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Which provisions of the Income-tax Act, 2025 exclude agricultural income from total income?

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Which provisions of the Income-tax Act, 2025 exclude agricultural income from total income?

  1. Section 11 read with Schedule VII

  2. Section 2(5) read with Schedule II

  3. Section 11 read with Schedule III

  4. Section 11 read with Schedule II

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D - Section 11 read with Schedule II

Section 11(1) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 excludes income listed in Schedules II to VI, and agricultural income is listed in Schedule II. Schedule III lists income of eligible persons, such as Sikkimese individuals, and Schedule VII lists persons not chargeable at all; section 2(5) only defines agricultural income.

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