What is assessment year

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AY is the yearfollowing the financial year in which you have to evaluate the previousyear's income and pay taxes on it.
true Mr Sagar ji
AY is tax period in which you have to pay
let give u an example
suppose I had earned 3 lace in FY 2016-17 then I have to pay tax in FY 17-18
hence As per income tax
2016-17 is PY and 2017-18 is AY
Assessment year is the year following the current year(in income tax it is termed as ‘previous year’)

in assessment year your income earned in previous year is assessed(i.e., checked/evaluated) to determine the amount of income tax to be paid


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