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Section 13

Heads of income

Section

Section Number

13

Chapter

CHAPTER IV - COMPUTATION OF TOTAL INCOME

Act

Income-tax Act, 2025

Year

2026

Heads of income

CHAPTER IV

COMPUTATION OF TOTAL INCOME

A.—Heads of income

Heads of income.

13. Save as otherwise provided in this Act, all incomes shall, for the purposes of charge of income-tax and computation of total income, be classified under the following heads of income:—

(a)   Salaries;
(b)   Income from house property;
(c)   Profits and gains of business or profession;
(d)   Capital gains; and
(e)   Income from other sources.

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