Income from Rapido Bike Taxi & Food delivery service provided by Rapido driver , taxable under which Income head
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This discussion clarifies how Rapido drivers should declare their income for tax purposes. It's generally advised to treat earnings from Rapido bike taxi and food delivery as business income under Section 44AD, rather than professional services under 44ADA, as it's not a specified profession. If the primary income source isn't driving, it might be considered Income from Other Sources (IFOS), but for full-time drivers, business income is the recommended approach.
It is not a specified profession as per section 44AA, hence it cannot be shown as professional service under section 44ADA. You can consider it as a business and show it under section 44AD. If salary is received then can show it under Salaries.
It seems that the nature of service being a driver is full time basis i.e primary source of income. Hence it is advisable to show it as a business instead of IFOS.