Lalit, a resident individual, aged 54 years, is engaged in the business of manufacturing clothes. He earned profit of ₹82,50,000 as per profit and loss account after debiting and crediting the following items: Particular

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Lalit, a resident individual, aged 54 years, is engaged in the business of manufacturing clothes. He earned profit of ₹82,50,000 as per profit and loss account after debiting and crediting the following items: Particulars Amount (₹) (i) Depreciation debited in P & L A/c 16,50,000 (ii) Short term capital gains on transfer of listed equity shares in a company on which STT is paid 10,00,000 (iii) Income-tax refund received (includes interest on refund of ₹5,000) 15,000 (iv) Dividend income from Indian companies (Gross) 15,00,000 Additional information: (i) Lalit installed new plant and machinery for ₹60 lakhs on 1.10.2025 which was put to use on 1.1.2026. Depreciation (including additional depreciation) on this amount is included in the depreciation debited to profit and loss account which has been computed as per Income-tax Rules, 1962. (ii) Advance tax paid during the year is ₹17,00,000. (iii) He paid ₹40,000 as life insurance premium taken on the life of his married daughter who is not dependent on him. The sum assured is ₹5,00,000 and the policy was taken on 1.4.2020. (iv) He paid ₹45,000 by cheque towards health insurance policy covering himself, his spouse and his children. (v) On 1.8.2025, Lalit withdrew ₹1.2 crores in cash from current account maintained by him with HSBC Bank. There are no other withdrawals during the year. He regularly files his return of income on time. On the basis of the above information, you are required to compute the Total Income of Lalit for the assessment year 2026-27, assuming that he has followed old tax regime under Income Tax Act, 1961.

Answer & Explanation:

Computation of Total Income of Lalit for A.Y. 2026-27 (under old tax regime) Particulars Amount (₹) Amount (₹) Amount (₹) I Income from Business or Profession: Net profit as per profit and loss account 82,50,000 Less: Items of income to be treated separately under the respective head of income (i) Short term capital gains on transfer of listed equity shares 10,00,000 (ii) Income-tax refund including interest on refund of ₹5,000 15,000 (iii) Dividend from Indian companies 15,00,000 (25,15,000) 57,35,000 Add: Additional depreciation on newly plant and machinery [Allowable under old tax regime, already included in tax depreciation hence no impact] Nil 57,35,000 II Income from Capital Gains: Short term capital gains on transfer of listed equity shares 10,00,000 III Income from Other Sources: Interest on income-tax refund 5,000 Dividend from Indian companies 15,00,000 15,05,000 Gross Total Income 82,40,000 Less: Deductions under Chapter VI-A - Deduction under section 80C Life insurance premium for married daughter: [Allowable under old scheme] (40,000) - Deduction under section 80D Health insurance premium for self, spouse and children: [Allowed under old scheme] (25,000) Total Income 81,75,000 Total Income (Rounded off) 81,75,000

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