Clause 7 - Dividend income. - Direct Taxes Code, 2010

Dividend income. 7. For the purposes of inclusion in the total income of an assessee- (a) any dividend declared, distributed or paid by a company within the meaning of item (a) or item (b) or item (c) or item (d) or item (e) of clause (81) of section 314 shall be deemed to be the income of the financial year in which it is so declared, distributed or paid, as the case may be; (b) any interim dividend shall be deemed to be the income of the financial year in which the amount of such dividend is unconditionally made available by the company to the member who is entitled to it.