Direct Taxes
- Accountant’s Reports under the Income-tax Act
- Amalgamation and Demergers
- Appeals
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- Capital Gains
- Capital Gains on Specific Transfers
- Charitable Trusts
- Clubbing Provisions
- Co-operative Society – Taxation
- Deductions and Rebates
- Deemed Dividend
- Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
- Exempt Capital Gains
- Exempt Income
- Forms of I-Tax Act
- Full value of consideration in respect of transfer of Immovable Property held as business asset – Section 43CA
- Gifts Treated as Income
- Important Due Dates under Direct Taxes
- Income Computation & Disclosure Standard
- Income from House Property
- Interest
- Interpretation of Taxing Statutes
- Investment Planner
- Legal Maxim
- Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) and Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT)
- Penalties
- Permanent Account Number (PAN)
- Presumptive Taxation
- Rates of Depreciation
- Rates of Income Tax
- Rectifications
- Return of Income
- Revision
- Salaries
- Search/Survey – Rights and Duties
- Section 14A : Disallowance of Expenditure incurred in relation to income exempt from tax
- Set-off and carry forward of losses
- Settlement Commission
- Statement of Financial Transactions or Reportable Account Annual Information Return (Section 285BA, Rule 114E)
- Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TDCAN)
- Taxation of Firms
- TDS Chart
Deductions and Rebates
Section |
Assessee |
Qualifying Payments/Income |
Conditions/Incidents |
Qualifying Amt. |
Quantum |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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A. Important Deductions from Gross Total Income |
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80AC |
Assessee |
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Following Deduction shall be allowed only if return is filed within the due date as per section 139(1) : For assessment year commencing on or after 1stApril 2006 to 1st April 2018 Deduction u/s. 80-IA/80-IAB/80-IB/80-IC /80-ID Or 80IE shall be allowed
For assessment year commencing on or after 1stApril 2018 any deduction under any provision of Chapter VI –C : Deductions in respect of certain income. |
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80C |
Individual/HUF |
Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme has been notified, under this clause, w.e.f. AY 2015-16.
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OR
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Payments mentioned in column 3 subject to limits and conditions mentioned in columns 3 and 4. |
100% of the amount invested / paid or ₹ 1,50,000 whichever is less (prior to AY 2015-16 it was ₹ 1,00,000) Note : The total deduction that an assesse can claim under sections 80C, 80CCC and 80CCD(1) would be restricted to ₹ 150,000 per annum (prior to AY 2015-16 it was ₹ 1,00,000) as per the provisions of section 80CCE. W.e.f. 1.4.2012 contribution made by Central Government or any other employer to a pension scheme u/s 80CCD(2) shall not be included in the limit of deduction of ₹ 1,00,000. |
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80CCA |
Individual |
Withdrawal of principal and/or interest on NSS Account.
– Bonus received on annuity plans of LIC notified u/s. 80CCA
-– Annuity or surrender value received in respect of such notified annuities. |
P.Y. in which withdrawn.
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Whole of the amount withdrawn /received.
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Amount paid after the death of an individual to the legal heirs is not taxable. (Cir. No. 532 - dt. 17.3.1989).
Repayment of NSS is subject to TDS u/s. 194EE except when made to the heirs of the assessee.
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80CCB |
Individual |
– Receipt of whole or part of amount invested either on repurchase of notified units or on termination of the plan. |
P.Y. in which amount is so received. |
To the extent of original investment. |
1 Deduction amount not exceeding |
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80CCC |
Individual |
Payment made out of taxable income to LIC or to any other approved insurer under approved Pension Plan. |
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Amount paid for the purpose mentioned in column 3.
