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Scope of Total Income & Residential Status- I

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Sections

Particulars

2(45)

Total Income defined

6

Resident in India

6(1)

Rules for determining the residential status of an individual

6(2)

Rules for determining the residential status of an HUF, Firm, AOP, BOI

6(3)

Rules for determining the residential status of a company

6(4)

Rules for determining the residential status of firm/AOP/BOI

6(5)

Deemed resident

6(6)

Not ordinarily resident in India

7

Incomes received or deemed to be received

8

Dividend Income

9

Income deemed to accrue or arise in India




Definition of Total Income [Section 2(45)]

  • Total Income means the total amount of Income referred to in section 5, computed in the manner laid down in the Income-tax Act.
  • Total income is computed under five heads of income, income computed under each head is thereafter aggregated and the aggregate amount is known as Gross Total Income.
  • From Gross Total Income, certain deductions are allowed under sections 80C to 80U and the balance income after deductions is known as Total Income.


Scope of Total Income/Incidence of tax [Section 5]


Total income of an assessee cannot be computed unless we know his residential status in India during the previous year.


Question: Residential status is to be determined for:

  • Previous year
  • Assessment year
  • Accounting year

Question:Total income of a person is determined on the basis of his:
  • Residential status in India
  • Citizenship in India
  • None of the above
  • Both of the above


Question: Determine the residential status in the following cases:


Year 2005-06

Year 2006-07

Residential Status for

A. Y. 2006-07

A. Y. 2008-09

ROR

RNOR

NR

RNOR

RNOR

NR

NR

NR

NR

ROR






In the case of Resident in India (resident and ordinarily resident in case of individual or HUF) [Section 5(1)]:
The following incomes from whatever source derived form part of Total Income in case of resident in India/ordinarily resident in India:

  • any income which is received or is deemed to be received in India in the relevant previous year by or on behalf of such person;
  • any income which accrues or arises or is deemed to accrue or arise in India during the relevant previous year;
  • any income which accrues or arises outside India during the relevant previous year.


In the case of a Resident but not Ordinarily Resident in India (In the case of individuals and HUF only) [Section 5(1) and its proviso]: The following incomes from whatever source derived form part of Total Income in the case of resident but not ordinarily resident in India:
  • any income which is received or is deemed to be received in India in the relevant previous year by or on behalf of such person;
  • any income which accrues or arises or is deemed to accrue or arise to him during the relevant previous year;
  • any income which accrues or arises to him outside India during the relevant previous year if it is derived from a business controlled in or a profession set up in India.


In the case of Non-Resident [Section 5(2)]:
The following incomes from whatever source derived form part of Total Income in the case of Non-Residents in India:

  • any income which is received or is deemed to be received in India during the relevant previous year by or on behalf of such person;
  • any income which accrues or arises or is deemed to accrue or arise to him in India during the relevant previous year.

Q. Determine whether following income is taxable in India?


S. No.

Income

ROR

RNOR

NR

1

Salary income in India

2

Salary in USA

3

House rent from Property situated in India

4

Dividend income from Italy

5

Income from business

6

Interest income from Swiss Bank

7

Sale of property in Delhi




Basic rules for determining residential status of an assessee

  • Residential status is determined for each category of persons separately.
  • Residential status is always determined for the every previous year separately.
  • If a person is resident in India in a previous year relevant to an assessment year in respect of any source of income, he shall be deemed to be resident in India in the previous year relevant to the assessment year in respect of each of his other source of income. [Section 6(5)]
  • A person may be a resident of more than one country for any previous year.
  • Citizenship of a country and residential status of that country are separate concepts.
  • It is the duty of the assessee to place all material facts before the assessing officer to enable him to determine his correct residential status.


  1. Sona_Arya saidMon, 13 Oct 2008 18:32:15 -0000 ( Link )

    good lesson…

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  2. PMRAVI2008 saidFri, 14 Nov 2008 23:27:24 -0000 ( Link )

    GOOD LESSON BUT IN THIS CONDTIONS OR NOT THERE EX BASIC AND ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

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