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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | How Could the New Farm Laws Bring Agricultural Income Under the Tax Net? -Jaimal Shergill

How Could the New Farm Laws Bring Agricultural Income Under the Tax Net? -Jaimal Shergill

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published Published on Jan 30, 2021   modified Modified on Feb 1, 2021

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Farmers may have to pay 18% GST on the income earned through corporate farming, which the new laws are expected to promote.

Like a retro Bollywood movie with multiple double acts and plot twists, the controversy surrounding the three farm laws is not just limited to the specific legislations per se, but there is more to it, much more sinister. When the Income Tax Act, 1995 (ITA) and Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST) are read in conjunction with the new farm laws, the sinister plot begins to unravel.

As per Section 2 (1A) in the ITA, agricultural income means any rent or revenue derived from land located in India, including rent on agricultural land and buildings, and is tax-exempt. The Supreme Court’s decision in the Commissioner of Income Tax vs Raja Benoy Roy (1957) case also defines agricultural income.

To qualify, it is essential to have two types of operations on the land, basic and subsequent. Basic operations include our classic understanding of agriculture of cultivation, tilling, sowing, planting, etc., and demands labour and skill to make the crop sprout.

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TheWire.in, 30 January, 2021, https://thewire.in/agriculture/how-could-the-new-farm-laws-bring-agricultural-income-under-the-tax-net


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