An Income tax is a Direct tax paid by Taxpayer on income earned during a year . It is a tax forced on taxpayers in regard of the income or benefits procured by them. income tax generally is computed as the product of a tax rate times the taxable income. Taxation rates might fluctuate by type or qualities of the taxpayer and the kind of income. Income tax is a type of tax that the central government charges on the income earned during a financial year by the individuals and other person
Types of Taxpayers or Persons in Income Tax
- Individuals
- Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)
- Association of Persons(AOP)
- Body of Individuals (BOI)
- Firms
- Companies
Individual are further classified into different age group
- Individuals less than 60 years of age
- Individuals aged more than 60 but less than 80 years
- Individuals aged more than 80 years
Heads Of Income
There are Five Heads Of Income which are
- Income earned from Salary - Income earned from salary and pension is taxable under this head of income
- Income from House Property-Income earned by renting a house property is taxable under this head of income.
- Income from Capital Gains-Surplus Income from sale of a capital asset such as mu shares, house property,mutual fund etc is taxable under this head of Income.
- Income from Business and Profession-Profits earned by self employed individuals, businesses or income earned by professionals like chartered accountants, doctors are taxable under this head.
- Income from Other Sources-Income from fixed deposits interest, winning in lotteries is taxable under this head.
Income Tax Return( ITR )
The taxpayer shall file an income tax return every year by ITR forms prescribed by the income tax department. Types of ITR form
- ITR-1: Individuals (residents) having income from salary, one house property, other sources, agricultural income less than Rs 5,000 and with a total income of up to Rs 50 lakh
- ITR-2: Individuals/HUFs not having any business or profession under any proprietorship
- ITR-3: Individuals/HUFs having income from a proprietary business or profession
- ITR-4: Individuals/HUFs having presumptive income from business or profession
- ITR-5: Partnership firms or LLPs
- ITR-6: Companies
- ITR-7: Trusts
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