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Preface              
Acknowledgement                      
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts                                
1.1 Abbreviations                        
1.2 Income Tax                     
1.2.1 History of Income Tax                                  
1.3 Assessee Sec.2(7)                            
1.4 Types of Assessee                            
1.5 Person Sec.2(31)                           
1.6 Income Sec.2(24)                           
1.6.1 Features of Income                               
1.7 Gross Total Income Sec.80B(5)                                        
1.8 Total Income Sec.2(45)                                 
1.9 Agricultural Income Sec.2(1A)                                        
1.10 Casual Income                         
1.10.1 Assessment Year Sec.2(9)                                      
1.10.2 Previous Year Sec.3                                 
1.10.3 Taxation of Previous Year Income During the Same Year                                                                   
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Chapter 2: Residential Status of an Assessee                                                   
2.1 Abbreviations                        
2.2 Taxable Entities                           
2.3 Types of Residential Status                                      
2.4 Residential Status of an Individual Assessee                                                       
2.4.1 Basic Conditions Sec.6(1)                                      
2.4.2 Additional Conditions Sec.6(6)                                           
2.4.3 Exception and Other Points to be Considered                                                        
2.4.4 Resident                     
2.4.5 Not Ordinarily Resident                                    
2.4.6 Non-Resident Sec. 2(30)                                    
2.4.7 Summary: Rule of Residence                                       
2.5 Residential Status – HUF Sec. 6(2)                                             
2.5.1 Basic Conditions                             
2.5.2 Additional Conditions                                  
2.5.3 Resident – Ordinary Resident HUF                                             
2.5.4 Resident and Not Ordinary Resident HUF                                                   
2.5.5 Non-Resident HUF                             
2.6 Residential Status – Firm / AOP Sec. 6(2)                                                    
2.7 Residential Status – Company Sec.6(3)                                                
2.8 Residential Status of Every Other Person Sec. 6(4)                                                             
2.9 Indian Income                        
2.10 Foreign Income                          
2.11 Incidence of Tax / Scope of Income                                              
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Chapter 3: Exempted Incomes                                  
3.1 Abbreviations                        
3.2 Introduction                       
3.3 Exempted Incomes                           
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Chapter 4: Agricultural Income                                     
4.1 Abbreviations                        
4.2 Definition                     
4.3 Agricultural Operations                                  
4.4 Instances of Agricultural Income                                           
4.5 Instances of Non-agricultural Income                                               
4.6 Treatment of Agricultural Income                                           
4.7 Partly Agricultural Income (Rule 7)                                              
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Chapter 5: Income From Salary                                    
5.1 Abbreviations                        
5.2 Salary – Definition Sec. 17(1)                                         
5.2.1 Features of Salary                               
5.2.2 Advance Salary                           
5.2.3 Arrears Salary                           
5.2.4 Basis of Charge Sec. 15                                    
5.3 Allowances                     
5.3.1 Academic Allowance                               
5.3.2 Conveyance Allowance                                 
5.3.3 Daily Allowance                            
5.3.4 Helper Allowance                             
5.3.5 Travelling Allowance                                 
5.3.6 Transfer Allowance                               
5.3.7 Uniform Allowance                              
5.3.8 House Rent Allowance Sec. 10(13A)                                              
5.3.9 Education Allowance                                
5.3.10 Hostel Allowance                              
5.3.11 Entertainment Allowance                                     
5.3.12 Tribal Allowance                              
5.3.13 Running Allowance                               
5.3.14 Transport Allowance                                 
5.3.15 Underground Allowance                                   
5.4 Perquisites Sec.17(2)                                
5.4.1 Types of Perquisites                                 
5.4.2 Rent Free Unfurnished Accommodation (RFUA)                                                       
5.4.3 Rent Free Furnished Accommodation (RFFA)                                                     
5.4.4 Concessional Rent Accommodation                                            
5.4.5 Motor Car                      
5.4.6 Medical Facility                             
5.4.7 Free Domestic Servants                                   
5.4.8 Education Facility                               
5.4.9 Concessional Loan                              
5.4.10 Free Gas, Electricity and Water                                             
5.4.11 Free Meals                        
5.4.12 Movable Assets                            
5.5 Retirement Benefits                              
5.5.1 Profit in Lieu of Salary Sec. 17(3)                                                
5.5.2 Gratuity                     
5.5.3 Pension Sec.17 (i) & (ii)                                      
