Income Tax Act, 2025
- CA Dilip Kr Badlani

- Feb 5
- 12 min read
Updated: Jul 25
Professionals Series

Complete Course on Income Tax Act, 2025
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Course Overview
The Income Tax Act, 2025 course is designed for Tax Practitioners and Professionals aiming to excel in their careers. This comprehensive course covers various chapters that are crucial for understanding income tax laws and regulations.
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Chapter 2: Basis of Charge & Residential Status | ||
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Sec 6 | Residential Status | |
Sec 7 | Income deemed to be received and dividend deemed to be income in a tax year. | |
Sec 8 | Income on receipt of capital asset or stock-in-trade by specified person from specified entity | |
Sec 9 | Income deemed to accrue or arise in India. | |
Chapter 3: Income from Salary | ||
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Sec 13 | Heads of Income | |
Sec 14 | Income not forming part of Total Income | |
Sec 15 | Salaries | |
Sec 16 | Income from Salary | |
Sec 17 | Perquisites | |
Sec 17 | Perquisites | |
Sec 17 | Perquisites | |
Sec 17 | Perquisites | |
Sec 17 | Perquisites | |
Sec 17 | Perquisites | |
Sec 18 | Profit in Lieu of Salary | |
Sec 19 | Dedcutions from Salary | |
Sec 19 | Deductions from Salary | |
Chapter 4: Income from House Property | ||
Sec 20 | Income from house property. | |
Sec 21 | Determination of annual value. | |
Sec 22 | Deductions from income from house property. | |
Sec 23 | Arrears of rent and unrealised rent received. | |
Sec 24 | Property owned by co-owners. | |
Sec 25 | Interpretation. | |
Chapter 5: Profit and Gains of Business or Profession | ||
Sec 26 | Income under head “Profits and gains of business or profession | |
Sec 27 | Manner of computing profits and gains of business or profession. | |
Sec 28 | Rent, rates, taxes, repairs and insurance | |
Sec 29 | Deductions related to employee welfare. | Lecture 2 |
Sec 30 | Deduction on certain premium | Lecture 3 |
Sec 31 | Deduction for bad debt and provision for bad and doubtful debt. | |
Sec 32 | Other deductions | |
Sec 33 | Deduction for depreciation | |
Sec 34 | General conditions for allowable deductions. | |
Sec 35 | Amounts not deductible in certain circumstances. | |
Sec 36 | Expenses or payments not deductible in certain circumstances. | |
Sec 37 | Certain deductions allowed on actual payment basis only. | |
Sec 38 | Certain sums deemed as profits and gains of business or profession. | |
Sec 39 | Computation of actual cost. | |
Sec 40 | Special provision for computation of cost of acquisition of certain assets | |
Sec 41 | Written down value of depreciable asset. | |
Sec 42 | Capitalising the impact of foreign exchange fluctuation | |
Sec 43 | Taxation of foreign exchange fluctuation | |
Sec 44 | Amortisation of certain preliminary expenses. | |
Sec 45 | Expenditure on scientific research | |
Sec 46 | Capital expenditure of specified business. | |
Sec 47 | Expenditure on agricultural extension project and skill development project. | |
Sec 48 | Tea development account, coffee development account and rubber development account. | |
Sec 49 | Site Restoration Fund. | |
Sec 50 | Special provision in the case of trade, profession or similar association. | Lecture 22 |
Sec 51 | Amortisation of expenditure for prospecting certain minerals. | |
Sec 52 | Amortisation of expenditure for telecommunications services, amalgamation, demerger, scheme of voluntary retirement, etc. | |
Sec 53 | Full value of consideration for transfer of assets other than capital assets in certain cases. | Lecture 25 |
Sec 54 | Business of prospecting for mineral oils. | Lecture 26 |
Sec 55 | Insurance business. | Lecture 27 |
Sec 56 | Special provision in case of interest income of specified financial institutions. | |
Sec 57 | Revenue recognition for construction and service contracts | |
Sec 58 | Special provision for computing profits and gains of business or profession on presumptive basis in case of certain residents. | |
Sec 59 | Computation of royalty and fee for technical services in hands of non-residents. | Lecture 30 |
Sec 60 | Deduction of head office expenditure in case of non-residents | Lecture 31 |
