Sec 80QQB


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30 July 2009 What is the limit of exemption for royalty income for authors? Explain in detail.

30 July 2009 (1) Where, in the case of an individual resident in India, being an author, the gross total income 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 being a work of literary, artistic or scientific nature, or of royalty 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, computed in the manner specified in sub-section (2).

(2) The deduction under this section shall be equal to the whole of such income referred to in sub-section (1), or an amount of three lakh rupees, whichever is less :

30 July 2009 Rs. 300000 or royalty received ( if royalty received as a percentage of sale value of book etc maximum deduction is 15% of the value)


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