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Lower of -
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80CCD |
Individual who is an employee employed by the Central Government on or after 1stJanuary 2004, or any other employer, or is self-employed (w.e.f. A.Y. 2009-10) |
Amount paid or deposited in his account under a pension scheme notified by the Government. |
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In case of an assessee who is employed Lower of –
or
In case of an assessee who is not employed, Lower of –
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100% of the qualifying amount; subject to overall limit of ₹ 1,50,000 mentioned in note under section 80C. |
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80CCF |
Individual/HUF (no deduction is available from AY 2013-14) |
Amount paid or deposited, during the previous year, as subscription to notified long term infrastructure bonds. |
Deduction under this section is available w.e.f. AY 2011-12. |
Amount paid or deposited, during the previous year, as subscription to notified long term infrastructure bonds. |
Lower of –
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80CCG |
Resident Individual |
Amount invested in
as may be specified, under a scheme to be notifed by the Central Government. Equity Oriented Fund shall have the meaning assigned to it in Explanation to S. 10(38). |
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Amount invested, during the previous year, in acquiring shares or units mentioned in column (3). |
LOWER OF :
Note : Up to AY 2013-14 where assessee has claimed and allowed a deduction under this section for any assessment year in respect of any amount, he shall not be allowed any deduction under this section for any subsequent assessment year. With effect from AY 2014-15, the deduction shall be allowed for 3 consecutive assessment years, beginning with the AY in which the equity shares or units referred to in column 3 were first acquired. Deduction is allowed only upto AY 2017-18, however, an assessee who has claimed deduction under this section for assessment year 2017-18 and earlier assessment years shall be allowed deduction under this section till the assessment year 2019-2020 if he is otherwise eligible to claim the deduction as per the provision of this section. |
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80D |
Individual/HUF |
In case of an Individual - 1 Aggregate of -
1. Payments made (subject to a maximum of ₹ 5000) on account of preventive health check up of the parent or parents of the assessee. In case of HUF – Premia paid out of taxable income to approved scheme of GIC (Mediclaim, Bhavishya Arogya) or any other approved insurer to insure the health of any member of the HUF. |
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Amounts paid for the purposes mentioned in column 3. |
w.e.f. AY 2019-20 Individuals : Rs. 25,000/- Senior citizen : Rs.50,000/- (Rs.30,000/- upto AY 2018-19) Expenses incurred for preventive health check up : Rs.5,000/- HUF : Amount paid for Member below the age of 60 years : 25,000/- Amount paid for Member above the age of 60 years : 50,000/-
Note: w.e.f. AY 2019-20 6. Maximum deduction, if individual or any member of his family or any of his parent is not senior or very senior citizen : ₹ 50,000. 7. Maximum deduction if individual or any member of his family is not senior citizen but any of his parent is a senior citizen: ₹ 75,000. Maximum deduction if individual or any member of his family and any of his parent is senior citizen: ₹ 1,00,000 |
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80DD |
Individual/HUF (Resident |
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- ₹ 75,000 for ordinary disability w.e.f. AY 2016-17 (prior thereto it was ₹ 50,000) - ₹ 1,25,000 for severe disability w.e.f. AY 2016-17 (w.e.f. AY 2010-11 to 2015-16 it was ₹ 1,00,000 and prior to AY 2010—11 it was ₹ 75,000). |
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80DDB |
Individual/HUF (Resident) |
Amount actually paid for medical |
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Amount actually paid for medical |
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80E |
Individual |
Payment (out of taxable income) of interest on loan taken for pursuing his own higher education or higher education of his relative (w.e.f. A.Y. 2008-09). |
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Payment of interest on loan taken for pursuing higher education. |
The entire amount of interest is deductible without any limit. |
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80EE |
An Individual |
Interest payable on loan taken by the assessee from any financial institution for residential house property. |
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Lower of –
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₹ 50,000 for AY 2017-18 and subsequent years.
