SECTION 5. INCIDENCE OF TAX (SCOPE OF TOTAL INCOME)
Indian Income : Income which accrues in India.
Foreign Income : Income which accrues outside India.
Source of income is located in India : Indian income.
Source of income located outside India : Foreign income.
Source of income is said to be located in India if (BATS)
Business is done in India, the income is generated from an asset which is located in India, there is a transfer of asset which is located in India; or services are rendered in India.
Incidence of tax
R-OR |
R-NOR |
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1. |
Income which accrues or arise in India. (indian income) |
Taxable |
Taxable |
Taxable |
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2. |
Income which accrues or arise outside India. (Foreign Income) |
Taxable |
Not Taxable. However in case of |
Not Taxable but if income is received in India then taxable. |
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Business Income |
Professional Income |
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Taxable if business is controlled from India |
Taxable if Profession is set up in India |
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Taxable if any income is received in India. tavbyrk com |
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3. |
Dividend from an Indian company exempt u/s 10(34). |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
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4. |
Past untaxed profit (not taxable since already taxed in earlier PY) |
Not Taxable |
Not Taxable |
Not Taxable |
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5. |
Gifts received from relatives (not taxable since capital receipts) |
Not Taxable |
Not Taxable |
Not Taxable |
P1 : Short questions and answers
Solution
1. True.
2. False, taxable only if certain conditions are satisfied.
3. True. In case of R-OR all incomes are taxable in India whether received in India or outside India.
4. Foreign income received outside India is not taxable in India. However if such income is received in India
then it is taxable in India.
P2 : Explain the taxability of following transactions with reasons:
1. Profit from business in Khetri (India) and managed from outside India. Income is received outside India.
2. Profit from business in Italy & managed from India. Income is received outside India.
3. Salary from services rendered in India. Salary is paid by a foreign company.
4. Salary from services rendered outside India. Salary is paid by an Indian company.
5. Income from house property in London (received there)
6. Interest on saving bank deposit in Standard Chartered Bank, New Delhi
7. Amount brought into India out of the past untaxed profits earned in Germany
8. Income from agriculture in Sri Lanka being invested there
9. Income from business in Nepal, being controlled from India
10. Gift in foreign currency from a relative received in India
11. Income from house property in USA received in USA (₹ 76,000 is used in Canada for meeting the educational expenses of X’s daughter and ₹ 10,000 is later on remitted to India)
12. Dividends received in Belgium from French companies out of which ₹ 2,500 were remitted to India.
13. Dividend from Indian Company. Indian company is wholly owned subsidiary of foreign company.
14. Dividend from Foreign Company. Foreign company is wholly owned by Indian citizens.
15. Income from business in Dubai controlled from India. 60% received in India.
Solution
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R-OR |
R-NOR |
NR |
1. |
Profit from a business in Khetri (Indian Income) |
T |
T |
T |
2. |
Profit from a business in Italy and managed from India. • T \ .com (Foreign Income) |
T |
T |
NT |
3. |
Salary from services rendered in India. (Indian Income) |
T |
T |
T |
4. |
Salary from services rendered outside India. (Foreign Income) |
T |
NT |
NT |
5. |
Income from house property in London. (Foreign Income) |
T |
NT |
NT |
6. |
Interest on saving bank deposit in India. (Indian Income) |
T |
T |
T |
7. |
Past untaxed profits. |
NT |
NT |
NT |
8. |
Income from agriculture in Sri Lanka. (Foreign Income) |
T |
NT |
NT |
9. |
Income from business in Nepal, controlled from India. (Foreign Income) |
T |
T |
NT |
10. |
Gifts from a relative received in India. |
NT |
NT |
NT |
11. |
Income from house property in USA received inUSA. (Foreign Income) |
T |
NT |
NT |
12. |
Dividend from French companies. (Foreign Income) |
T |
NT |
NT |
13. |
Dividend from Indian Company. (Indian Income) |
E |
E |
E |
14. |
Dividend from Foreign Company. (Foreign Income) |
T |
NT |
NT |
15. |
Business income from Dubai controlled from India. (Foreign Income) |
T (100%) |
T (100%) |
T (60%) |
P3 : Compute gross total income if he is : (i) R-OR (ii) R-NOR (iii) Non-Resident.
Profit from business in Sharjah, controlled from USA, 75% received in India |
10,000 |
Income from house property in Delhi received in Bhutan |
40,000 |
Profit from business in Gaya controlled from Ghana |
50,000 |
Profit from business in Kochi controlled from Sikkim |
70,000 |
Profit from business in Shimla received in Africa |
55,000 |
Profit from business in Ghana controlled from Gaya |
25,000 |
Profit from agricultural land in Zurich |
5,000 |
Remuneration from services rendered in Brazil paid by an Indian company. (50% remuneration remitted to India) |
12,000 |
Remuneration from services rendered in Chandigarh paid by a foreign company |
18,000 |
Interest from Bonds of U.S.A. (75% of interest brought to India) |
26,000 |
Dividend from an Indian Company |
8,000 |
Past untaxed profit remitted to India |
80,12,513 |
Ans: 3,11,000; 2,65,500; 2,40,500.
