Section 44 of Income Tax Act for AY 2023-24

Updated notes on insurance business section 44 of Income Tax Act 1961 as amended by the Finance Act 2022 and Income-tax Rules, 1962.

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Amended and updated notes on section 44 of Income Tax Act 1961 as amended by the Finance Act 2022 and Income-tax Rules, 1962. Detail discussion on provisions and rules related to Insurance business.

Chapter IV (Sections 14 to 59) of the Income Tax Act 1961 deals with the provisions related to computation of total income. Section 44 of IT Act 1961-2023 provides for Insurance business.

Recently, we have discussed in detail section 43D (Special provision in case of income of public financial institutions, public companies, etc) of IT Act 1961. Today, we learn the provisions of section 44 of Income-tax Act 1961. The amended provision of section 44 is effective for financial year 2022-23 relevant to the assessment year 2023-24.

In this article, you will learn detail of the provisions of section 44 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 Bare Act read with the Income-tax Rules, 1962, regulations, notifications, circulars, orders and Press Release by CBDT, Income Tax Department and the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India.

Section-44: Insurance Business

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the provisions of this Act relating to the computation of income chargeable under the head “Interest on securities”, “Income from house property”, “Capital gains” or “Income from other sources”, or in section 199 or in sections 28 to 43B, the profits and gains of any business of insurance, including any such business carried on by a mutual insurance company or by a co-operative society, shall be computed in accordance with the rules contained in the First Schedule.


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