Taxability of gifts: gifts received from non-relatives are taxable under the gifts provision, not excluded as relative transfers. Gifts received by an individual or HUF from persons who do not qualify as "relatives" are taxable as income from other sources; in the example, gifts from a father's cousin and from the recipient's grandfather's elder brother are excluded from the relative exemption and the aggregate amount received from those non-relatives is taxable.
Gift taxation: stamp duty valuation excess over purchase price becomes taxable from the amendment's effective date under income rules. The amendment taxes, as Income from Other Sources, the difference between stamp duty value and actual purchase price where consideration is below stamp duty valuation, applying only from the amendment's effective date; transactions concluded prior to that date are not subject to this valuation-based charge.
Pre-construction interest deduction allows spreading pre-acquisition interest across subsequent assessment years, with current-year interest treated separately. Pre-construction interest under Sec. 24 is computed for the period from loan drawal to the day before completion; the total pre-construction interest (here computed as principal x months x rate) is capitalised and apportioned equally across the prescribed subsequent assessment years as the annual deduction. Interest accruing in the fiscal year of completion is allowed in that year and amounts accruing between the fiscal year start and actual completion date are excluded from the pre-construction spread.
Gross Annual Value calculation: vacancy adjustment reduces taxable house property value under applicable law provision. Annual Lettable Value is the higher of Municipal Value or Fair Rent but capped by Standard Rent, fixed here at 80,000. Annual receipts excluding unrealised rent are 54,000. Deducting vacancy loss of 18,000 from the Annual Lettable Value produces a Gross Annual Value of 62,000 as the taxable base for house property income.
Gross Annual Value under Section 23 caps assessed value at standard rent; vacancy adjustment affects the GAV calculation. Gross Annual Value under Section 23 applies the higher of municipal value or fair rent but not exceeding standard rent (63,000) as the Actual Lettable Value; after excluding unrealised rent and adjusting for vacancy, the Annual Rent Receivable is 42,000, taken as the Gross Annual Value under the cited provision.
Gross Annual Value rule for house property: higher of municipal or fair rent subject to standard rent cap. Determination of Gross Annual Value requires taking the higher of municipal value or fair rent as the annual lettable value, provided it does not exceed the standard rent; the Gross Annual Value is then the greater of this lettable value and the actual annual rent received excluding unrealised rent.
Gross Annual Value rule: ALV equals the higher of municipal value or fair rent but capped at standard rent. Annual Letting Value (ALV) is the higher of municipal value and fair rent but capped at the standard rent; with municipal value 60,000, fair rent 68,000 and standard rent 62,000 the ALV (and Gross Annual Value under the cited clause) is 62,000. Annual rent received excluding unrealised rent is 60,000, which is recorded separately from the statutory ALV used to determine Gross Annual Value.
Building and land appurtenant defined: includes residential and commercial structures and adjoining land like gardens. For house property chargeability, building includes residential, factory, office, shop, godown and other commercial premises, while land appurtenant means land connected with the building such as gardens and garages, establishing which assets constitute house property for income assessment.
Deduction under Section 80GG determined as the least of three statutory measures; example illustrates rent-based cap applies. Deduction under Section 80GG is the least of: (1) Rs. 2,000 per month (Rs. 24,000 per annum); (2) rent paid less 10% of total income; and (3) 25% of total income. In the supplied example with total income of Rs. 3,00,000 and rent paid Rs. 1,50,000, the three measures are Rs. 24,000; Rs. 1,20,000; and Rs. 75,000 respectively, so Rs. 24,000 is the allowable deduction under the prescribed formula.
Deduction under 80G requires a stamped receipt showing the trust's registration number and valid registration on donation date. Deduction u/s. 80G requires a stamped receipt evidencing the donation that records the trust's registration number for 80G, and the trust's registration must be valid on the date the donation is made; lacking validity or the registration number on the receipt affects entitlement to the deduction.
Donation deduction eligibility: employer certificate confirming salary deduction enables employee claim of 80G deduction on donations. Employees may claim a deduction under 80G where the employer provides a certificate stating the contribution was made from the employee's salary account; that employer statement operates as the operative documentary basis for the employee's deduction claim even if the donation receipt is in the employer's name.
