20 January 2014
We have learned in Income tax that under the head Income From Other Sources Dividend income is exempt from tax, u/s 10(34) but in the example of Separate legal entity in Company Law (Companies Act 1956) we also learn that Bacha F Guzdar will be liable to pay tax on the dividend income.
My solution to this problem: My tax teacher while teaching IFOS referred that Dividend income is taxable under IFOS but it is exempt.
21 January 2014
yes your teacher is correct...once the company has paid DDT, the said dividend income shall always be exempt in the hands of the receiver.