SEO Sai Gr. Hosp.
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Joined July 2016
Total Income is defined under Section 2(45) with the scope defined by Section 5 of the Income Tax Act, 1961
- If you are an Indian resident in the previous year, any income received, accrued or deemed to be received by you will be accounted for .....
- Total Income is arrived by deducting all eligible deductions from “Gross Total Income”
Section 80B(5) of the IT Act defines Gross Total Income
- Includes income received or receivable by you in the previous year adjusted for clubbing and carry-forward amounts from previous years
- Deduct the non-taxable parts of your income from this amount to estimate ‘Gross Total Income’
In short, for income tax purpose Total income is after deducting all the eligible deductions as defined in chapter VI-A, from the gross total income.