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INCOME TAX NOTES PART - 08 PARTNERSHIP FIRMS INCOME TAX NOTES PART - 08 PARTNERSHIP FIRMS Scheme of taxation of partnership firms 1. Any salary, bonus, commission or remuneration (by whatever name called), paid/ payable to partners is allowed as deduction to the firm subject to some restrictions in the hands of firm. The amount which is allowed as deduction to the firm is taxable in the hands of partners. 2. The firm can claim deduction in respect of interest paid to the partners subject to a maximum of 12% p.a. This amount of interest, allowed as deduction in the hands of the firm, is taxable in the hands of partners. 3. The income of the firm is taxed at a flat rate of 30% plus surcharge @ 12% (if taxable income is more than Rs. 1 crore) plus cess @ 4%. When remuneration/ interest is deductible Payment of remuneration and interest is deductible if the following conditions are satisfied – 1. Conditions of section 184; and 2. Conditions of section 40(b) In other wo

Income Tax Notes Part - 07 SET OFF AND CARRY FORWARD OF LOSSES INCOME TAX NOTES PART - 07 SET OFF AND CARRY FORWARD OF LOSSES Steps to be applied for set-off and carry forward The process of setting off of losses and their carry forward is covered in the following three steps: Step 1: Inter-source (Intra-head) adjustment under the same head of income. Step 2: Inter-head adjustment in the same assessment year (Step 2 is applied only if a loss cannot be set off under step 1). Step 3: Carry forward of a loss (Step 3 is applied only if a loss cannot be set off under step 1 and 2). Inter-source (Intra head) adjustment If the net result for any assessment year, in respect of any source under any head of income, is a loss, the assessee can set-off this loss against his income from any other source under the same head of income for the same assessment year subject to the following provisions – House property Loss from a house property can be set-off against profits of other house

Income Tax Notes Part - 06 Income from other Sources Income Tax Notes Part - 06 Income from other Sources The following ten incomes are always taxable under the head “Income from other sources”: 1. Dividend income; 2. Income from winnings from lotteries, crossword puzzles, races including horse races, etc.; 3. Any sum received by the assessee from his employees as contributions to any staff welfare schemes, if the same is not taxed as business income; 4. Income by way of interest on securities, if the same is not taxed as business income; 5. Income from letting out machinery, plant or furniture, if the same is not taxed as business income”; 6. Income from letting out of machinery, plant or furniture along with letting out of building and the two lettings are not separable (if the income is not taxed as business income); 7. Any sum received under a Keyman insurance policy (including bonus), if such income is not taxable as salary income or business income; 8. If any sum of mone