5.5.4 Leave Travel Concession Sec. 10(5)                                               
5.5.5 Retrenchment Compensation Sec. 10(10B)                                                   
5.5.6 Provident Fund                           
5.6 Deduction U/S 16 - Provisions                                        
5.6.1 Standard Deduction U/S 16(i)                                         
5.6.2 Entertainment Allowance U/S 16(ii)                                               
5.6.3 Professional Tax U/S 16 (iii)                                          
5.7 Deduction U/S 80 C - Provisions                                          
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Chapter 6: Income From House Property                                            
6.1 Abbreviations                        
6.2 Introduction                       
6.3 Chargeability                        
6.4 Deemed Owners of House Property                                          
6.5 Exempted Income from House Property                                              
6.5.1 Annual Value                         
6.5.2 Factors Determining the Annual Value                                                 
6.5.3 Municipal Rental Value (MRV)                                         
6.5.4 Fair Rental Value (FRV)                                    
6.5.5 Standard Rent (SR)                               
6.5.6 Expected Rental Value (ERV)                                        
6.5.7 Composite Rent                           
6.5.8 Unrealized Rent (URR)                                  
6.5.9 Loss Due to Vacancy (LDV)                                      
6.5.10 Computation of Income from House Property                                                       
6.6 Format for Computation of House Property Income                                                          
6.7 Important Points                           
6.8 Municipal Tax                        
6.8.1 Points to be Remembered                                    
6.9 Standard Deduction                             
6.10 Let Out Property (LOP)                                  
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Chapter 7: Depreciation                              
7.1 Abbreviations                        
7.2 Introduction                       
7.3 Reasons for Allowing Depreciation                                            
7.4 Conditions to Claim Depreciation                                           
7.5 Terms Related to Depreciation                                        
7.5.1 Actual Cost Basis                              
7.5.2 Written Down Value [WDV] Basis                                           
7.5.3 Unabsorbed Depreciation [Section 32(2)]                                                    
7.5.4 Tax Treatment                          
7.5.5 Methods to Calculate Depreciation                                              
7.6 Rates of Depreciation – Tangible Assets                                                  
7.7 Rates of Depreciation – Intangible Assets                                                    
7.7.1 Computation of Normal Depreciation                                               
7.7.2 Computation of Additional Depreciation                                                   
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Chapter 8: Income From Business or Profession                                                    
8.1 Abbreviations                        
8.2 Introduction                       
8.3 Important Terms                          
8.3.1 Business Sec. 2(13)                                
8.3.2 Profession Sec. 2(36)                                  
8.3.3 Vocation                     
8.3.4 Speculation Business                                 
8.3.5 Illegal Business                             
8.3.6 Bad Debts Recovered but Disallowed Earlier                                                       
8.3.7 Bad Debts Recovered but Allowed Earlier                                                    
8.4 Basis of Charge Sec. 28                                  
8.5 Principles for Charging under Business or Profession                                                               
8.6 Expenses Expressly Allowed                                     
8.7 Expenses on Scientific Research Sec. 35                                                  
8.8 Other Deductions Allowed u/s 36                                          
8.9 General Deductions Allowed u/s 37                                            
8.10 Expenses Expressly Disallowed                                         
8.11 Disallowed Expenses u/s 40                                      
8.12 Disallowed Expenses u/s 40A                                       
8.13 Compulsory Maintenance of Books Sec.44AA and Rule 6F                                                                
8.14 Compulsory Audit of Accounts Sec.44AB and Rule 6G                                                             
8.15 Income on Estimated Basis                                     
8.16 Percentage of Expenses Expressly Allowed                                                    
8.17 Losses Allowable for Deduction                                          
8.18 Treatment of Depreciation                                     
8.19 Treatment "Under, Over Valuation" Stocks                                                    
8.19.1 Simply Remember                             
8.20 Treatment of Bad Debts Recovered                                            
8.21 Format for Computing Income from Business                                                     
8.22 Format for Computing Medical Profession                                                   
8.23 Format for Computing Auditing Profession                                                    
8.24 Format for Computing Legal Profession                                                 
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Chapter 9: Income From Capital Gains                                           
9.1 Abbreviations                        
9.2 Introduction                       
9.3 Meaning of Various Terms                                   
