As per income tax act person includes

  1. DEFINITION OF PERSONS UNDER INCOME TAX ACT, 1961
  2. Liability of Legal Representative under Income Tax Act, 1961
  3. Defination of Persons Under Income Tax Act, 1961
  4. Person [Section 2(31)]
  5. Defination of Persons Under Income Tax Act, 1961
  6. DEFINITION OF PERSONS UNDER INCOME TAX ACT, 1961
  7. Liability of Legal Representative under Income Tax Act, 1961
  8. Person [Section 2(31)]


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2022

Nerdy takeaways • In 2022 and 2023, the U.S. federal tax rates range from 10% to 37%. • The U.S. has a progressive tax system, where portions of a person's taxable income can fall into different brackets to be taxed at different rates. • A marginal tax rate is the highest tax rate a person's income is subject to. • Tax brackets are adjusted each year to account for inflation. This can help prevent a taxpayer from paying higher taxes as the cost of living increases. The government decides how much tax you owe by dividing your taxable income into chunks — also known as tax brackets — and each chunk gets taxed at the corresponding tax rate. You may hear people say that they are in the 12% tax bracket or the 22% bracket. This does not mean all of their income is taxed at that percentage; instead, that is the highest tax rate — the marginal rate — that applies to a portion of their income. Being "in" a tax bracket doesn't mean you pay that federal income tax rate on everything you make. The U.S. has a progressive tax system. This means that portions of your income fall into different tax brackets and are taxed at different rates. The progressive tax system means that people with higher taxable incomes are subject to higher federal income tax rates, and people with lower taxable incomes are subject to lower federal income tax rates. • Income thresholds for tax brackets are updated annually. Several provisions in the tax code, including the income thresholds that inform the feder...

DEFINITION OF PERSONS UNDER INCOME TAX ACT, 1961

DEFINITION OF PERSONS UNDER INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 According to section 2(31) of • • Partnership Firms • • Company • Association of person or body of individuals whether incorporated or not • Local authorities • Any other artificial judicial person not falling under any of the above sub sections Assessee is a person who is liable to pay any tax or any other dues mentioned under the act. However, from the above section it can be noted that person not only includes natural person but also artificial judicial person. The types of persons mentioned under the sections are define as below: • • Male or female or transgender • Major or minor • Resident or non-resident • Partnership Firm: A partnership is a contractual relationship between two or more individuals that have agreed to carry on a business represented by all or any one of them acting on behalf of all with an objective to share the profits obtained from the business. LLP are considered or taxed as a firm under • • Company: Company is a legal judicial entity that is formed under companies Act, 2013 or any other previous act. Companies includes • Any Indian company • Foreign company • Parent, Associate or subsidiary company • Statutory company • Government company • Any other sort of company • Association of company or body of Individuals: Association of persons means a group of person who have come together for achieving a common goal by working in the same direction. Members of AOP can be a natural or judicial persons. • ...

Liability of Legal Representative under Income Tax Act, 1961

Dear friends, as we are aware that under normal circumstances, tax is levied upon the person, who has earned income. The income tax considers him/her as assessee and income tax will be levied on all income he has earned in previous year. There are three types of assessees such as Resident and Ordinary Resident, Resident but not ordinary resident and non-resident. The income tax will be calculated after giving various rebate and deductions. However, there are various cases in which it is not possible to find our real person to access tax on some income due to various circumstances. In these cases, it is not possible to collect tax from person, who has earned income due to some circumstances such as death of an assessee, etc. The Government has introduced Chapter XV, which lays down liability of various persons who may be liable to pay the tax on such income. This Chapter XV has fastened the liability in the below mentioned cases; • Liability of a Legal Representative in case of death of a person [Section 159]; • Liabilities of a representative assessee as regards income in respect of which he is a representative assessee of another person [Section 160 & 167]; • Liability of an Executor in respect of income of the estate of a deceased person [Section 168 & 169]; • Liability of a predecessor and a successor to business otherwise than death [Section 170]. DEFINITION OF AN ASSESSEE: As per S. 2(7) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, unless the context otherwise requires, the term “ass...

