.m.
(3) Fully exempted allowances : Section 10(7)
V] PERQUISITES [Section 17(2)]
(1) TAXABLE IN THE HANDS OF ALL EMPLOYEE
(A) Rent free accommodation
a) Govt. employee – as per Govt. rules
b) Non-Govt. employee –
(i) Owned by employer
15% of salary (in cities population exceeds 25,00,000)
10% of salary (in cities population exceeding 10,00,000 but not exceeding
25,00,000)
7.5% of salary (in other place)
(ii) Not owned by employer:
(a) actual rent and
(b) 15% of salary (whichever is less)
B) Valuation of monetary obligation of employee–Actual expenditure
C) (i) Interest free loan–Interest rate of SBI less recovered if any (Except Petty loan
up to 20,000 & Loan for treatment on specified disease)
(ii) Use of moveable assets-10% p.a. of actual cost or actual rental charge if owned
by employer (Usage exempt for laptop & Computer )
(iii) Transfer of moveable asset
Computer & electronic items-Dep. @ 50% for completed years (WDV)
Motor car-Dep. @ 20% for completed years (WDV)
Other assets-Dep. 10% for completed years (SLM)
(Exempt is 10years and more old asset)
(2) Perquisites taxable in the hands of specified employees
(i) Sweeper, Gardener or watchman–Actual cost
(ii) Gas, electricity or water–Actual cost or manufacturing cost
(iii) Education facilities–For children ` 1,000 p.m. (exempt) Specified employees
means–Director, 20% (beneficial ownership), salary more than ` 50,000 p.a.
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3) TAX FREE PERQUISITES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
(i) Medical facilities
a) Medical treatment in India:
i) Employer’s hospital, ii) Govt. Hospital, iii) Notified hospital for specified
disease , iv) Any other medical expenditure/ reimbursement -maximum of `
15,000 not taxable
b) Medical treatment abroad:
Medical treatment and stay expenses abroad-exempt (If permitted by RBI)
(i)Travel expenditure GTI upto 2,00,000 (Fully exempt) GTI above 2,00,000
(Fully Taxable)
(ii) Leave travel concession [Section 10(5)]-maximum of 2 journeys in block of 4
years (2006-09/ 2010-13 / 2014-17) by air/first class air-conditioned in train by
shortest distance
Deductions from salary
(1) Entertainment allowances [Section 16(ii)]-For Govt. employees only Minimum of
(a) Actual amount
(b) 20% of Basic Salary
(c) ` 5,000
(2) Professional Tax [Section 16(iii)]-Actual amount paid deduct from gross salary
Summary of Salary Definition
Meaning of salary for Different purpose-
(1) For entertainment allowances
Basic salary only
(2) Gratuity for employees (Covered under
Gratuity Act)
Basic Salary + DA
a ) Gratuity for employees
(not covered under
Gratuity Act)
b) Leave Salary
c) Voluntary retirement compensation
d) Contribution to RPF
e) House rent Allowances
f) Rent Free Accommodation
Basic Salary + DA (if forming part of
retirement benefit) +Commission as a
fixed percentage turnover
Specified Employee Deductions u/s 16 is deducted
Exclusion of non-,monitory
Exempt Allowance excluded
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INCOME FROM HOUSE PROPERTY
I] BASIS OF CHARGE [Section 22]
Annual Value–Building and land apportionment–owner–not use business and
profession In case of composite rent – If it is inseparable (PGBP/Other sources)
II] Deemed Owner [Section 27]
(1) Transfer to spouse (except agreement to live apart)
(2) Transfer to a minor child (except minor married daughter)
(3) Individual holds and importable estate
(4) Member of co-operative society
(5) Part performance of Contract u/s 53A – Transfer of Property Act
(6) Lease – Not less than 12 years
(7) Dispute – Income received
Case I – Let out for full year
Step I: MV or FR (higher)
Step II: Answer or SR (lower)
Step III: Answer or AR (higher)
Case II – Let out for full year (sum unrealized rent)
Step III: (i) Answer of Step II (ii) Actual Rent of PY less UR (higher)
Conditions : (i) Bonafide (ii) Tenant has vacant or Steps have been taken (iii)
Tangent is not in occupation of any other property (iv)Taken all reasonable steps
for the recovery of unpaid rent
Case III – Let out for full year (vacancy also)
Step IV: Determined value in Step III less [Actual rent per month vacant months]
Key Note – In Step III Actual Rent for whole of previous year
Case IV – Vacancy + Unrealized Rent
Case V – Self acquired property
Net Annual Value NIL
Deduction - Interest on capital borrowed ` 30,000 (maximum limit)
