Another head in the Income Tax Act, this clause shed light and detail about the taxation policy on the house or real estate that you as a tax payer are residing in. Vacant house property is considered as ‘self-occupied’ in regards to the purpose of income tax. In the situation that a taxpayer owns more than a single self-occupied house, then only one house is treated and considered as a single self-occupancy house property. Rest is considered to be let out.

This is the second head of the Income Tax Act is dedicated from section 22 to 27 which correspond to the computation and calculation of total standards amount of income by a person in the house or property which he or she rightfully owns. The tax amount charged is not acquired from the amount of rent that is received but rather on the property or land as a whole. Nonetheless, is the; and or property is being used for a normal course of business, then the income generated from the rent will also be included to be charged for tax income.

Any and all commercially owned resident or property owned is also subjected to taxes.

For income from house property to be taxable, a few conditions must be satisfied and fulfilled.

The house property has to consist of a house, building or any land appurtenant.

The taxpayer should be the owner of the house property.

The house property must not be used for any business or professional venture done and carried out by the taxpayer. It can only be used for residential purposes.

Having these conditions met, the income generated by house property thereby becomes chargeable and liable to tax deduction as per the Income Tax Act.

This is the third head under the Income Tax Act. A business includes any kind of trade, commerce manufacturing or any nature of trade. Profession implies the acquisition of specific or special knowledge in a particular field after a period of education and verified examination. Under this head of income, profits and gains made during the tenure of business are subjected to complete and total taxation. Section 28 of the same Act also states that any form of compensation or other sorts of payments which are due to particular individuals is also not beyond tax. Income formed by the practice of trade o commerce in the specific field of the professional is also liable to tax. Profits incurred on the sale of imports, incentives, any interest or form of salary or bonus, a commission from a firm, all are taxable under the head of income in the Income Tax Act. Even any amount that is received by a key man policy company is not exempt from taxation. For an income to be charged under the head of income from profits and gains from business or profession, there are some rules and conditions that must be fulfilled according to the Section 28 of the Income Tax Act.

For income to be charged, business or profession must exist in the first place.

The business or profession must be carried out by the taxpayer or assesse him/herself.

The profession or business whose income is to be charged must be operational and be carried on for a greater part of the previous year.

The tax charge is based on the profits and gain made by the business during its running and operating time of the previous year.

The charged made can be extended to any and all business or profession that is ongoing or being carried on by the assesse.

Only and only if these conditions are applicable, then the income from profits and gains generated can be charged for tax under the Income Tax Act. It is important to note that to be charged under this head, the business or profession need not be operational throughout the entire previous year. As long as it has been carried on by the assesse for some time during the previous year, it is chargeable.

Being the fourth head of income under the Income Tax Act, income gained from any capital asset, be it movable or immovable, is deemed as taxable. Capital gains are divided into two parts: long-term capital gains and short-term capital gains.

For short-term capital gain, if any capital holder sells his capital within a period of thirty-six months, the deduction of tax can be taken. The same can be said for securities sold within twelve months of its purchase. Under the Section 11A on the Income Tax Act, equity and equity shares funds that have been sold in stock exchange and securities transaction tax on such short-term capital gains is chargeable to tax at a rate of 10 percent up to 2008-9 and 15 percent from 2009-10 onwards.

On the other hand, long-term capital gains are taxed at a rate of 20 percent. Under sections 80C to 80U, no long-term tax deductions are allowed. However, in the case of single and HUF where the amount of income is lower than the minimum income requited to be exempted from tax, the basic exemption limit is adjusted against the long-term capital gains.

Long-term capital gains are those which are held up for more than a period of thirty-six months and for the case of securities and shares it is a span of twelve months since the date of purchase. The long-term capital gain can be found by taking out the net sale consideration of the long-term capital asset along with the index cost of acquiring those assets and the cost of the improvement. The remainder that is left is then charged with tax by the Income Tax Act

SGST : As per the SGST Act, the State GST or SGST applies to intra-state supplies of goods and services. It is administered by the respective state government. SGST liability can be set off against SGST or IGST input tax credit only.

CGST : Central GST or CGST would be levied under the CGST Act on the intra-state supplies of goods and services. Hence in the case of intra-state supplies of goods and services, both the central and state government would combine their levies with an appropriate revenue sharing agreement between them.

IGST : Integrated GST or IGST is the tax levied under the IGST Act on the supply of any goods and services in the course of inter-state trade across India. Further, IGST would include any supply of goods and services in the course of import into India and the export of goods and services from India.

The fifth and last head of income under the Income Tax Act is the income from other sources. Any income derived from sources other than the previously mentioned four heads is considered to be under this category of income. Some example of other sources of income could be, interest gained from bank deposits, winning in the lottery or even any sum of money which is more than rupees 50,000 received from another individual who does not form a part of the taxpayers relative, spouse or if the money is acquired via inheritance or will. All these sources, even if it is gambling or even card games are chargeable for tax under Section 56(2) of the Act.

Section 145 of the Income Tax Act states the details for the computation and income tax calculator generated from other sources. As per the Section, in come from other sources shall be computed and calculated by the regular accounting method which is followed by whoever the assesses is. This can be either in cash or in a mercantile accounting system.

Yes, GST Registration is mandatory for export of services in India.Export of services or products is classed as a “zero-rated supply” under Section 16 of the IGST Act. As a result, it is not an exempt category. Zero-Rated Supply is also applicable to supply of export services to Special Economic Zones.