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80EEA |
Individual |
Interest payable on loan taken from any financial institution for the purpose of acquisition of a residential house property. (w.e.f. AY 2020-21) |
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Interest paid |
Rs. 1,50,000/- |
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80EEB |
Individual |
Interest payable on loan taken from any financial institution for the purpose of purchase of an Electric Vehicle (w.e.f. AY 2020-21) |
1. Loan sanctioned during 1/4/19 to 31/3/23 2. No deduction will be allowed under any other provisions |
Interest paid |
Upto Rs. 1,50,000/- |
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80G |
Any Assessee |
Donations for charitable purposes |
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Amount of Donations, not exceeding 10% of GTI (As reduced by other deductions). In certain cases this limit does not apply. Please see S.80G(4). |
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80GG |
Any Assessee [other than having |
Expenditure incurred towards payment of rent in respect of furnished or unfurnished accommodation occupied for his own residence. |
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Expenditure in excess of 10% of his total income incurred for the purpose mentioned in column 3. |
Least of –
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80GGA |
Any Assessee other than an assessee whose Gross Total Income includes income chargeable under the head ‘Profits and Gains of Business or Profession’. |
Payments made for scientific research or research in social science or statistical research or for carrying out any program of rural development or implementing program of rural development or for eligible project / scheme. Payment should be made to scientific research association, university, college or other institution or to Rural Development Fund or to National Urban Poverty Eradication Fund or to public sector company, or to local authority or to an association or institution for carrying out eligible scheme or project referred in sec 35AC. |
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Aggregate of amounts paid for the purposes and to the persons mentioned in column 3. |
100% of the Qualifying Amount mentioned in column 5. |
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80GGB |
Indian Company |
Any sum contributed, in the previous year, to any political party or an electoral trust. |
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Amount of |
100% of the qualifying amount mentioned in column 5. |
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80GGC |
Any Assessee |
— do — |
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Amount of |
100% of the qualifying amount mentioned in column 5. |
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80JJA |
Any Assessee, |
Profits and gains derived from business of collecting and processing or treating of bio-degradable waste for generating power or producing bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides or other biological agents or for producing bio-gas or making pellets or briquettes for fuel or organic manure |
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Whole of such profits and gains for 5 consecutive A.Ys. Beginning with the AY relevant to the PY in which such business commences |
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80JJAA |
Any assessee who - (i) is engaged in carrying on a business; and (ii) whose accounts are subjected to audit under section 44AB |
Additional emoluments paid for eligible employees |
Note: The terms “Additional employee cost”; “additional employee” and “emoluments” have been defined in an Explanation to sub-section (2) of section 80JJAA. |
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30% of additional employee cost for 3 AYs including the AY relevant to the FY in which the employment was provided for a minimum period of 240days (150days in case of apparel, footwear and leather industry w.e.f. AY 2019-20) ( |
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80P |
Co-operative Society * Excluding all co-operative banks other than a primary agricultural credit society or a primary co-operative agricultural and rural development bank. |
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100% of profits attributable to such activities. 100% of profits and gains of such business. profits and gains attributable to such activities subject to a – Maximum ₹ 1,00,000 Maximum ₹ 50,000 100% of such income 100%of such income |
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80PA w.e.f AY 2019-20 |
Producer Companies / Farm Producers Companies |
Profits and gains attributable to eligible business of Producer Companies / Farm Producer Companies |
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100% Profits and Gains from AY 2019-20 to AY 2024-25 |
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80QQB (w.e.f. A.Y. 2004-05) |
Resident Individual |
a. Lump sum consideration for assignment or grant of any interest in copyright of any book being a work of literary, artistic or scientific nature. Royalty or copyright fees (whether receivable in lumpsum or otherwise) in respect of such book. |
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Lump sum consideration in lieu of all rights. Income from such Royalty or Copyright fees. (In case such royalty or the copyright fee is not a lump sum consideration in lieu of all the rights in the book, income by way of royalty or copyright fee, before allowing expenses attributable to such income, shall be restricted to 15% of the gross sale value of books sold in the previous year.) |
a. Lower of –
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80RRB |
Resident |
Income by way of Royalty in respect of patents. |
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Income by way of Royalty. |
Whole of such income or ₹ 3 lakhs whichever is less. |
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80U |
Resident Individual |
Income of a person, with disability as defined. |
Certificate from Medical Authority in the form and manner prescribed (refer section 80DD). Refer to Explanation to S. 80U for definition of the terms disability, medical authority, person with disability and person with severe disability. |