- ` 2,00,000 if all the following conditions are fulfilled
a) Loan on or after 1/4/1999,
b) loan is for purchase or construction , &
c) Within 3 years acquired or considered
Above limit is only for SOP where GAV is claimed NIL
More than one self-occupied property [Section 23(4)]
One self-occupied property=Nil (Other deemed let out)
Case VI – Self occupied + Let out
Actual Rent taken for let out period only, but municipal tax for the full P/Y
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III] Deductions [Section 24]
(i) Municipal tax paid by owner
(ii) Std. deduction @ 30% of NAV
(iii) Interest on borrowed capital (Accrued basis)
Interest on pre-construction period- Date of loan to prior to the P/Y (completed)=5
equal installments Key Note Borrowed commission (disallowed), Interest on unpaid
interest (disallowed), Interest on fresh loan (allowed, Interest on borrowed capital,
Payable outside India without TDS (disallowed)
IV] Recovery of unrealized rent already reduced from the annual value for A/Y 2002-03 &
onwards [Section 25AA]
Unrealized rent recovered less Already taxed earlier (Taxable)
V] Arrears of rent received [Section 25B]
Arrears of rent received less Already taxed earlier (Taxable after deducting 30%)
VI] Co-ownership [Section 26]
Provision of self-occupied property will apply to each co-owner
Deduction upto ` 30,000 / ` 1,50,000 will be available to each co-owner
VII] Property Exempt From Tax
One Palace of Ex-Ruler, Trade Union, One Self Occupied Property, Use of Business or
Profession , Political Party, Charitable Purpose, Hospital
VIII] Composite Rent
Actual Rent Received less Electricity bill, water bill, Lift maintenance expenses, Liftman
salary, Salary of gardener, Lighting of stairs
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PROFIT & GAIN FROM BUSINESS OR PROFESSION
I] Chargeable under the head business or profession [Section 28]
(i) Profits and Gains of Business or profession
(ii) Compensation: Indian company, any other company in India, Agency, Govt.
(iii) Profit on import licence, Cash assistance against exports, Duty Draw back
(iv) Value of benefit or perquisite arising from business/profession
(v) Salary received by partner of a firm
(vi) (a) Not carrying out any activity (b) Not sharing any know how
(vii) Keyman Insurance Policy
(viii) Any sum received or receivable on account of any capital assets, in respect of
which deductions has been allowed under Section 35AD
Business must be carried on during the P.Y.
Exceptions: Recovery against loss, Balancing charge, Sale of Scientific Research
Assets, Recovery against bad debts, Amount withdrawn from special reserve
II] Method of Accounting [Section 32]
Cash system or mercantile system (option to assessee)
Two Accounting Standards (AS) in mercantile system
AS 1: Disclosure of Accounting Policies
AS 2: Prior period and extra ordinary items and charges in accounting policies
III] Admissible Deduction [Section 30-37]
Rent, rates, taxes, repairs and insurance for buildings [Section 30]
IV] Repairs and Insurance of machinery, plant & furniture [Section 31]
Only revenue expenditure
V] Depreciation [Section 32]
Owner Asset must use in business/profession relevant P/Y eligible asset WDV
method
A) Block of Assets [Section 2(ii)]: Same nature Same Rate – Building / Furniture/
Plant & Machinery & Intangible Assets
B) Rates of depreciation for various block of assets
(I) Building: Residential 5%, Non-residential 10%, Temporary residential 100%
(II) Furniture & Fittings 10%
(III) Plant & Machinery: General Rate 15%, Books for profession and library 100%,
Motor car for Hire 30%, Motor car for Business 15%, Computer 60%, Ships
20%
(IV) Intangible assets 25%
C) Additional Depreciation [Section 32 (1)(iia)] (now even power generating unit can
claim)
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Only for manufacturing business any new machinery or plant (other than ships and
aircrafts) installed after 31/3/2005 @ 20% of annual cost Condition: No second
hand, not installed in office, no road transport vehicle, no deduction in one P/Y
We.f. 1.4.2015 in case of specified district of 4 states covered under section 32AD
the additional depreciation rate is 35% instead of 20%
If asset is used less than 180 days the balance (10/17.5%) additional depreciation
can be claimed in immediate subsequent year.