Defination of Persons Under Income Tax Act, 1961

According to section 2(31) of Income tax act person includes: – Individuals – Partnership Firms – HUF – Company – Association of person or body of individuals whether incorporated or not – Local authorities – Any other artificial judicial person not falling under any of the above sub sections Assessee is a person who is liable to pay any tax or any other dues mentioned under the act. However, from the above section it can be noted that person not only includes natural person but also artificial judicial person. The types of persons mentioned under the sections are define as below • Individuals: Individuals refers to natural human beings whether • Male or female or transgender • Major or minor • Resident or non-resident • Partnership Firm: A partnership is a contractual relationship between two or more individuals that have agreed to carry on a business represented by all or any one of them acting on behalf of all with an objective to share the profits obtained from the business. LLP is considered or taxed as a firm under the Income tax act, 1961. • HUF: Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) is a family-owned business covered as per the rules of Hindu laws that consists of all persons lineally descended from the same family having its head as Karta and members as coparceners. Jain and Sikhs families are also considered as HUF under this act. • Company: Company is a legal judicial entity that is formed under companies Act, 2013 or any other previous act. Companies includes • • Any In...

Person [Section 2(31)]

Person [Section 2(31)] Under Section 2(31), A 'Person' is An Association Of Persons (AOP) or a Body Of Individuals (BOI) or a Local Authority or an Artificial Juridical Person, whether or not, such Person or Body or Authority or Juridical Person, was formed or established or incorporated with the object of deriving income, profits or gains. In other words, A Person includes… (i) An Individual (ii) A Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) (iii) A Company (iv) A Firm (v) An Association Of Person (AOP) or a Body Of Individual (BOI), whether incorporated or not. (vi) A Local Authority (vii) Every Artificial Judicial Person not falling within any of the preceding sub-clauses. (a) An individual : means a natural person i.e. a human being. It includes a male, female, minor child. However, the income of a minor is now generally included in the income of a parent. Sometimes the minor is himself liable to tax on income earned by him. Since minor is not competent to contract, his income shall be taxable through his legal guardian. (b) A Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) : has not been defined under the tax laws. However, as per the Hindu law, it means a family which consists of all persons lineally descended from a common ancestor including their wives and daughters. (c) A firm : shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 and shall include a limited liability partnership as defined in the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. (d) Association Of Persons: The Income-...

Defination of Persons Under Income Tax Act, 1961

According to section 2(31) of Income tax act person includes: – Individuals – Partnership Firms – HUF – Company – Association of person or body of individuals whether incorporated or not – Local authorities – Any other artificial judicial person not falling under any of the above sub sections Assessee is a person who is liable to pay any tax or any other dues mentioned under the act. However, from the above section it can be noted that person not only includes natural person but also artificial judicial person. The types of persons mentioned under the sections are define as below • Individuals: Individuals refers to natural human beings whether • Male or female or transgender • Major or minor • Resident or non-resident • Partnership Firm: A partnership is a contractual relationship between two or more individuals that have agreed to carry on a business represented by all or any one of them acting on behalf of all with an objective to share the profits obtained from the business. LLP is considered or taxed as a firm under the Income tax act, 1961. • HUF: Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) is a family-owned business covered as per the rules of Hindu laws that consists of all persons lineally descended from the same family having its head as Karta and members as coparceners. Jain and Sikhs families are also considered as HUF under this act. • Company: Company is a legal judicial entity that is formed under companies Act, 2013 or any other previous act. Companies includes • • Any In...

2022

Nerdy takeaways • In 2022 and 2023, the U.S. federal tax rates range from 10% to 37%. • The U.S. has a progressive tax system, where portions of a person's taxable income can fall into different brackets to be taxed at different rates. • A marginal tax rate is the highest tax rate a person's income is subject to. • Tax brackets are adjusted each year to account for inflation. This can help prevent a taxpayer from paying higher taxes as the cost of living increases. The government decides how much tax you owe by dividing your taxable income into chunks — also known as tax brackets — and each chunk gets taxed at the corresponding tax rate. You may hear people say that they are in the 12% tax bracket or the 22% bracket. This does not mean all of their income is taxed at that percentage; instead, that is the highest tax rate — the marginal rate — that applies to a portion of their income. Being "in" a tax bracket doesn't mean you pay that federal income tax rate on everything you make. The U.S. has a progressive tax system. This means that portions of your income fall into different tax brackets and are taxed at different rates. The progressive tax system means that people with higher taxable incomes are subject to higher federal income tax rates, and people with lower taxable incomes are subject to lower federal income tax rates. • Income thresholds for tax brackets are updated annually. Several provisions in the tax code, including the income thresholds that inform the feder...

