Alimony money
Avinash Tripathi (CONSULTANT) (118 Points)
21 January 2016
Is alimony paid to spouse after divorce can be claimed as expenditure from salary income??
Avinash Tripathi (CONSULTANT) (118 Points)
21 January 2016
Santhosh Kumar M S
(TAX CONSULTANT)
(82 Points)
Replied 21 January 2016
not possible as there is no provision for the same in income tax act 1961
ronak
(CA Final & Currently in service as an Accountant )
(85 Points)
Replied 21 January 2016
No. Not even from any other head of income. It will be treated as a personal expenditure.
The spouse who receives alimony will have treat that income as "Income from Other sources". (gift from a Non Relative) & will be taxed if the total receipts in a Financial year Exceed Rs. 50,000/-
AMAN AGARWAL
(Articleship at Bhasin Raghavan & Co.)
(27 Points)
Replied 22 January 2016
vishnu bhardwaj
(Tax Advocate)
(212 Points)
Replied 23 January 2016
this is a drawing or personal expenditure
Avinash Tripathi
(CONSULTANT)
(118 Points)
Replied 23 January 2016
Thanks to every one for replying.
I looked onInternet and found that in AMERICA u can claim the expense from your incomr. Sad to see that no such provision exist in Indian income tax
vishnu bhardwaj
(Tax Advocate)
(212 Points)
Replied 23 January 2016
in america it is general exp. and here it is rare exp.
manoj
(student)
(5205 Points)
Replied 23 January 2016
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