D) Short Term Capital Gain for Depreciable Asset
When entire block are not transferred:
Consideration for transfer less Expenses of transferred, Opening WDV, Purchase
(1) If the difference is profit, it is taxable as STCG.
(2) If the difference is loss, it is claimed depreciation under section 32.
(3) If asset purchased during the relevant P/Y Put in to use less than 180 days (dep.
50% of prescribed rate)
E) Depreciation for undertaking engaged in generation & distribution of power
WDV or SLM (option of assessee) Consequence if the above assets are sold
Depreciation on the basis of WDV: Same treatment as done in Block concept
Depreciation on the basis of SLM:
(i) WDV – Sale Price = Terminal Depreciation (allowed in PGBP)
(ii) Sale price (not more than actual cost) – WDV = Balancing charge (Taxable in
PGBP)
(iii) Sale price (more than actual cost) – Actual Cost = Capital Gain
F) Set-off and carry forward of unabsorbed depreciation [Section 32(2)]
Same head any head of income other than salary carry forward to any number of
years
Tea Development Account
[Section 33AB]
Site restoration fund A/c
[Section 33ABA]
Applicable
Tea or Coffee or rubber
Petroleum or natural gas
Time Limit
Six months of end of P/Y
or before ROI
Before end of P/Y
Deposit
NABARD or TCR board
SBI or Scheme of Ministry of P
& G
Deduction
40% of profits of such
business (max. limit)
20% profit of such business
(mix. limit)
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VI] Common provision in case of Section 33AB/33ABA
Deduction withdrawn Purchase for office or residence, office appliances (other than
computer) Deduction allowed in one year, XIth Schedule, sale before 8 years from end
of P/Y
A) Expenditure of scientific research [Section 35]
(1) Expenditure incurred by the assessee
(A) In all cases of in house research 100% (other than cost of any land) Any
expenditure during 3 years immediately preceding the year of commencement of
business 100% (other than cost of any land)
(B) In case of companies in specified business : 200% (except land and building)
(2) In case of contribution to outsiders (whether or not research related to assessee
business) Any national laboratory, university, IIT, Approved bodies 200%
Approved scientific research association institution 175% For social – 125% &
Company for any purpose 125%
B) Unabsorbed Capital Expenditure : Same Treatment as unabsorbed depreciation
VII] Expenditure on acquisition of Patent Rights or Copy Rights [Section 35A upto
31.31998]
VIII] Expenditure for obtaining Telecommunication License [Section 35ABB]
Amount paid
Amount of deduction = Remaining period of license
IX] DONATION FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECT [SECTION 35AC]
(1) Eligible expenditure Payment to public sector company, local authority, approved
association, direct expenditure incurred on eligible project (For Company only)
(2) Amount deduction Actual payment or actual expenditure
(3) Withdrawal of exemption Project is not being carried on accordance with condition
of national committee, Report nor furnished to the national committee
Investment-linked tax incentive for specified business-cold chain facilities,
warehousing facilities for storage of agriculture produce, and cross-country natural
gas or crude or petroleum oil pipeline network for distribution, including storage
facilities, Production of fertilizer in India (new plant or in a newly installed capacity
in an existing plant should be on or after 1st April, 2011),
Setting up and operating an inland container depot or a container freight station
notified or approved under the Customs Act, 1962; [w.e.f. A.Y.2013-14] , Bee-keeping
and production of honey and beeswax; [w.e.f. A.Y.2013-14] and, Setting up and
operating a warehousing facility for storage of sugar. [w.e.f. A.Y.2013-14]
[Section 35AD]
Further, the following specified businesses commencing operations on or after
1.4.2012 shall be allowed a weighted deduction of 150% of the capital expenditure
under section 35AD0A) of the Income-tax Act, namely:—
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(i) setting up and operating a cold chain facility;
(ii) setting up and operating a warehousing facility for storage of agricultural
produce;
(iii) building and operating, anywhere in India, a hospital with at least one hundred
beds for patients;
(iv) developing and building a housing project under a scheme for affordable
housing framed by the Central Government or a State Government, as the case
may be, and notified by the Board in this behalf in accordance with the /
guidelines as may be prescribed; and
(v) production of fertilizer in India.
