Finance Professional
6216 Points
Posted on 13 December 2017
The answer is no as well as yes.
As per section 10(34) dividend which has been charged to DDT is exempt from tax u/s 10(34).
However, as per section 115BBDA, in the case of a "specified assessee" dividend shall be chargeable to tax at the rate of 10% if the aggregate amount of dividend received from a domestic company during the year exceeds Rs. 10,00,000.
Specified Assessee, means persons other than:
- a domestic company; or
- a fund or institution or trust or any university or other educational institution or any hospital or other medical institution referred to in sub-clause (iv) or subclause (v) or sub-clause (vi) or sub-clause (via) of clause (23C) of section 10; or
- a trust or institution registered under section 12A or section 12AA.