SCOPE OF BUSINESS INCOME
Often question is raised whether any particular income is taxable as business income or not.
This can be determined by going through section 28 which provide for the amount liable to be taxed as income from business and profession.
Section 28 of the Income Tax Act-1961 is reproduced as under:
Profits and gains of business or profession
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The following income shall be chargeable to income-tax under the head “Profits and gains of business or profession”,—
(i) The profits and gains of any business or profession which was carried on by the assessee at any time during the previous year;
(ii) Any compensation or other payment due to or received by,—
(a) Any person, by whatever name called, managing the whole or substantially the whole of the affairs of an Indian company, at or in connection with the termination of his management or the modification of the terms and conditions relating thereto;
(b) Any person, by whatever name called, managing the whole or substantially the whole of the affairs in India of any other company, at or in connection with the termination of his office or the modification of the terms and conditions relating thereto;
(c) Any person, by whatever name called, holding an agency in India for any part of the activities relating to the business of any other person, at or in connection with the termination of the agency or the modification of the terms and conditions relating thereto;
(d) Any person, for or in connection with the vesting in the Government, or in any corporation owned or controlled by the Government.
Under any law for the time being in force, of the management of any property or business;
(iii) Income derived by a trade, professional or similar association from specific services performed for its members;
(iiia) profits on sale of a license granted under the Imports (Control) Order, 1955, made under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1947 (18 of 1947);
(iiib) cash assistance (by whatever name called) received or receivable by any person against exports under any scheme of the Government of India;
(iiic) any duty of customs or excise re-paid or re-payable as drawback to any person against exports under the Customs and Central Excise Duties Drawback Rules, 1971;
(iiid) any profit on the transfer of the Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme, being the Duty Remission Scheme under the export and import policy formulated and announced under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992);
(iiie) any profit on the transfer of the Duty Free Replenishment Certificate, being the Duty Remission Scheme under the export and import policy formulated and announced under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992);
(iv) the value of any benefit or perquisite, whether convertible into money or not, arising from business or the exercise of a profession;
(v) any interest, salary, bonus, commission or remuneration, by whatever name called, due to, or received by, a partner of a firm from such firm :
Provided that where any interest, salary, bonus, commission or remuneration, by whatever name called, or any part thereof has not been allow to be deducted under clause (b) of section 40.
The income under this clause shall be adjusted to the extent of the amount not so allowed to be deducted;
(va) any sum, whether received or receivable, in cash or kind, under an agreement for—
(a) not carrying out any activity in relation to any business 26[or profession]; or
(b) not sharing any know-how, patent, copyright, trade-mark, licence, franchise or any other business or commercial right of similar nature or information or technique likely to assist in the manufacture or processing of goods or provision for services:
Provided that sub-clause (a) shall not apply to—
(i) any sum, whether received or receivable, in cash or kind, on account of transfer of the right to manufacture, produce or process any article or thing or right to carry on any business 26[or profession], which is chargeable under the head “Capital gains”;
(ii) Any sum receive as compensation, from the multilateral fund of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone layer under.
The United Nations Environment Programme, in accordance with the terms of agreement entered into with the Government of India.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause,—
(i) “agreement” includes any arrangement or understanding or action in concert,—
(A) whether or not such arrangement, understanding or action is formal or in writing; or
(B) whether or not such arrangement, understanding or action is intend to be enforceable by legal proceedings;
(ii) “service” means service of any description which is available to potential users and includes the provision of services.
In connection with business of any industrial or commercial nature such as accounting, banking, communication, conveying of news or information.
Advertising, entertainment, amusement, education, financing, insurance, chit funds, real estate, construction, transport, storage, processing.
Supply of electrical or other energy, boarding and lodging;
(vi) any sum received under a Keyman insurance policy including the sum allocated by way of bonus on such policy.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, the expression.
“Keyman insurance policy” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (10D) of section 10;
(vii) any sum, whether received or receivable in cash or kind. On account of any capital asset (other than land or goodwill or financial instrument).
Being demolishe, destroye, discarde or transferre.
If the whole of the expenditure on such capital asset has been allow as a deduction under section 35AD.
Explanation 1.—[Omitted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.]
Explanation 2.—Where speculative transactions carried on by an assessee are of such a nature as to constitute a business, the business.
(Hereinafter referred to as “speculation business”) shall be deem to be distinct and separate from any other business.
The definition is an inclusive definition meaning that not only above items of income are taxable but also other items like the one mentioned above will be taxable under the head “Income from Business & Profession”.
SCOPE OF BUSINESS INCOME
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