[Please note the weighted deduction is only for the above 5 specified business only
for other eligible business deduction shall be 100% only]
X] Donation for Rural Development [Section 35CCA]
National fund for Rural Development, National Urban poverty Eradication Fund
XI] Weighted deduction of 150% for expenditure incurred on agricultural extension
project [Section 35CCC] [W.e.f. A.Y. 2013-14]
Agricultural extension services play a critical role in enhancing the productivity in
the agricultural sector. In order to incentivise the business entities to provide better
and effective agriculture extensive services, new section 35CCC has been inserted
in the Income-tax Act to allow weighted deduction of 150% of the expenditure
incurred on agricultural extension project. The agricultural extension project
eligible for this weighted deduction shall be notified by the Board in accordance
with the prescribed guidelines, Where a deduction claimed and allowed for any
assessment year in respect of any expenditure referred to in section 35CCC(1),
deduction shall not be allowed in respect of such expenditure under any other
provisions of the Income-tax Act for the same or any other assessment year.
XII] PRELIMINARY EXPENSES [SECTION 35D]
(1) Applicability Indian company or Non-corporate resident assessee
(2) Before commencement of business For setting up of any business After
commencement of business Extension or setting up new undertaking
(3) List of specified expenditures Feasibility Report, project report, market survey,
engineering services, legal charges, drafting and printing of MOA & AOA,
registration fees, issue of shares and debentures, underwriting commission,
expenditure of prospectus
XIII] EXPENDITURE IN CASE OF AMALGAMATION OR DEMERGER [Section
35DD]
A) Indian company : 5 installments if amalgamating company has incurred only
1/5th shall be allowed 4/5th shall be ignored
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XIV] Expenditure incurred under Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) [Section 35DDA]
Any assesse 5 equal annual installments
XVI] Expenditure on prospecting for certain minerals [Section 35E]
Account of deduction 1th of expenditure or Income from such prospecting (lower)
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Other Deduction [Section 36(1)]
(1) Insurance premium on stocks allowable only in year of payment
(2) Insurance premium on life of cattle allowable only in year of payment
(3) Insurance premium paid on health of employees payment made by any mode other
than cash
(4) Bonus or commission paid to employees on or before due date of filing return
[Section 43B]
(5) Interest paid on borrowed capital Actual Interest
(6) Employers contribution to RPF on or before the due date of ROI
(7) Contribution to approved gratuity fund on or before the due date of ROI
(8) Contribution from employees on or before the due date under the relevant Act
(9) Amount of deduction = Actual cost of animal less Amount realized on sale of
animals
(10) Bad debts only actual bad debts allowed (provision for bad debts disallowed)
(11) Provision for bad and doubtful debts for rural branches of Banks and co-operative
banks
(12) Special reserve created by Financial Corporations
(13) Family planning expenditure - only for company assessee
a) Revenue expenditure - fully allowed
b) Capital expenditure - Allowed in 5 years in equal instalments
c) Unabsorbed family planning expenditure - same manner as unabsorbed
depreciation
(14) Treatment of discount on zero coupon bonds Allowed proportionately
(15) Securities Transaction Tax (STT) Allowed as a deduction
(16) Special deduction for reserve (maximum 20%) allowed to national Housing Bank
XV] General Deduction [Section 37(1)]
Expenditure only for business or profession , revenue nature, incurred during the P.Y
such expense is not covered by Section 30 to 36 & same is related with business (i.e.
personal expenditure not allowed) and same is not disallowed under any provision of
Income Tax Act.