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Ordinary Disability Rs.1,25,000/- prior thereto Rs.1,00,000/- |
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80TTA |
Individual or HUF (other than assesee covered u/s 80TTB) |
Interest on deposits (not being time deposits) in a savings account with – a. A banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 applies (including a bank or banking institution refered to in S. 51 of that Act); b. A co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking (including a co-operative land mortgage bank or a co-operative land development bank); or c. A Post Office as defined in clause (k) of S. 2 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898. |
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Whole of the amount mentioned in column 3 |
Lower of –
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80TTB (w.e.f AY 2019-20) |
Individual being a senior citizen (above the age of 60years) |
Interest on deposit in (a) a banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, applies (including any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act); (b) a co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking (including a co-operative land mortgage bank or a co-operative land development bank); or (c) a Post Office as defined in clause (k) of section 2 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 |
Where income referred to in col. 3 is derived from any deposit in a savings account held by, or on behalf of, a firm, an AOP or a BOI, no deduction shall be allowed under this section in respect of such income in computing the total income of any partner of the firm or any member of the association or any individual of the body |
Whole of the amount mentioned in column 3 |
Lower of –
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REBATES: |
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87A |
Resident Individual |
Total Income does not exceed ₹ 5,50,000 (w.e.f. from A.Y. 2020-21) |
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Amount of Rebate LOWER OF –
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88E |
All assessees |
Business income arising from Taxable Securities Transaction. |
Proof of payment of Securities Transaction Tax (STT) in the prescribed form to be furnished with return. |
Amount of STT paid. |
Amount of Rebate LOWER OF –
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Section |
Eligible undertaking/enterprises |
Date of Commencement |
Conditions/Incidents |
Amount of Deduction and Period |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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80-IA |
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After 1.4.1995 upto 31.3.2017
1-4-1995 to 31-3-2005
In case of an industrial park 1/4/1997 to 31/3/2011. In case of a SEZ 1.4.1997 to 31.3.2006. 1.4.1993 to 31.3.2017 1/4./999 to Up to 31.3.2011 Up to A.Y. 2009-10 |
Infrastructure facility, starts providing
80-IA benefit will not be available to a person who executes a works contract w.e.f. 1-4-2000.
In case there is a transfer of goods or services from eligible business to any other business or vice versa and in either case the consideration for such transfer as recorded in the accounts of the eligible business does not correspond to the market value of such goods or services as on the date of transfer then for the purposes of the deduction under this section, the profits and gains of eligible business shall be computed as if the transfer, in either case, had been made at the market value of such goods or services as on that date. “market value” in relation to any goods or services, means –
Where it appears to the AO that, owing to the close connection between the assesse carrying on the eligible business to which this section applies and any other person, or for any other reason, the course of business between them is so arranged that the business transacted between them produces to the assessee more than ordinary profits which might be expected to arise in such eligible business, the AO shall, in computing the profits and gains of such eligible business for the purposes of deduction under this section, take the amount of profits as may be reasonably deemed to have been derived therefrom. Provided that in case the aforesaid arrangement involves a specified domestic transaction referred to in S. 92BA, the amount of profits from such transaction shall be determined having regard to arm’s length price as defined in S. 92F(ii). |
100% for 10 consecutive A.Ys. out of 15 A.Ys. In case of road, highway project water supply project, port, etc. 100% for consecutive A.Ys. out of 20 A.Ys.
100% for first 5 A.Ys., 30% for next 5 years. Any 10 consecutive A.Ys.
100% for 10 consecutive A.Ys. out of 15 years.
100% for 10 consecutive A.Ys. out of 15 years. |
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80-IAC |
Eligible start-up engaged in eligible business: Company engaged in innovation, development or improvement of products or processes or services or a scalable business model with a high potential of employment generation or wealth creation. Conditions:
Note : The assessee company needs to comply with the conditions stipulated in sub-sections (5) and (7) to (11) of section 80-IA. |
The assessee should not be formed by splitting up or reconstruction of a business already in existence or by transfer of machinery or plant previously used for any purpose subject to certain exceptions. |
100% for any 3 consecutive A.Ys. out of 5 year starting from the year in which the eligible start-up is incorporated. This amendment will be in effect from assessment year 2017-18 |
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80-IB
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— Category ‘B’ 2 Hotels (approved by prescribed authority) : — Hilly Area/Rural Area/Place of Pilgrimage/other notified areas — Other places 3 Undertaking developing & building housing projects Conditions :
An Explanation has been inserted with retrospective effect from 1st April 2001 to clarify that deduction shall not be available to person executing the project as a works contract.