9.3.1 Basis of Charge Sec. 45                                    
9.3.2 Capital Asset Sec. 2(14)                                     
9.3.3 Types of Capital Assets                                    
9.3.4 Short Term Capital Asset Sec. 2(42A)                                                 
9.3.5 Long Term Capital Asset Sec. 2(29A)                                                
9.3.6 Transfer Sec. 2(47)                                
9.3.7 Transfer Not Regarded as Transfer Sec. 46 & 47                                                           
9.3.8 Deemed Transfer                            
9.3.9 Cost of Acquisition Sec. 55(2)                                           
9.3.10 Exception                       
9.3.11 Deemed Cost of Acquisition Sec. 49(1)                                                   
9.3.12 Indexed Cost of Acquisition                                         
9.3.13 Cost of Improvement Sec. 55(1)(b)                                               
9.3.14 Assets Not Considered as Capital Assets or Exempted Capital Assets                                                                                
9.3.15 Self Generated Assets                                   
9.4 Cost of Inflation Index                                  
9.4.1 Computation of Short Term Capital Gain (STCG) - Format                                                                   
9.4.2 Computation of Long Term Capital Gain (LTCG) - Format                                                                  
9.4.3 Important Notes                            
9.4.4 Exemptions Available U/S 54                                        
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Chapter 10: Income From Other Sources                                            
10.1 Abbreviations                         
10.2 Basis of Charge                           
10.3 Incomes Chargeable under Other Sources                                                  
10.3.1 Specific Incomes                              
10.4 General Income                          
10.4.1 Dividend Income                             
10.5 Interest on Securities                                  
10.5.1 Meaning of Interest on Securities                                               
10.5.2 Method of Accounting for Interest on Securities                                                             
10.6 Kinds of Securities                               
10.6.1 Government Securities                                   
10.6.2 Commercial Securities                                   
10.6.3 Exempted Interest on Securities                                             
10.6.4 Grossing up                         
10.6.5 Tax Deducted at Source                                    
10.6.6 Rate of TDS                         
10.6.7 Bond Washing Transaction Sec. 94(1)                                                 
10.6.8 Casual Income                           
10.6.9 Interest Not Subject to Tax Deduction                                                   
10.6.10 Stake Money                          
10.6.11 Gift                   
10.6.12 Allowable Deduction Sec. 57                                          
10.6.13 Inadmissible Deductions                                      
10.6.14 Deductions to be Allowed under “Income from Other Sources”                                                                         
10.7 Format for Calculation of IFOS                                          
10.7.1 Points to be Remembered                                     
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Chapter 11: Clubbing of Incomes and Aggregation of Incomes                                                                 
11.1 Aggregation of Incomes                                  
11.2 Clubbing of Incomes                               
11.3 Deemed Incomes                          
11.4 Income of AOP or BOI                                
11.5 Income from Firm                            
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Chapter 12: Set Off and Carry Forward of Losses                                                      
12.1 Abbreviations                         
12.2 Intra-Head Adjustment (Inter Source Adjustment) Sec. 70                                                                   
12.3 Inter-Head Adjustment Sec. 71                                         
12.4 Set Off of Losses - Diagram                                       
12.5 Carry Forward and Set Off of Losses                                               
12.5.1 Order of Set off                              
12.6 Carry Forward and Set Off of Losses - Diagram                                                         
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Chapter 13: Deductions From Gross Total Income                                                     
13.1 Abbreviations                         
13.2 Sec.80C: Deduction in respect of Life Insurance Premia, Contribution to Provident Fund etc.                                                                                                       
13.3 Sec.80CCC: Deduction in respect of Pension Fund                                                           
13.4 Sec.80CCD: Deduction in respect of Contribution to Notified Pension Scheme of the Central Government                                                                                                                
13.5 Sec.80D: Deduction in respect of Medical Insurance Premium                                                                      
13.6 Sec.80DD: Deduction in respect of Maintenance including Medical Treatment of a Dependent who is a Person with Disability                                                                                                                                    
13.7 Sec.80DDB: Deduction in respect of Medical Treatment on Specified Disease                                                                                     
13.8 Sec.80E: Deduction for Interest Paid on Loan taken for Higher Education                                                                                   