DEFINITION OF PERSONS UNDER INCOME TAX ACT, 1961

DEFINITION OF PERSONS UNDER INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 According to section 2(31) of • • Partnership Firms • • Company • Association of person or body of individuals whether incorporated or not • Local authorities • Any other artificial judicial person not falling under any of the above sub sections Assessee is a person who is liable to pay any tax or any other dues mentioned under the act. However, from the above section it can be noted that person not only includes natural person but also artificial judicial person. The types of persons mentioned under the sections are define as below: • • Male or female or transgender • Major or minor • Resident or non-resident • Partnership Firm: A partnership is a contractual relationship between two or more individuals that have agreed to carry on a business represented by all or any one of them acting on behalf of all with an objective to share the profits obtained from the business. LLP are considered or taxed as a firm under • • Company: Company is a legal judicial entity that is formed under companies Act, 2013 or any other previous act. Companies includes • Any Indian company • Foreign company • Parent, Associate or subsidiary company • Statutory company • Government company • Any other sort of company • Association of company or body of Individuals: Association of persons means a group of person who have come together for achieving a common goal by working in the same direction. Members of AOP can be a natural or judicial persons. • ...

Liability of Legal Representative under Income Tax Act, 1961

Dear friends, as we are aware that under normal circumstances, tax is levied upon the person, who has earned income. The income tax considers him/her as assessee and income tax will be levied on all income he has earned in previous year. There are three types of assessees such as Resident and Ordinary Resident, Resident but not ordinary resident and non-resident. The income tax will be calculated after giving various rebate and deductions. However, there are various cases in which it is not possible to find our real person to access tax on some income due to various circumstances. In these cases, it is not possible to collect tax from person, who has earned income due to some circumstances such as death of an assessee, etc. The Government has introduced Chapter XV, which lays down liability of various persons who may be liable to pay the tax on such income. This Chapter XV has fastened the liability in the below mentioned cases; • Liability of a Legal Representative in case of death of a person [Section 159]; • Liabilities of a representative assessee as regards income in respect of which he is a representative assessee of another person [Section 160 & 167]; • Liability of an Executor in respect of income of the estate of a deceased person [Section 168 & 169]; • Liability of a predecessor and a successor to business otherwise than death [Section 170]. DEFINITION OF AN ASSESSEE: As per S. 2(7) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, unless the context otherwise requires, the term “ass...

Person [Section 2(31)]

Person [Section 2(31)] Under Section 2(31), A 'Person' is An Association Of Persons (AOP) or a Body Of Individuals (BOI) or a Local Authority or an Artificial Juridical Person, whether or not, such Person or Body or Authority or Juridical Person, was formed or established or incorporated with the object of deriving income, profits or gains. In other words, A Person includes… (i) An Individual (ii) A Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) (iii) A Company (iv) A Firm (v) An Association Of Person (AOP) or a Body Of Individual (BOI), whether incorporated or not. (vi) A Local Authority (vii) Every Artificial Judicial Person not falling within any of the preceding sub-clauses. (a) An individual : means a natural person i.e. a human being. It includes a male, female, minor child. However, the income of a minor is now generally included in the income of a parent. Sometimes the minor is himself liable to tax on income earned by him. Since minor is not competent to contract, his income shall be taxable through his legal guardian. (b) A Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) : has not been defined under the tax laws. However, as per the Hindu law, it means a family which consists of all persons lineally descended from a common ancestor including their wives and daughters. (c) A firm : shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 and shall include a limited liability partnership as defined in the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. (d) Association Of Persons: The Income-...