Income-tax Act, 1961

Section - 80QQA - Deduction in respect of professional income of authors of text books in Indian languages

Deduction in respect of professional income of authors of text books in Indian languages.

80QQA. (1) Where, in the case of an individual resident in India, being an author, the gross total income of the previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing on-

(a)	-	the 1st day of April, 1980, or to any one of the nine assessment years next following that assessment year; or
(b)	-	the 1st day of April, 1992, or to any one of the four assessment years next following that assessment year,

includes any income derived by him in the exercise of his profession on account of any lump sum consideration for the assignment or grant of any of his interests in the copyright of any book, or of royalties or copyright fees (whether receivable in lump sum or otherwise) in respect of such book, there shall, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this section, be allowed, in computing the total income of the assessee, a deduction from such income of an amount equal to twenty-five per cent thereof.

(2) No deduction under sub-section (1) shall be allowed unless-

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