Clause 27 - Amendment of section 57 - FINANCE (No. 2) BILL, 2009

Amendment of section 57.

27. In section 57 of the Income-tax Act, after clause (iii), the following clause shall be inserted at the end with effect from the 1st day of April, 2010, namely:—

"(iv) in the case of income of the nature referred to in clause (viii) of sub-section (2) of section 56, a deduction of a sum equal to fifty per cent. of such income and no deduction shall be allowed under any other clause of this section.".

 

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Notes on Clauses:

Clause 27 of the Bill seeks to amend section 57 of the Incometax Act, which relates to deductions. The existing provisions contained in the said section provides that the income chargeable under the head "Income from other sources" shall be computed after making the deductions specified therein.

It is proposed to amend section 57 of the said Act so as to provide that in the case of income of the nature referred to in clause (viii) of sub-section (2) of section 56, a deduction of a sum equal to fifty per cent. of such income and no deduction shall be allowed under any other clause of the said section.

This amendment will take effect from 1^st April, 2010 and will, accordingly, apply in relation to the assessment year 2010-2011 and subsequent years.