Income Tax Law and Practice

Paper Code: 
24CATG311
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to acquire comprehensive knowledge of income tax computation and regulations, covering key concepts such as taxable income under various heads, deductions, exemptions, and provisions for individuals. It enables understanding and application of tax laws to compute total income and tax liability accurately.

Course Outcomes: 

 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course title

24CATG311

 

Income Tax Law and Practice (Theory)

 

CO73: Investigate the complete knowledge of basic concepts of income tax and Construct residential status of a person.

CO74: Measure the income under the heads Salaries and House Property.

CO75: Compute the income under the head Business and Profession.

CO76: Evaluate the income under the heads capital gain and other sources.

CO77: Acquire knowledge regarding provisions of set-off and carry forward of losses. Assess the income of an individual after defining deductions U/S 80.

CO78: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach

in

teaching:

Interactive

Lectures,

Discussion,

Tutorials,

Reading

assignments; Solving

Questions.

 

Learning

activities

for the

students:

Self-learning

assignments, Effective

questions,

Seminar

presentation.

  

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

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Fundamentals of Income Tax for Individuals:

• Definitions Person, Assesse, Income, Previous Year, Assessment Year, Gross Total Income, Total Income
• Residential Status of an individual and Scope of Total Income
• Tax Rates under Old and Default tax regime (only for individuals)

12.00
Unit II: 
Computation of Income under the head Salaries:

• Computation of Taxable Income Under the Head Salaries

12.00
Unit III: 
Computation of Income under the head House Property and Business and Profession:

• Computation of income under the head House Property
• Computation of income under the head Business and Profession

12.00
Unit IV: 
Computation of Income under the head Capital Gain and Other Sources:

• Computation of income under the head Capital Gains
• Computation of income under the head Other Sources

12.00
Unit V: 
Assessment of Individual:

• 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: 

Suggested Readings:

  • 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

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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