Solution
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R-OR |
R-NOR |
NR |
Profit from a business in Sharjah. (Foreign Income) |
10,000 |
7,500 |
7,500 |
Income from house property in Delhi. (Indian Income) |
40,000 |
40,000 |
40,000 |
Profit from business in Gaya. (Indian Income) |
50,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
Profit from business in Kochi. (Indian Income) |
70,000 |
70,000 |
70,000 |
Profit from business in Shimla. (Indian Income) |
55,000 |
55,000 |
55,000 |
Profit from business in Ghana. (Foreign Income) |
25,000 |
25,000 |
Nil |
Profit from agricultural land in Zurich. (Foreign Income) |
5,000 |
Nil |
Nil |
Remuneration from services in Brazil. (Foreign Income) |
12,000 |
Nil |
Nil |
Remuneration from services rendered in Chandigarh. (Indian Income) |
18,000 |
18,000 |
18,000 |
Interest from Bonds of U.S.A. (Foreign Income) |
26,000 |
Nil |
Nil |
Dividend from an Indian Company exempt u/s 10(34). (Indian Income) |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Past untaxed profit. |
NT |
NT |
NT |
Total |
3,11,000 |
2,65,500 |
2,40,500 |
P4: Compute gross total income if he is : (i) R-OR (ii) R-NOR (iii) Non-Resident.
1. |
Interest on German Development Bonds (one-third is received in India) |
51,000 |
2. |
Income from agriculture in Bangladesh, remitted to India. |
31,000 |
3. |
Income from property in Canada received in U.S.A. |
1,10,000 |
4. |
Income earned from business in Kuwait, business being controlled from Mumbai. (? 25,000 is received in India) |
65,000 |
5. |
Dividend from an Indian company |
15,000 |
6. |
Royalty received in Singapore from Mr.David, aresident in India, for technical services provided for a business carried on in Singapore. |
25,000 |
7. |
Profit from a business in Chennai; this business in controlled from Singapore |
1,25,000 |
8. |
Profit on sale of a building in India, but received in Nepal |
2,50,000 |
9. |
Income from agriculture in Punjab, received in Mumbai |
30,000 |
10. |
Profit from business in Paris controlled from Delhi. (60% of the profit deposited in a bank there and 40% is remitted to India) |
40,000 |
11. |
Interest received from Mr. Dayal, a non-resident, on the loan provided to him for a business in India. |
28,000 |
Ans: 7,25,000; 5,25,000; 4,45,000
Assignment
P1: During the financial year Mr. Taxcrazy had the following taxable incomes:
1 | Salary received in India for services rendered in Pakistan | 10000 |
2 | Income from profession in India, but received in Japan | 3000 |
3 | Profit earned from business in Koderma, India. | 5000 |
4 | Agricultural Income in Germany | 10000 |
5 | Profits from business carried on at Nepal but controlled from India | |
6 | Past untaxed profit remitted to India during the previous year from USA | |
7 | Profit form business in England received in India |
Compute the income he (a) resident and ordinarily resident in India, (b) not ordinarily resident, (c) non-resident
in India.
Ans : 45,000; 35,000; 28,000
P2 : Following are the particulars of income of Sri Ram.
1 | Salary received in India for three months | 9000 |
2 | Income from the house property in India | 13470 |
3 | Interest on Saving Bank Deposit in SBI | 1000 |
4 | Income from agriculture in Indonesia being invested there | 12,350 |
5 | Income from business in Bangladesh, being controlled from India | 10,150 |
Dividends received in Belgium from French companies out of which 2500 |
Compute the income he (a) resident and ordinarily resident in India, (b) not ordinarily resident, (c) non-resident
in India.
Ans : 68,970; 33,620; 23,470
P3: Arun, a citizen of India residing in Germany for the past 10 years, came back to India for the first time during January, 2014. During the financial year 2013-14, he received the following income :
He works in a company in Germany and earns a salary of Euro 1,000 per month;
He owns agricultural land near Bangalore and a residential house in Delhi which has been let-out. While the agricultural income is being remitted to his account in Germany every year, the rental income of ₹84,000 is being deposited in his bank account at Delhi; and He also owns shares in various Indian companies and receives dividend every year, which has been regularly deposited in his bank account at Delhi.
He seeks your advice as to taxability of the above income under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 as
he is an Indian citizen and earning income in India.
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Ans: Salary not taxable; Agricultural income not taxable; rental income taxable; dividend not taxable.
P4: Mr X has business interest in both India and Hongkong. Discuss the tax treatment.
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