Divindend income

dividend income taxable or not for fy 2019-20 and Ay 2020-21. Please clarify the position
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For the financial year 2019-20 and assessment year 2020-21, dividend income received from domestic companies up to £10 lakh is generally exempt from tax under Section 10(34) of the Income Tax Act. However, any dividend income exceeding £10 lakh is taxable at a rate of 10% as per Section 115BBDA. Dividends received from foreign companies are taxable in the hands of the shareholder.

In 2019-20 fy dividend in the hand of individual upto 10 lakh is expemted
but now it is taxable as per income tax slab
As per the Provision of Section 10(34) of the Income Tax Act 1961, Dividend Income upto Rs. 10 lakhs received from Domestic Company is EXEMPTED from Income Tax. However under Section 115BBDA, Dividend Income in excess of Rs. 10 lakhs is taxable @ 10% without any basic exemption limit, incase of PY 2019-20, AY 2020-21.
Dividend income is exempted upto 10 lakhs.
Dividend income form domestic company shall be exempt from tax in the hands of the shareholder as per section 10(34). however dividend received form foreign company to be taxed in the hand of shareholder. as per section 115BBDA dividend received from domestic company exceeding 10 lakh shall be taxable @ 10%. upto 10 lakh is exempt
Kalpana ,
This section has been notified in the finance bill 2020.


As per SEC 115BBDA ITS EXEMPTED UPTO RS.10 LACS.

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