Sec 61 | Special provision for computation of income on presumptive basis in respect of certain business activities of certain non-residents. | Lecture 32 |
Sec 62 | Maintenance of books of account. | |
Sec 63 | Tax audit. | |
Sec 64 | Special provision for computing deductions in case of business reorganisation of co-operative banks | |
Sec 65 | Interpretation for the purposes of section 64. | |
Sec 66 | Interpretation. | |
Chapter 6: Capital Gains | ||
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Chapter 7: Income from Other Sources | ||
Sec 92 | Income from other sources | |
Sec 93 | Deductions. | |
Sec 94 | Amounts not deductible. | |
Sec 95 | Profits chargeable to tax. | |
Chapter 8: Clubbing of Income | ||
Sec 96 | Transfer of income without transfer of assets | |
Sec 97 | Chargeability of income in transfer of assets. | |
Sec 98 | “Transfer” and “revocable transfer” defined. | |
Sec 99 | Income of individual to include income of spouse, minor child, etc. | |
Sec 100 | Liability of person in respect of income included in income of another person. | |
Chapter 9: Aggregaton of Income | ||
Sec 101 | Total income. | |
Sec 102 | Unexplained credits. | |
Sec 103 | Unexplained investment. | |
Sec 104 | Unexplained asset. | |
Sec 105 | Unexplained expenditure. | |
Sec 106 | Amount borrowed or repaid through negotiable instrument, hundi, etc. | |
Sec 107 | Charge of tax | |
Chapter 10: Set off & Carry Forward of Losses | ||
Sec 108 | Set off of losses under same head of income. | |
Sec 109 | Set off of losses under any other head of income | |
Sec 110 | Carry forward and set off of loss from house property | |
Sec 111 | Carry forward and set off of loss from Capital gains | |
Sec 112 | Carry forward and set off of business loss. | |
Sec 113 | Set off and carry forward of losses computed in respect of speculation business | |
Sec 114 | Set off and carry forward of losses computed in respect of specified business. | |
Sec 115 | Set off and carry forward of losses from specified activity. | |
Sec 119 | Carry forward and set off of losses not permissible in certain cases. | |
Sec 120 | No set off of losses against undisclosed income consequent to search, requisition and survey. | |
Sec 121 | Submission of return for losses. | |
Sec 116 | Treatment of accumulated losses and unabsorbed depreciation in amalgamation or demerger, etc. | |
Sec 117 | Treatment of accumulated losses and unabsorbed depreciation in scheme of amalgamation in certain cases. | |
Sec 118 | Carry forward and set off of losses and unabsorbed depreciation in business reorganisation of co operative banks. | |
Chapter 11: Deductions (Ch VIII) | ||
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Sec 122 | Deductions to be made in computing total income. | |
Sec 123 | Deduction for life insurance premia, deferred annuity, contributions to provident fund, etc | |
Sec 124 | Deduction in respect of employer and assessee contribution to pension scheme of Central Government. | |
Sec 125 | Deduction in respect of contribution to Agnipath Scheme. | |
Sec 126 | Deduction in respect of health insurance premia. | |
Sec 127 | Deduction in respect of maintenance including medical treatment of a dependant who is a person with disability. | |
Sec 128 | Deduction in respect of medical treatment, etc. | |
Sec 129 | Deduction in respect of interest on loan taken for higher education. | |
Sec 130 | Deduction in respect of interest on loan taken for residential house property. | |
Sec 131 | Deduction in respect of interest on loan taken for certain house property. | |
Sec 132 | Deduction in respect of purchase of electric vehicle | |
Sec 133 | Deduction in respect of donations to certain funds, charitable institutions, etc. | |
Sec 134 | Deductions in respect of rents paid. | |
Sec 135 | Deduction in respect of certain donations for scientific research or rural development | |
Sec 136 | Deduction in respect of contributions given by companies to political parties. | |
Sec 137 | Dduction in respect of contributions given by any person to political parties. | |
Sec 138 | Deductions in respect of profits and gains from industrial undertakings or enterprises engaged in infrastructure development, etc. | |
Sec 139 | Deductions in respect of profits and gains by an undertaking or enterprise engaged in development of Special Economic Zone | |