Note 1 : Deduction u/s 80-IB shall not be allowed w.e.f. A.Y. 2004-05 to those undertaking covered u/s. 80-IC, Note 2 : No deduction u/s. 80-IB (4) will be available to an industrial undertaking set up in the State of Jammu & Kashmir, which is engaged in the manufacture or production of any item listed in Part C of the Thirteenth Schedule (“the Negative List”),
Industrial undertaking other than infrastructure & development undertaking. |
1.4.1991 to 31.3.1995 1-4-1995 to 1.4.1993 to 31.3.2004 1.4.1993 to 31.3.2004 1.10.1994 to 31.3.2004 1.10.1994 to 31.3.2004
1.4.1990 to 31.3.1994 1.4.1991 to 31.3.1995
On or after 01.04.2002 to 01.04.2002 to 01.04.1999 to Hospital constructed between 1.10.2004 and 31.3.2008
Starts refining before 1.4.2009. Constructed & started between 1.4.2008 and 31.3.2013. |
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25% (30% for Cos.) 100% 100% 100% 100%
50% 30% 100% 100% 50% 50% 100% 100%
100% Effective 100% Effective from A.Y. 2009-10. |
First 10 A.Ys. First 5 A.Ys. First 10 A.Ys. First 5 A.Ys. First 3 A.Ys.
First 10 A.Ys. First 10 A.Ys. Project First 5. A.Ys. First 5 A.Ys. First 5 A.Ys. First 5 A.Ys. Next 5 A.Ys. First 5 A.Ys.
7 consecu-tive A.Y.s including the initial A.Y. 5 year tax holiday. |
[12 A.Ys. if assessee is [12 A.Ys. if assessee is a
[12 A.Ys. if assessee is a [12 A.Ys. if assessee is a
1. The assessee has to comply with the conditions stipulated 2. Also refer to the
[12 A.Ys. in case of co-op. society]. The assessee has to comply with conditions stipulated in sub-section (11B).
To new Hospitals constructed and has started/starts functioning between 1-4-2008 and 31-3-2013, especially in tier-2 and tier-3. |
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In case of industrial undertaking in State of J & K, the provision of the 1st provision shall have effect as if for the figures, letters & words 31/3/07 has been substituted by the figures, letters & words 31/3/2012. |
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80-IBA |
Any assessee who is engaged in business of developing and building housing projects subject to fulfillment of all the following conditions:
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Project is Approved by competent authority after 01.06.2016 but on or before 31.3.2019 |
The terms “built-up area”, “competent authority”, “floor area ratio” and “residential unit” are defined in sub-seciton (6) of this section. Further, the term “stamp duty value” is defined (w. e. f. 2010-21) |
100% of the profits derived from such business. |
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80-IAB |
Undertaking or an enterprise which is engaged in development of Special Economic Notes:
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SEZ notified on or after 1-4-2005 under the SEZ Act, 2005. |
100% for 10 Consecutive A.Ys. out of 15 years beginning from the year in which a SEZ has been notified. |
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80-IC
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Note : i.Deduction under sub-section (1) shall be available only if -
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23.12.2002 - 1.4.2007 7.1.2003 - 1.4.2012 24.12.1997 - 1.4.2007 23.12.2002 - 1.4.2007 7.1.2003 - 1.4.2012 24.12.1997 - 1.4.2007
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100% |
First 10 A.Ys. First 5 A.Ys. First 10 A.Ys. First 10 A.Ys. First 5 A.Ys. First 10 A.Ys. |
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80 ID |
New hotels & convention centre Profits derived by an undertaking engaged in the business of –
Notes :
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Functioning should commence between 1.4.2007 and 31.7.2010. Convention Centre should be constructed between 1.4.2007 and 31.7.2010. Constructed and has started or starts functioning between 1.4.2008 and 31.3.2013. |
Deduction under sub-section (1) shall be available only if
(2) No deduction shall be allowed u/s. 10AA & any other section contained in Chapter VIA. |
100% 100% 100% |
For First 5 years For first 5 years For first 5 years |