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Income from other sources, which is the last among the five heads of income sketched out in the Income Tax Act, is essentially ahead of income that includes all receipts that cannot otherwise be classified under any of the other heads of income.

According to section 56 of the Income Tax Act, the following three conditions need to be satisfied for a receipt to be categorized as income from other sources.

There is an income.

Such income is not exempted under any other provisions of the Income Tax Act.

Such income cannot be charged as salary, income from house property, profits and gains from business or profession, or capital gains.

What does this head of income include?

Here’s a list of the receipts that fall under the category of income from other sources.

  1. Dividends: Dividends are taxable as income from other sources depending on the residential status of the company that paid them out.
  2. One-time income: One-time incomes like winnings from lotteries, crossword puzzles, horse races, card games and other games of any sort, or gambling or betting of any form or nature are covered under income from other sources.
  3. Interest on compensation: Interest received by an assessee (tax payer) on the amount of compensation or reimbursement given in situations like compulsory acquisition is taxable under this head of income.
  4. Gifts: Gifts such as any sum of money and movable or immovable property that’s received without consideration are also taxable.

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