XVI] Disallowed Expenditures [Section 40(a) – 43B]
A) Expenses not deductible [Section 40(a)]
i) TDS default towards any payment made to NR or any person outside India.
ia) TDS default towards any payment made to Resident in India (30% is disallowed)
ib) Fringe benefit tax
ii) Income tax
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iia) Wealth Tax
iii) Salary outside India without TDS iv) tax paid on non monetary perquisites which
is exempt in case of 10(10CC)
B) Disallowance for Partnership firm [Section 40(b)]
A) Payment of interest to any partner - as per deed or 12% p.a. (whichever is lower)
B) For payment of salary, bonus to working partner:
a) Actual salary to working partner as per deed; or
b) ceiling limit base on book profit as below
Book Profit Limit
On the first ` 3,00,000 of the book
profit or in case of loss
` 1,50,000 or at the rate of 90% of
the book profit, whichever is
more
On the balance book profit 60% of book profit
C) Payment to specified persons [Section 40A(2)]
AO may disallowed - excessive or unreasonable (fair market value) made to related
party.
D) CASH PAYMENT IN RESPECT OF EXPENDITURE EXCEEDING ` 20,000 [Section
40(A)(3)]
Payment in excess of ` 20,000 (for transporter ` 35,000) otherwise Account Payee
cheque or Demand Draft same is 100% disallowed Exceptions: Payment made to
bank and financial institutions, Govt., Banking Holiday, village not served by any
bank, book adjustment, producer of agriculture, Poultry farm, Dairy, Cottage
Industry (without aid of power)
E] DISALLOWANCE OR PROVISION FOR GRATUITY [Section 40A(7)]
Provision for Gratuity Approved gratuity fund (allowed), actual payment of gratuity
(allowed)
F] DEDUCTION BASED ON ACTUAL PAYMENT [Section 43B]
Certain deduction are made only on actual payment on or before the due date of ROI
Any tax, duty, cess, Interest on loans from scheduled bank or any public financial
institution, any bonus or commission or leave encashment to employees,
contribution to PF
XVII] MAINTENANCE OF ACCOUNTS BY PERSON CARRYING ON PROFESSION
OR BUSINESS [Sec. 44A & Rule 6F]
(i) Business assesse (Other than notified profession): Income from business or
profession exceeds ` 1,20,000 Or Total sales/gross receipts exceeds ` 10,00,000.
In any of 3 preceding P.Y or likely to exceeds in case of newly setup business or
profession. Assessee is required to maintain books of account and other
documents (for computation of income)
(ii) Not required to maintain any books if specified amount are not exceeded.
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A) Notified Professions: Profession of Law, Medicine, engineering, accounting, CA,
CS, etc.
(i) Gross receipts exceeding ` 1,50,000 (in all three years immediately preceeding
the PY or likely to exceed if the profession is newly setup) Assessee is required
to maintain: Specified books- Cash Book, Journal, Ledger, Carbon Copies of
Bills exceeding ` 25, Original Bill for expenditure exceeding `. 50 In case of
medicine profession: Daily Cash Register, Medicine Inventory Register
(ii) In other cases: Assessee is required to maintain such books of account and
other documents as may enable the Assessing Officer to compute income
XVIII] COMPULSORY AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS [Section 44AB]
(1) Applicability (a)For business total sales or gross receipts
exceed ` 100 Lakhs
(b) For profession gross receipts exceeds `
25,00,000
(c) Business referred to u/s 44AD/AE
and declaring lower income
(2) Filling of report - Audit report of CA on or before 30th September of the
relevant A.Y
(3) If accounts audited under any other law Report with audit report under any law
(4) Consequence of non-compliance Defective return [Section 139(9)]
XIX] PRESUMPTIVE INCOME IN CASE OF SPECIFIC BUSINESS OR PROFESSION
[SEC. 44AD/AE ]
A) Civil construction & other business not covered u/s 44AE [Section 44AD]: 8% or
more of gross turnover does not exceeds 100 lakhs .
