INTRODUCTION TO INCOME TAX

Paper Code: 
EBSG 315
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes (COs): 

 

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

CO81: Investigate the complete knowledge of basic concepts of income tax.

CO82: Construct residential status of a person.

CO83: Measure the income under different heads.

CO84: Acquire knowledge regarding provisions of set-off and carry forward of losses along with deemed income.

CO85: Assess the income of an individual after defining deductions U/S 80.

 

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Team teaching

 

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

7.00
Unit I: 
  • Definitions  Person, Assessee, Income, Previous Year, Assessment Year, Gross Total Income, Total Income
  • Residential Status of an individual and Scope of Total Income
  • Tax Rates, Rebates & Reliefs

 

10.00
Unit II: 

Computation of Taxable Income Under the Head Salaries: Concept, Pay Scale, Allowances, Perquisites, Provident Fund & Deductions

9.00
Unit III: 

·        Computation of Taxable Income under the Head House Property

·        Computation of Taxable Income under the head Business and Profession: Concept   

·        Depreciation, Additional Depreciation, Unabsorbed Depreciation

·        Compulsory Maintenance of Books of Accounts & Compulsory Audit of Accounts

Basic Deductions 

9.00
Unit IV: 

·        Capital Gains: Concept & Computation

Computation of Taxable Income under the Head Other Sources

10.00
Unit V: 

·        Deemed Income & Set off and carry forward of Losses

·        Deductions from Gross Total Income: 80C, 80D, 80DD, 80DDB, 80E, 80EEB, 80G, 80TTA, 80TTB & 80U

Assessment of Individual

Essential Readings: 
  • Income Tax- Agarwal, Jain, Sharma, Shah, Mangal (Ramesh Book Depot)
  • Income Tax-Patel, Chaudhary, Sharma, Modi, Bardia
References: 
  • Professional Approach to Direct Taxes- Girish Ahuja& Ravi Gupta (Bharat Law House Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
  • Direct Tax Laws- T.N Manoharan, Snowwhite Publications (P) Ltd
  • Direct Tax Law and Practice- V.K Singhania  (Taxmann Publication, New Delhi)
  • Law and Practice of IncomeTax, MrDinkar Pagare, (M/S Sultan Chand& Sons)
  • Income Tax for Students-Sharad Bhargav, (Mashbara Industries)
  • Income Tax; Law and Accounts:- H.C Mehrotra(Sahitya Bhawan)

 

e-RESOURCES:

 

REFERENCE  JOURNALS::

  • Tax World
  • Indian Journal of Finance
  • IUP Journal of Applied Finance
  • The Indian Journal of Commerce

 

Note  The candidate shall be permitted to use battery operated pocket calculator that should not have more than 12 digits, 6 functions and 2 memories and should be noiseless and cordless.

 

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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