13.9 Sec.80G: Deduction in respect of Donations to Certain Funds, Charitable Institutions, etc.                                                                                                      
13.10 Sec.80GG: Deduction in respect of Rent Paid                                                        
13.11 Sec.80GGA: Deduction in respect of Donations for Scientific Research or Rural Development                                                                                                      
13.12 Sec.80GGB: Deduction in respect of Contributions Given to Political Parties                                                                                        
13.13 Sec. 80IAB Deduction in respect of Profits and Gains by an Undertaking Engaged in Development of Special Economic Zone                                                                                                                                   
13.14 Sec. 80IAC Deduction in respect of Eligible Start-Up                                                                 
13.15 Sec. 80JJA Deduction in respect of Process of Bio-Degradable Waste                                                                               
13.16 Sec. 80P Deduction in respect of a Co-operative Society                                                                    
13.17 Sec.80QQB: Deduction in respect of Royalty Income of Authors of Textbooks                                                                                      
13.18 Sec.80RRB: Deduction in respect of Royalty on Patents                                                                  
13.19 Sec.80TTA: Deduction in respect of Interest on Saving Account                                                                          
13.20 Sec.80TTB: Deduction in respect of Interest on Deposits in Case of Senior Citizen                                                                                              
13.21 Sec.80U: Deduction in respect of Person with Disability                                                                    
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Chapter 14: Assessment of Individuals                                            
14.1 Abbreviations                         
14.2 Income of an Individual                                   
14.2.1 Procedure for Computing the Total Income                                                      
14.3 Rates of Income Tax for the A.Y 2022-23 - Normal Tax Regime – NTR [For Individual / HUF / AOP / BOI]                                                                                                                
14.4 Rebate u/s 87A                          
14.5 Relief u/s 89                         
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Chapter 15: Assessment of Firms                                      
15.1 Abbreviations                         
15.2 Firm                
15.3 Partner                   
15.4 Types of Partnership                                
15.4.1 Conditions to be Fulfilled by a Firm U/S 184                                                          
15.4.2 Conditions to be Fulfilled by a Firm U/S 40(B)                                                            
15.5 Procedure Regarding Firm Assessed u/s 184                                                     
15.5.1 Computation of Book Profit                                        
15.5.2 Computation of Business Income                                            
15.5.3 Computation of Total Income                                         
15.5.4 Computation of Tax Liability                                          
15.5.5 Taxable Income of Partners                                        
15.6 Procedure Regarding Firm Not Assessed U/S 184                                                         
15.6.1 Computation of Business Income                                            
15.6.2 Computation of Total Income                                         
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Chapter 16: Assessment of Companies                                          
16.1 Abbreviations                         
16.2 Types of Companies                              
16.2.1 Company in which Public are Substantially Interested: Sec. 2(18)                                                                              
16.2.2 Mutual Benefit Finance Company                                            
16.2.3 A Company Having Co-operative Society Participation                                                                 
16.2.4 Public Limited Company                                    
16.2.5 Widely Held Company                                 
16.2.6 Closely Held Company                                  
16.2.7 Indian Company Sec. 2(26)                                       
16.2.8 Domestic Company Sec. 2(22A)                                          
16.2.9 Foreign Company Sec. 2(23A)                                         
16.3 Tax Rates for Company                                 
16.4 Computation of Total Income                                       
16.5 Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT]                                       
16.5.1 Computation of Book Profit                                        
16.6 Tax Credit                      
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Chapter 17: Income Tax Authorities                                         
17.1 Abbreviations                         
17.2 Income Tax Authorities Sec. 116                                           
17.3 Judicial Authorities                                
17.4 CBDT and its Powers                               
17.5 Powers of P.C.C / C.C / P.C / Commissioners                                                       
17.6 Powers of Joint / Deputy / Assistant Commissioners                                                              
17.7 Powers of Assessing Officer Sec. 2(7A)                                                  
17.8 Powers of Commissioner (Appeals)                                            
17.9 Income Tax Officers                               
17.10 Tax Recovery Officers                                  
17.11 Inspector of Tax                             
