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Author Royalty Income Tax Under ITA 2025: Section 80QQB Rs 3L, Section 44ADA & Advances
Author royalty income tax under ITA 2025 -- professional or other sources classification, Section 80QQB Rs 3L (literary/artistic not textbooks), TDS 10% publisher, Section 44ADA 50% professional, combined Section 44ADA + 80QQB powerful, advance royalty taxable year of receipt.
Income Tax for Digital Marketing Professionals Under ITA 2025: Section 44ADA, Foreign Clients & GST
Digital marketing professional income tax under ITA 2025 -- Section 44ADA 50% up to Rs 75L (SEO SEM social media), TDS 2%/10% Indian clients, foreign client income FEMA zero-rated GST, Ahrefs SEMrush deductible, affiliate commission TDS 5%, agency pass-through.
Corporate Restructuring Income Tax Under ITA 2025: Amalgamation, Demerger, Slump Sale Guide
Corporate restructuring income tax under ITA 2025 -- amalgamation exempt Section 47 (shares as consideration), demerger exempt Section 47(vib), slump sale Section 50B (sale consideration minus net worth), LTCG 36 months, loss carry-forward, GAAR risk.
Rental Income and House Property Tax Under ITA 2025: Annual Value, 30% Deduction & Home Loan
Rental income house property tax under ITA 2025 -- Annual Value (higher of actual vs expected rent), 30% standard deduction Net AV, home loan interest unlimited let-out, Rs 2L cap SOP, loss set-off Rs 2L/carry-forward 8 years, co-ownership separate, TDS Section 401.
Senior Citizen Income Tax Under ITA 2025: Rs 3L/5L Exemption, Section 80TTB & Form 15H
Senior citizen income tax under ITA 2025 -- basic exemption Rs 3L (60+) / Rs 5L (80+) old regime, Section 80TTB Rs 50K all interest, health insurance Rs 50K Section 126, Section 194P ITR exemption for 75+ bank-pension, advance tax exempt (no business), Form 15H.
Income Tax Penalties and Prosecution Under ITA 2025: Section 433 Concealment, TDS & Criminal
Income tax penalties under ITA 2025 -- Section 433 concealment 100-300%, under-reporting 50%, misreporting 200%, TDS non-deduction equal penalty, prosecution willful evasion 3-7 years, compounding, reasonable cause defence, faceless penalty proceedings.
Income Tax on Family Gifts Under ITA 2025: Relatives Exempt, Spouse Clubbing & Adult Child
Family gift income tax under ITA 2025 -- gifts from relatives fully exempt (specific list), non-relative above Rs 50K taxable, spouse gift exempt but income clubbed Section 100, minor child clubbing Rs 1,500 exemption, adult child no clubbing, wedding gift universally exempt.
HUF (Hindu Undivided Family) Income Tax Under ITA 2025: Tax Planning, Section 64A & Partition
HUF income tax under ITA 2025 -- separate taxpaying entity own PAN, same slabs as individual, Section 123 Rs 1.5L, Section 126 health insurance, Section 64A clubbing member gifts (not ancestral), daughters coparceners 2005, partition Section 171, HUF ITR-2/ITR-3.
Section 80GGB and 80GGC Political Donation Deduction Under ITA 2025: 100% Company & Individual
Section 80GGB company political donation 100% and Section 80GGC individual political donation 100% under ITA 2025 -- registered parties Section 29A only, non-cash mandatory, Companies Act 3-year rule board resolution, Section 115BAA cannot claim, electoral bonds abolished 2024.
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