Sec 140 | Special provision in respect of specified business | |
Sec 141 | Deduction in respect of profits and gains from certain industrial undertakings. | |
Sec 142 | Deductions in respect of profits and gains from housing projects. | |
Sec 143 | Special provisions in respect of certain undertakings in North-Eastern States. | |
Sec 144 | Special provisions in respect of newly established Units in Special Economic Zones. | |
Sec 145 | Deduction for businesses engaged in collecting and processing of bio-degradable waste | |
Sec 146 | Deduction in respect of additional employee cost. | |
Sec 147 | Deductions for income of Offshore Banking Units and Units of International Financial Services Centre. | |
Sec 148 | Deduction in respect of certain inter-corporate dividends. | |
Sec 149 | Deduction in respect of income of co-operative societies. | |
Sec 150 | Deduction in respect of income of federal co-operative | |
Sec 151 | Deduction in respect of royalty income, etc., of authors of certain books other than text-books. | |
Sec 152 | Deduction in respect of royalty on patents | |
Sec 153 | Deduction for interest on deposits. | |
Sec 154 | Deduction in case of a person with disability. | With Sec 127 |
Chapter 12: Rebates & Reliefs | ||
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Sec 155 | Rebate to be allowed in computing income-tax. | |
Sec 156 | Rebate of income-tax in case of certain individuals | |
Sec 157 | Relief when salary, etc., is paid in arrears or in advance | |
Sec 158 | Relief from taxation in income from retirement benefit account maintained in a notified country. | |
International Taxation (Ch 12A, 12B, 12C & 12D) | ||
Chapter 12A: Rebates & Reliefs (DTAA) | ||
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Sec 159 | Agreement with foreign countries or specified territories and adoption by Central Government of Agreement between Specified associations for double taxation relief. | |
Sec 160 | Countries with which no agreement exists. | |
Chapter 12B: Special Provisions Relating to Avoidance of Tax | ||
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Sec 161 | Computation of income from international transaction and Specified domestic Transaction having regard to arm’s length price. | |
Sec 162 | Meaning of associated enterprise. | |
Sec 163 | Meaning of international transaction. | |
Sec 164 | Meaning of specified domestic transaction | |
Sec 165 | Determination of arm’s length price | |
Sec 166 | Reference to Transfer Pricing Officer. | |
Sec 167 | Power of Board to make safe harbour rules. | |
Sec 168 | Advance pricing agreement. | |
Sec 169 | Effect to advance pricing agreement. | |
Sec 170 | Secondary adjustment in certain cases | |
Sec 171 | Maintenance, keeping and furnishing of information and document by certain persons. | |
Sec 172 | Report from an accountant to be furnished by persons entering into international transaction or specified domestic transaction. | |
Sec 173 | Definitions of certain terms relevant to determination of arm’s length price, etc. | |
Sec 174 | Avoidance of income-tax by transactions resulting in transfer of income to non-residents. | |
Sec 175 | Avoidance of tax by certain transactions in securities. | |
Sec 176 | Special measures in respect of transactions with persons located in notified jurisdictional area. | |
Sec 177 | Limitation on interest deduction in certain cases. | |
Chapter 12C: General Anti-Avoidance Rules | ||
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Sec 178 | Applicability of General Anti-Avoidance Rule. | |
Sec 179 | Impermissible avoidance arrangement. | |
Sec 180 | Arrangement to lack commercial substance. | |
Sec 181 | Consequences of impermissible avoidance arrangement. | |
Sec 182 | Treatment of connected person and accommodating party | |
Sec 183 | Application of this Chapter. | |
Sec 184 | Interpretation | |
Chapter 13: Mode of Payment in Certain Ways | ||
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Sec 185 | Mode of taking or accepting certain loans, deposits and specified sum. | |
Sec 186 | Mode of undertaking transactions | |
Sec 187 | Acceptance of payment through prescribed electronic modes. | |
Sec 188 | Mode of repayment of certain loans or deposits or specified advances. | |
Sec 189 | Interpretation. | |
Ch 14: Determination of Tax in Special Cases | ||
