Site navigation

Under section 61 of the Income-tax Act, 2025, which business qualifies for presumptive taxation only when it is carried on by a foreign company, and not by any other non-resident?

Question and options

Under section 61 of the Income-tax Act, 2025, which business qualifies for presumptive taxation only when it is carried on by a foreign company, and not by any other non-resident?

  1. Operation of cruise ships

  2. Civil construction for turnkey power projects

  3. Services for prospecting for mineral oils

  4. Operation of aircraft

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B - Civil construction for turnkey power projects

In the Table to section 61(2) of the Income-tax Act, 2025, civil construction, erection, testing or commissioning of plant for a turnkey power project approved by the Central Government (item 4) is available only to a foreign company, at 10% of the amount paid. Shipping, cruise-ship and aircraft operations and services for mineral oil prospecting are open to any non-resident, so a non-resident individual can use them.

Practice for these exams

Related exam syllabi

More solved explanations in Income tax - basic concepts, residence & heads of income