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Bc5 B09 Income Tax Law and Accounts

Lecture Hours per week: 5                                  Credits: 4 Internal: 20, External: 80 Objectives:

>          To impart basic knowledge and equip students with application of principles and provisions Income - tax Act, 1961 amended up to date.

 

Module I

Basic Concepts:     Income - Agricultural income - Person - Assessee - Assessment Year - Previous Year - Gross total income - Total income - Maximum marginal rate of lax - Residential status - Scope of total income on the basis of residential status –Exempted incomes.

10Hours

Module II

Computation of Income under Different Heads: Salaries - Allowances - Perquisites -Profit in lieu of salary - Gratuity – Pension.                                                                     20 Hours


Module III

Income from house property: Annual Value of House property - Computation under different circumstances - Deduction from annual value.

15Hours

Module IV

Profits and Gains of Business or Profession: Definition - Computation - Allowable expenses and non allowable expenses - General deductions - Provisions relating to Depreciation.

20 Hours

 

 

Module V

Capital Gains: Definition of Capital Assets - Long term and Short term - Transfers - Cost of acquisition - Cost of improvement - Exempted Capital gains. Income from Other Sources: Definition– Computation.

20 Hours (Theory and problems may be in the ratio of 40% and 60%respectjvely .Only simple problems are to be expected)

 

Reference Books:

 

1. Dr. Vinod K. Singhania : Direct Taxes - Law and Practice, Taxman publication.

2. Dr. Mehrotra and Dr. Goyal: Direct Taxes - Law and Practice, Sahitya Bhavan Publication.

3. B.B. Lai: Direct Taxes, Konark Publisher (P) ltd.

4. Bhagwathi Prasad : Direct Taxes - Law and Practice. Wishwa Prakashana.

5. Dinakar Pagare : Law and Practice of Income Tax. Sultan Chand and sons

6. Gaur & Narang : Income Tax.

 


TO PROVIDE BASIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION AND WORKING OF FINANCIAL SYSTEM IN INDIA.