Ch 14A: Tax in Certain Special Cases | ||
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Sec 190 | Determination of tax where total income includes income on which no tax is payable. | |
Sec 191 | Tax on accumulated balance of recognised provident fund. | |
Sec 192 | Tax in case of block assessment of search cases. | |
Sec 193 | Tax on income from Global Depository Receipts purchased in foreign currency or capital gains arising from their transfer. | |
Sec 194 | Tax on certain incomes. | |
Sec 195 | Tax on income referred to in sections 102 to 106. | |
Ch 14: Determination of Tax in Special Cases | ||
Ch 14B: Tax on Capital Gains | ||
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Sec 196 | Tax on short-term capital gains in certain cases. | |
Sec 197 | Tax on long-term capital gains | |
Sec 198 | Tax on long-term capital gains in certain cases. | |
Ch 14: Determination of Tax in Special Cases | ||
Ch 14C: New Tax Regimes | ||
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Sec 199 | Tax on income of certain manufacturing domestic companies | |
Sec 200 | Tax on income of certain domestic companies. | |
Sec 201 | Tax on income of new manufacturing domestic companies | |
Sec 202 | New tax regime for individuals, Hindu undivided family and others | |
Sec 203 | Tax on income of certain resident co-operative societies. | |
Sec 204 | Tax on income of certain new manufacturing co operative societies. | |
Sec 205 | Conditions for tax on income of certain companies and cooperative societies. | |
Ch 14: Determination of Tax in Special Cases | ||
Ch 14D: MAT & AMT | ||
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Sec 206 | Special provision for minimum alternate tax and alternate minimum tax. | |
Ch 14: Determination of Tax in Special Cases | ||
Ch 14E: Taxation of Non Resident & Foreign Companies | ||
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Sec 207 | Tax on dividends, royalty and fees for technical services in case of foreign companies. | |
Sec 208 | Tax on income from units purchased in foreign currency or capital gains arising from their transfer. | |
Sec 209 | Tax on income from bonds or Global Depository Receipts purchased in foreign currency or capital gains arising from their transfer. | |
Sec 210 | Tax on income of Foreign Institutional Investors from securities or capital gains arising from their transfer. | |
Sec 211 | Tax on non-resident sportsmen or sports associations. | |
Sec 212 | Interpretation | |
Sec 213 | Special provision for computation of total income of non-residents | |
Sec 214 | Tax on investment income and long-term capital gains. | |
Sec 215 | Capital gains on transfer of foreign exchange assets not to be charged in certain cases.` | |
Sec 216 | Return of income not to be furnished in certain cases. | |
Sec 217 | Application of benefits under sections 212 to 216 | |
Sec 218 | Tax on business income of Offshore Banking Units or International Financial Services Centre unit. | |
Sec 219 | Conversion of an Indian branch of foreign company into subsidiary Indian company | |
Sec 220 | Foreign company said to be resident in India | |
Ch 14: Determination of Tax in Special Cases | ||
Ch 14E: Pass Through Entities | ||
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Sec 221 | Tax on income from securitisation trusts. | |
Sec 222 | Tax on income in case of venture capital undertakings. | |
Sec 223 | Tax on income of unit holder and business trust. | |
Sec 224 | Tax on income of investment fund and its unit holders. | |
Ch 14: Determination of Tax in Special Cases | ||
Ch 14F: Income of Shipping Companies | ||
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Sec 225 | Income from the business of operating qualifying ships. | |
Sec 226 | Tonnage tax scheme | |
Sec 227 | Computation of tonnage income | |
Sec 228 | Relevant shipping income and exclusion from book profit. | |
Sec 229 | Depreciation and gains relating to tonnage tax assets. | |
Sec 230 | Exclusion of deduction, loss, set off, etc. | |
Sec 231 | Method of opting of tonnage tax scheme and validity. | |
Sec 232 | Certain conditions for applicability of tonnage tax scheme. | |
Sec 233 | Amalgamation and demerger. | |
Sec 234 | Avoidance of tax and exclusion from tonnage tax scheme. | |
Sec 235 | Interpretation. | |