B) Business of plying and leasing goods carriages [Section 44AE]:
Goods vehicle Rs. 7500 per month per vehicle (Maximum 10 goods carriage)
Common provisions in case of Section 44AD
(1) Deduction under Section 30-38 (deemed to be allowed)
(2) Depreciation (deemed to be allowed)
(3) Turnover for under Section 44AB (not to considered)
(4) Option for lesser amount (then Section 44AA & 44AB applicable)
(5) Partner’s – Interest, salary (allowed to be deducted from presumed income)
(6) Deduction under Section 80C-80U (allowed) Amendment 1: Section 44AD &
Section 44AF Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections
28 to 43C, in the case of an eligible assessee engaged in an eligible business*, a
sum equal to 8% of the total turnover or gross receipts of the assessee in the
previous year on account of such business or, as the case may be, a sum higher
than the aforesaid sum claimed to have been earned by the eligible assessee,
shall be deemed to be the profits and gains of such business chargeable to tax
under the head Profits and gains of business or profession.
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Eligible Business:
1. Any business except the business of plying, hiring or leasing goods carriages referred
to in section 44AE; and
2. Whose total turnover or gross receipts in the previous year does not exceed an
amount of 100 lakh rupees.
There is specific Turnover limit of ` 25 Lakhs for Profession under Section 44AB, which
means that profession is totally separate from Business.
The assessee is bound to get the books of accounts audited, if the following two
conditions are satisfied:
1. His profits and gains from the eligible business are lower than the profits and gains
specified in sub-section (1) i.e. his net profit is lower than 8% of turnover And
2. Whose total income exceeds the maximum amount which is not chargeable to
income-tax
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INCOME FROM CAPITAL GAIN
I] BASIS OF CHARGE [Section 45(1)]
a) Capital assets u/s 2(14) other than excluded
b) Transfer during P.Y u/s 2(47) other than covered under section 47
c) There is Capital Gain
d) Same is not exemption u/s 54-54H (applicable)
II] CAPITAL ASSETS [Section 2(14)]
Includes Property of any kind whether or not connected with business or profession
Excludes Stock in trade, personal effects (except jewelry, archeological collections etc.),
Rural agriculture land in India
III] TYPES OF CAPITAL ASSETS
(i) Short term capital assets Holding period not more than 36 months Exception
Holding period not more than 12 months : Listed securities , Equity Oriented
Units & Zero Coupon Bonds.
(ii) Long term capital assets A capital assets which is not a short term capital asset
IV] TRANSFER [Section 2(47)]
Sale Exchange, Relinquishment, Extinguishment, Compulsory Acquisition, Conversion
of Capital Assets, Redemption of Zero Coupon Bonds, Part Performance of Contract
(Transfer Of Property Act), Enjoyment Of Immovable Property
V] MEANING OF ZERO COUPON BOND [Section 2(48)]
(a) Issued (on or after 1/6/2005)Infrastructure capital company or infrastructure capital
fund or public sector company or scheduled bank
(b) No payment and benefit before maturity or redemption
(c) Central government Notification in the Official Gazettee
VI] TRANSACTION WHICH ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS TRANSFER [Section 47]
(1) Partition of HUF
(2) Gift or will or irrevocable trust (except ESOP)
(3) Holding company to its Indian Subsidiary company (Condition100% shareholding)
(4) Subsidiary company to its Indian Holding company (Condition100% shareholding)
(5) Amalgamation company to its Indian amalgamated company
(6) Amalgamation of a company with a Banking Institutions
(7) Demerged company to its Indian resulting company
(8) Transfer of shares by resulting company to the shareholders of demerged company
(9) Shares of amalgamated company to shareholder of amalgamated company
(10) Transfer made by one non-resident to another non-resident (outside India)
(11) Transfer (Government, University, Notional Museum, National art Gallery,
Notified by CG)
(12) Conversion of Bonds, debenture, deposit certificate into shares or debentures of
that company
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(13) Transfer of land by Sick Industrial company (managed by its own co-operative)
(14) Transfer of capital assets of a firm into company
Condition: All assets/liabilities, capital ratio, partners received only by shares, 50%
voting power 5 years
VII] COMPARISON OF CAPITAL GAIN [Section 48]
(i) Computation of Short Term Capital Gain:
Full value of consideration Less Transfer expenses, COA, COI, Exemption u/s 54B,
54D & 54G
(ii) Computation of Long Term Capital Gain:
Full value of consideration Less Transfer expenses, ICOA, ICOI, Exemption u/s 54-
54H
VIII] COST OF ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT [Section 55]
a) In case of right to manufacture, produce any article or goodwill of a business
COA = Nil (if self-generated by assessee or provision owner.)