Deductibility of donations: eligibility hinges on whether the recipient trust meets qualifying donee and compliance requirements. Whether donations to foreign trusts qualify for deduction under section 80G is a focused eligibility question hinging on whether the recipient trust is a qualifying donee and whether its registration, recognition, domicile or jurisdictional status and accompanying documentary proof and procedural compliance satisfy the statutory conditions for claiming a deduction.
Deduction for specified diseases: treatment costs for listed serious neurological, oncological, renal and hematological ailments qualify. Deduction for medical treatment is available for specified diseases and ailments: neurological disorders (including certified disability of 40% or above, dementia, dystonia musculorum deformans, motor neuron disease, ataxia, chorea, hemiballismus, aphasia, Parkinson's), malignant cancers, full blown AIDS, chronic renal failure, and hematological disorders such as hemophilia and thalassaemia.
Deduction under section 80DD: a cousin does not qualify as a dependent for claiming the deduction. The statutory dependent definition limits eligible relatives to spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, spouse's siblings, and parents' siblings; a cousin (daughter of mother's sister) is excluded, so expenses for her maintenance and medical treatment cannot be claimed as a deduction.
Disability deduction eligibility: a dependent sibling may claim 80DD deduction if financially supporting the disabled dependent. An Assessing Officer's objection that the son cannot claim the deduction because Mr. X receives pension is incorrect. Deduction under section 80DD covers dependents including brothers and sisters; the son may claim the deduction if the disabled daughter is dependent on him. The son should furnish an undertaking from Mr. X confirming the daughter's dependency on the son rather than on Mr. X.
Disabled dependent eligibility for income tax deductions requires relatives or HUF members to be wholly or mainly dependent. Eligibility for deductions requires that the disabled person be wholly or mainly dependent on the claimant for support and maintenance. For individuals, eligible dependents include spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters. For a HUF, any member of the HUF may be treated as a disabled dependent for claiming the deduction.
Disability definition sets qualifying conditions and severity thresholds for income-tax deductions for specified impairments under tax law. Definition of disability for income-tax deductions under sections 80DD and 80DDB follows the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, listing impairments such as blindness, low vision, leprosy-cured, hearing impairment, locomotor disability, mental retardation, mental illness, autism, cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities; a person is considered disabled when impairment is not less than 40%, and severe disability is an impairment of 80% or more, which determine eligibility for the specified deductions.
Health insurance deduction allowed when employee bears premium paid non-cash and obtains employer certificate confirming the deduction. A deduction under section 80D is available where the employee has paid medical insurance premiums for himself and/or his family by a non-cash mode; the employee should obtain an employer's certificate confirming deduction of the amount for medical insurance purposes.
Deduction under section 80D requires payment from taxable income; payments from exempt income or loans disqualify. Deduction under section 80D is available only where the payment is made out of income chargeable to tax; payments from tax-exempt income or from borrowed funds do not qualify for the deduction.
Medical insurance deduction under 80D varies by parental senior citizen status, affecting combined family and parental premium allowances. Deduction under 80D allows an individual who pays medical insurance premiums other than in cash to claim a deduction for premiums for the assessee, spouse and dependent children as one component and for parental premiums as a separate component; the total allowable deduction depends on whether any parent is a senior citizen, with a higher combined deduction if a parent is a senior citizen.
Comparison of Section 92 "Income from other sources." between the Income-Tax Act, 2025 (as passed) and the Income-Tax Bill, 2025 (as originally introduced)
1 September, 2025
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Income from other sources determines taxability of miscellaneous receipts and prescribes valuation, thresholds, and exemptions. Section 92 creates a residuary head, Income from other sources, taxing miscellaneous receipts not chargeable under other heads and listing illustrative ... Summary
Income from other sources determines taxability of miscellaneous receipts and prescribes valuation, thresholds, and exemptions.
Section 92 creates a residuary head, Income from other sources, taxing miscellaneous receipts not chargeable under other heads and listing illustrative categories (dividends, winnings, specified insurance proceeds, interest, hire income, forfeited advances, compensation interest, termination payments, business trust distributions). It prescribes valuation and computation methods, monetary thresholds for gratuitous receipts with enumerated exceptions (relatives, marriage, inheritance, specified non profits, non transfer transactions), and cross references to other statutory definitions and procedures affecting payment modes and valuation challenges.
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