Ch 15: Computation of Total Income (Individual) | ||
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Ch 16: Income tax Authorities | ||
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Sec 236 | Income-tax authorities. | |
Sec 237 | Appointment of income-tax authorities. | |
Sec 238 | Control of income-tax authorities | |
Sec 239 | Instructions to subordinate authorities | |
Sec 240 | Taxpayer’s Charter. | |
Sec 241 | Jurisdiction of income-tax authorities. | |
Sec 242 | Jurisdiction of Assessing Officers. | |
Sec 243 | Power to transfer cases | |
Sec 244 | Change of incumbent of an office | |
Sec 245 | Faceless jurisdiction of income-tax authorities. | |
Chapter 17: Power of Income Tax Authorities | ||
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Sec 246 | Power regarding discovery, production of evidence, etc. | |
Sec 246 | Issuing Commissions: Knowledge Booster | |
Sec 247 | Search and seizure. | |
Sec 247 | Search and seizure. | |
Sec 247 | Search and seizure. | |
Sec 247 | Search and seizure. | |
Sec 247 | Search and seizure. | |
Sec 248 | Powers to requisition. | |
Sec 249 | Reasons not to be disclosed. | |
Sec 250 | Application of seized or requisitioned assets. | |
Application of seized or requisitioned assets. | ||
Sec 251 | Copying, extraction, retention and release of books of account and documents seized or requisitioned. | |
Sec 252 | Power to call for information. | |
Sec 253 | Powers of survey. | |
Sec 254 | Power to collect certain information. | |
Sec 255 | Power to inspect registers of companies. | |
Sec 256 | Power of certain income-tax authorities | |
Sec 257 | Proceedings before income-tax authorities to be judicial proceedings. | |
Sec 258 | Disclosure of information relating to assesses. | |
Sec 259 | Power to call for information by prescribed income tax authority. | |
Sec 260 | Faceless collection of information. | |
Sec 261 | Interpretation. | --- |
Ch 18: Return of Income | ||
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Sec 262 | Permanent Account Number | |
Sec 263 | Return of income. | |
Sec 264 | Scheme for submission of returns through tax return preparers | |
Sec 265 | Return by whom to be verified. | |
Sec 266 | Self-assessment. | |
Sec 267 | Tax on updated return. | |
Ch 19: Assessment Procedure | ||
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Sec 268 | Inquiry before assessment | |
Sec 269 | Estimation of value of assets by Valuation Officer. | |
Sec 270 | Assessment. | |
Sec 271 | Best judgment assessment. | |
Sec 272 | Power of Joint Commissioner to issue directions in certain cases. | |
Sec 273 | Faceless Assessment | |
Sec 274 | Reference to Principal Commissioner or Commissioner in certain cases | |
Sec 275 | Reference to Dispute Resolution Panel. | |
Sec 276 | Method of accounting | |
Sec 277 | Method of accounting in certain cases. | |
Sec 278 | Taxability of certain income. | |
Sec 279 | Income escaping assessment. | |
Sec 280 | Issue of notice where income has escaped assessment | |
Sec 281 | Procedure before issuance of notice under section 280. | |
Sec 282 | Time limit for notices under sections 280 and 281 | |
Sec 283 | Provision for cases where assessment is in pursuance of an order on appeal, etc | |
Sec 284 | Sanction for issue of notice. | |
Sec 285 | Other provisions. | |
Sec 286 | Time limit for completion of assessment, reassessment and recomputation | |
Sec 287 | Rectification of mistake. | |
Sec 288 | Other amendments. | |
Sec 289 | Notice of demand. | |
Sec 290 | Modification and revision of notice in certain cases | |
Sec 291 | Intimation of loss. | |
Ch 20: Assessment in Search Cases | ||
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Sec 292 | Assessment of total undisclosed income as a result of search. | |
Sec 293 | Computation of total undisclosed income of block period. | |
Sec 294 | Procedure for block assessment. | |
Sec 295 | Undisclosed income of any other person. | |
Sec 296 | Time-limit for completion of block assessment. | |
Sec 297 | Certain interests and penalties not to be levied or imposed. | |
Sec 298 | Levy of interest and penalty in certain cases. | |
Sec 299 | Authority competent to make assessment of block period. | |
Sec 300 | Application of other provisions of Act. | |
Sec 301 | Interpretation. | |
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