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Chapter 18: Return of Income                                   
18.1 Abbreviations                         
18.2 Voluntary Return of Income Sec. 139                                               
18.3 Compulsory Return of Income Sec. 142(1)                                                   
18.4 Prescribed Forms for Filing of Return                                                 
18.5 Belated Return Sec. 139 (4)                                       
18.6 Revised Return Sec. 139 (5)                                       
18.7 Defective Return of Income                                      
18.8 Due Dates for Filing of Return Sec. 139 (1)                                                       
18.9 Benefits of Submitting Return                                         
18.10 E-filing of Return                               
18.11 Procedure for E-filing of Return                                             
18.12 Merits of E-Filing                               
18.13 Demerits of E-Filing                                 
18.14 Permanent Account Number                                     
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Chapter 19: Assessment Procedure                                       
19.1 Abbreviations                         
19.2 Types of Assessment                               
19.3 Self-Assessment Sec. 140A                                     
19.3.1 Fee for Late Filing of Return                                           
19.3.2 Format for Self-assessment                                        
19.4 Assessment by Assessing Officer                                           
19.5 Summary Assessment / Assessment based on Return Sec. 143(1)                                                                       
19.6 Regular Assessment                              
19.7 Scrutiny Assessment / Assessment based on Evidence Sec. 143(3)                                                                          
19.8 Best Judgment Assessment Sec. 144                                             
19.8.1 Compulsory Best Judgment Assessment                                                 
19.8.2 Discretionary Best Judgment Assessment                                                    
19.9 Re-assessment / Income Escaping Assessment Sec. 147                                                               
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Chapter 20: Advance Payment 0f Tax and Tax Deducted at Source                                                                    
20.1 Abbreviations                         
20.2 Advance Payment of Tax                                  
20.2.1 Liability for Payment of Advance Tax Sec. 207                                                           
20.2.2 Conditions to Pay Advance Tax Sec. 208                                                    
20.2.3 Computation of Advance Tax Sec. 209                                                 
20.2.4 Payment of Advance Tax Sec. 210                                             
20.2.5 Installments of Advance Tax and Due Dates Sec. 211                                                                
20.2.6 Interest for Default in Payment of Advance Tax Sec. 234B                                                                      
20.3 Tax Deducted at Source                                  
20.3.1 Features                      
20.3.2 TDS Rates                       
20.3.3 TDS on Salary Sec. 192                                    
20.3.4 TDS on Provident Fund Sec. 192A                                             
20.3.5 TDS on Interest on Securities Sec. 193                                                    
20.3.6 TDS on Interest other than on Interest on Securities Sec. 194A                                                                            
20.3.7 TDS on Insurance Commission Sec. 194D                                                   
20.3.8 TDS on Payment of Life Insurance Policy Sec. 194DA                                                                
20.3.9 TDS on Rent Sec. 194 I                                    
20.4 E-TDS                 
20.5 E-TDS Procedure                           
20.6 Tax Collected at Source Sec. 206C                                             
20.7 Differences between TDS and TCS                                           
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Chapter 21: Appeals and Revision                                       
21.1 Parties Involved in an Appeal                                         
21.2 Stages in Appeal                            
21.3 Appeal to the Commissioner (Appeals) Sec. 246(2)                                                            
21.3.1 Conditions                        
21.3.2 Reason for Appeal before Commissioner (Appeals) Sec. 246A                                                                       
21.3.3 Feature / Procedure in Appeal before the Commissioner (Appeals) Sec. 250 and 251                                                                                              
21.4 Appeal to the Appellate Tribunal                                            
21.4.1 Constitution of Appellate Tribunal Sec. 252                                                         
21.4.2 Reasons for Appeal to the Appellate Tribunal Sec. 253                                                                   
21.4.3 Powers of Appellate Tribunal                                          
21.5 Appeal to the High Court Sec. 260A                                              
21.5.1 Procedure to Appeal in the High Court                                                   
21.6 Appeal to the Supreme Court Sec. 261                                                
21.7 E-Appeal                    
21.8 Revision of Orders                              
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Annexure - I: Budget Features [FY 2023-24]                                                 
Annexure - II: Tax Rates [Applicable for the AY 2024-25]                                                               
Annexure - III: University Question Paper of Recent Years