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Computation of Taxable Income of Individual, Huf and Firms

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Computation of taxable income of individual, HUF and firms

COMPUTATION OF TAXABLE INCOME OF AN INDIVIDUAL

What is included in income of an individual?
While computing taxable income of an individual, the following points should be considered— Nature of income | Tax treatment | Income earned by the taxpayerShare of profit from a HUFShare of profit from a firm assessed as firmSalary & interest from the aforesaid firmShare of profit from an association of persons/body of individualsIncome earned by others and included in the income of the taxpayer by virtue of sections 60 to 64 | Except the following, all other incomes shall be included— a. Income exempt under sections 10 to 13A; b. Incomes to be included in …show more content…

INCOMES WHICH ARE QUALIFIED FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT – The provisions under sections 115C to 115-I are applicable only in respect of the following incomes derived by a non-resident Indian: a. Investment income derived from a “foreign exchange assets”; b. Long term capital gains on sale or transfer of “foreign exchange assets”.
Foreign exchange asset: It means those “specified assets” which the assesse has acquired or purchased with, or subscribed to in, convertible foreign exchange.
The following are “specified assets” for this purpose: a. Shares in an Indian company (public or private); b. Debentures issued by an Indian company which is not a private company; c. Deposits with an Indian company which is not a private company – it may be even deposit with SBI or any other banking company; d. Any security of the central government; and e. Such other assets as the Central Government may specify in this behalf by notification in the official Gazette

HOW TO CALCULATE INVESTMENT INCOME – In computing the investment income of a non-resident Indian, no deduction in respect of any expenditure or allowance shall be allowed under any provisions of the act. Moreover, No deductions under sections 80C to 80U shall be allowed in respect of investment income of non-resident Indians.

HOW TO CALCULATE LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAIN – Long term capital gain on sale or transfer of foreign exchange assets shall be calculated

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