Income Tax Act Update: Government Incentives Now Classified as Income Under New Amendment.

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....Accrual of income u/s 2(24) - Scope of Amendment to Section 2(24) by the insertion of sub-cause (xviii) - taxability of incentives given by the Government - the amendment to Section 2(24) by the insertion of sub-cause (xviii) of the Finance Act, 2015, is a perfect example of a legislative endeavour to align the definition of “income” with the evolving economic landscapes and judicial precedent of it being an inclusive and elastic term. - HC....