https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=3181 Stipend payments to doctors are generally taxable and are to be classified as salary or professional income according to the terms of engagement, with corresponding withholding obligations. If the stipend is objectively a scholarship or educational grant to meet costs of further study (for example for resident post graduate training), it may qualify for the statutory scholarship exemption, subject to factual characterisation and supporting evidence. en-us Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:17:38 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:58:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=3181 Stipend payments to doctors are generally taxable and are to be classified as salary or professional income according to the terms of engagement, with corresponding withholding obligations. If the stipend is objectively a scholarship or educational grant to meet costs of further study (for example for resident post graduate training), it may qualify for the statutory scholarship exemption, subject to factual characterisation and supporting evidence. Discussion-Forum Income Tax Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:17:38 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=3181