Fully Exempted Incomes under sec (10) short note
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1. Agriculture Income [Section 10(1)]
As per section 10(1), agricultural income earned by the taxpayer in India is exempt from tax. Agricultural income is defined under section 2(1A) of the Income-tax Act. As per section 2(1A), agricultural income generally means:
Any rent or revenue derived from land which is situated in India and is used for agricultural purposes.
Any income derived from such land by agriculture operations including processing of agricultural produce so as to render it fit for the market or sale of such produce.
Any income attributable to a farm house subject to satisfaction of certain conditions specified in this regard in section 2(1A). Any income derived from saplings or seedlings grown in a nursery shall be deemed to be agricultural income.
2. Any sum received by a Co-parcener from Hindu Undivided Family (H.U.F.) [Section 10(2)]
As per section 10(2), amount received out of family income, or in case of impartible estate, amount received out of income of family estate by any member of such HUF is exempt from tax.
Example-1. HUF earned `. 5,00,000 during the previous year and paid tax on its income. Mr. A, a co-parcener is an employee and earns a salary of `.20,000 p.m. During the previous year Mr. A also received `.1,00,000 from HUF. Mr. A will pay tax on his salary income but any sum of money received from his HUF is not chargeable to tax in Mr. A’s hands.
Example-2. HUF earned `.90,000 during the previous year 2016-17 and it is not chargeable to tax. Mr. A, a co-parcener is earning individual income of `. 20,000 p.m. Besides his individual income, Mr. A receives `.30,000 from his HUF.
Mr. A will pay tax on his individual income but any sum of money received by him from his HUF is not chargeable to tax in the hands of co-parcener whether the HUF has paid tax or not on that income.
List of Exempted Incomes (Tax-Free) Under Section-10
3. Share of Income from the Firm [Section 10(2A)]
As per section 10(2A), share of profit received by a partner from a firm is exempt from tax in the hands of the partner. Further, share of profit received by a partner of LLP from the LLP will be exempt from tax in the hands of such partner. This exemption is limited only to share of profit and does not apply to interest on capital and remuneration received by the partner from the firm/LLP.
4. Interest paid to Non-Resident [Section 10(4)(i)]
As per section 10(4)(i), in the case of a non-resident any income by way of interest on certain notified securities or bonds (including income by way of premium on the redemption of such bonds) is exempt from tax.
As per section 10(4)(ii), in the case of an individual, any income by way of interest on money standing to his credit in a Non-Resident (External) Account in any bank in India in accordance with the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, and the rules made thereunder is exempt from tax.
Exemption under section 10(4)(ii) is available only if such individual is a person resident outside India as defined in clause (q) of section 2 of the said Act or is a person who has been permitted by the Reserve Bank of India to maintain the aforesaid Account.
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