SYBAF SEM IV TAXATION Unit I
SYBAF SEM IV TAXATION Unit I
SYBAF SEM IV TAXATION Unit I
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CLUBBING OF INCOME
SECTION 60 TRANSFER OF INCOME WITHOUT TRANSFER OF ASSET
‘Revocable transfer’ means the transferor of asset assumes a right to re-acquire asset or income from
such an asset, either whole or in parts at any time in future, during the lifetime of transferee.
SECTION 64(1)(ii) INCOME OF SPOUSE REMUNERATION FROM A CONCERN IN WHICH SPOUSE HAS
SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST
If spouse of an individual gets any salary, commission, fees etc (remuneration) from a concern.
The individual has a substantial interest in such a concern.
The remuneration paid to the spouse is not due to technical or professional knowledge of the
spouse.
Then such salary, commission, fees, etc shall be considered as income of the individual and not
of the spouse.
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SEC.64(1)(VII) INCOME FROM ASSETS TRANSFERRED TO A PERSON FOR THE BENEFIT OF SPOUSE
SEC.64(1)(VIII) INCOME FROM ASSETS TRANSFERRED TO A PERSON FOR THE BENEFIT OF SON’S WIFE
All income which arises or accrues to the minor child shall be clubbed in the income of his parent (Sec.
64(1A), whose total income (excluding Minor’s income) is greater. However, in case parents are
separated, the income of minor will be included in the income of that parent who maintains the minor
child in the relevant previous year.
In case of income of minor child from following sources, the income of minor child is not clubbed with
the income of his parent.
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Individual taxpayer, being a member of a HUF converts property without receiving adequate
consideration into property of HUF
Income from converted property is treated as income of the transferor until partition of
property
After the partition of converted property amongst members, income generated from portion
received by transferor as well as spouse, such income should be clubbed into the income of
transferor.
If clubbing provisions are applicable and income from such a source is negative it will still be
clubbed in the income of assesse.
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Setting off loss of one source against income from other source within the same head.
Rules of adjustment
Loss from speculation business can be only set off only against profit of a speculation business.
Loss from activity of owning and maintaining race horses can only be set off against income
from same business. That is, it can be set off against profit of a business of owning and
maintaining race horses only.
NO loss can be set off against winnings from lotteries, races etc. that is casual winnings is not
available for set off against any type of loss, irrespective of under which head such loss has
occurred.
Long term capital loss can only be set off against long term capital gain that is, Long term capital
loss can be set off only against gain on sale of any other long-term capital asset. It cannot be set
off against short term capital gain.
Loss from an exempt source of income cannot be set off against profit of a taxable source.
Loss of one head can be set off against income under other heads.
Rules of adjustment
Loss from a speculation business cannot be set off against income of any other head.
Loss under the head “profits and gains of business (or) profession” cannot be set off against
income from salary.
Loss from activity of owning and maintaining race horses can be set off against income from the
same business.
Any loss under the head capital gains cannot be set off against any other head. Long term (or)
short term capital loss cannot adjust against income of any other head. In short, provisions of
section 71 shall not be available for losses under the head “capital gains’’. However, this
doesn’t preclude income under the head “capital gains” for being available for adjustment
against losses under other heads.
No loss can be set off against winnings from lotteries, cross word puzzles, card games, horse
races, betting etc.
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Losses which could not be set off against income of the assessment year, do not lapse, but are
allowed to be carried forward to be set off against income of subsequent years.
Carry forward of losses for each head is governed by different sections which define the number
of years it can be carried forward for, against which income it can be set off etc.
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