Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 35
Statement I: In India, income from allied agricultural activities like poultry farming and wool rearing in rural areas is exempted from any tax. Statement II: In India, rural agricultural land is not considered a capital asset under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
उत्तर दाखवा आणि स्पष्टीकरण
उत्तर: (D) Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct
स्पष्टीकरण
Poultry/wool-rearing income is treated as business income (taxable), so Statement I is wrong; rural agricultural land is indeed excluded from the definition of capital asset.