Cost to assessee/ Previous Owner (if required/purchase)
COI =Nil
b) In case of Tenancy rights, Route permits and loom hours, trademarks or bond
name
COA = Nil (if self-generated by assessee or provision owner.)
Cost to assessee/ Previous Owner (if required/purchase)
COI = Expenses incurred by assessee or previous owner
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IX] TRANSFER OF GOODWILL OF PROFESSION IS NOT TAXABLE
Cost of Acquisition of different types of shares [Section 55]
Particulars of Assets Date of acquisition/Holding
Period
Cost of Acquisition
(1) Shares originally
purchased:
(a) Primary market
(b) Secondary market
(i) Transaction trough
share broker
Date of Allotment
Date of brokers note
Date of contract of sale
Allotment price
Amount paid + Brokerage
charges + Adjustment for
exp. & com. +
dividend/interest
As above (excluding
brokerage)
(2) Bonus share Date of allotment NIL
(3) Shares acquired in
different lots at
different point of time
FIFO method
FIFO method
(4) Shares held in
depositary system
(taxable in hands of
beneficial owner)
FIFO method
FIFO method
(5) Right shares offered to
existing shareholders
and subscribed by them
Date of allotment
Offer Price
(6) Right share acquired by
a person by way of
renouncement
Date of allotment
Offer price + Amount paid
for renouncement
(7) Renouncement of right
shares in favour of
another person
Holding period is date of
offer of such right to the date
of renouncement (always
STCG)
NIL
(8)Financial asset acquired
without any payment
Date of allotment of such
financial assets
NIL
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COMPUTATION OF CAPITAL GAIN IN SPECIAL CASES
Section
Nature of Transaction
Year of taxability
Computation of Capital
gain
45(1A)
Insurance claim on loss of
assets
Year of receipt of
claim
Insurance claim received
Less COA or COI
45(2)
Conversion of capital
assets into Stock-in-trade
(Key note: Indexation
based on year of
conversion, not on year
of sale)
Year of transfer of
converted stock
FMV of the capital asset on
conversion Less COA or
ICOA Business income= Sale
consideration Less FMV
considered as above
45(2A)
Sale of shares held as
depository(FIFO method)
Year of transfer
Consideration for transfer
Less COA or ICOA
45(3)
Introduction of capital
assets by partner into
firm
Year of
distribution
Amount credited in
partners‟ capital a/c in the
books of the firm Less COA
or ICOA
45(4)
Distribution of capital
asset by partners/
members on dissolutions
of firm/AOP/BOI
Year of first
receipt
FMV on date of transfer Less
COA or ICOA
45(5)
Compulsory acquisition
of capital asset by
Government
(a) Normal compensation
Year of first
receipt
Whole of normal
compensation received or
receivable Less COA or
ICOA
(b)Enhanced
compensation
Year of receipt of
claim
Enhanced compensation
Less Expenses incurred
45(6)
Redemption 80CCB Units
Year of
repurchase
Repurchase price Less
Amount invested (no
indexation)
46
Receipts of Assets / cash
from company on
liquidation
Year of receipt
FMV of asset received Add
Amount received in Cash
Less Deemed dividend u/s
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2(22)(c) Less COA or ICOA
of hares
46A
Repurchase/bay back of
shares /Specified
securities
Year of
repurchase
Consideration for transfer
Less COA or ICOA
50B
Sale or undertaking as a
going concern or Slump
sale
Year of transfer
Lump sum consideration
Less Net worth
50C
Transfer of land or
building or both at less
than stamp duty
authority value
Year of transfer
Value determined by stamp
duty authority Less COA or
ICOA
50D Transfer of Asset where
consideration cannot be
determined
Fair market value of asset
shall be considered as DFVC
X] ADVANCE MONEY FORFEITED [Section 51]
Cost of assesse Less Forfeited by the assessee
XI] REFERENCE OF A VALUATION OFFICER [Section 55A]
(i) Sale consideration