Section 93
Deductions.
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to income-tax.
(1) The income chargeable under the head “Income from other sources” shall be computed after making the following deductions:—
[(a) for interest on securities, any reasonable sum paid as commission or remuneration to a banker or any other person for the purpose of realising such interest on behalf of the assessee;]
(b) for income of the nature referred to in section 92(2)(c), so far as may be, an amount as per section 29(1)(e);
(c) for income of the nature referred to in section 92(2)(f) and (g), so far as may be, an amount as per section 28(1)(a), (b), (d), section 33, and subject to the provisions of section 28(2);
(d) for income in the nature of family pension (a regular monthly amount payable by the employer to a family member of an employee upon the death of such employee),—
(i) an amount equal to one-third of such income or ₹ 25000, whichever is less, where income-tax is computed under section 202(1); and
(ii) an amount equal to one-third of such income or ₹ 15000, whichever is less, in any other case;
(e) any other expenditure (not being in the nature of capital expenditure) laid out or expended wholly and exclusively for making or earning such income;
(f) for income of the nature referred to in section 92(2)(i), an amount equal to 50% of such income and no other deduction shall be allowed under this section;
(g) for income in the nature of commutation of pension received from a fund as specified in Schedule VII (Table: Sl. No. 3), the entire amount;
(h) for income in the nature of gratuity as referred in section 19(2)(g), received on the death of the employee, the entire amount.
[(2) Irrespective of anything contained in sub-section (1), in respect of any dividend income or income from units of a Mutual Fund specified under Schedule VII (Table: Sl. No. 20 or 21) or income from units of a specified company as referred to in section 2(h) of the Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002 (58 of 2002), no deduction shall be allowed.]
[(a) for interest on securities, any reasonable sum paid as commission or remuneration to a banker or any other person for the purpose of realising such interest on behalf of the assessee;]
(b) for income of the nature referred to in section 92(2)(c), so far as may be, an amount as per section 29(1)(e);
(c) for income of the nature referred to in section 92(2)(f) and (g), so far as may be, an amount as per section 28(1)(a), (b), (d), section 33, and subject to the provisions of section 28(2);
(d) for income in the nature of family pension (a regular monthly amount payable by the employer to a family member of an employee upon the death of such employee),—
(i) an amount equal to one-third of such income or ₹ 25000, whichever is less, where income-tax is computed under section 202(1); and
(ii) an amount equal to one-third of such income or ₹ 15000, whichever is less, in any other case;
(e) any other expenditure (not being in the nature of capital expenditure) laid out or expended wholly and exclusively for making or earning such income;
(f) for income of the nature referred to in section 92(2)(i), an amount equal to 50% of such income and no other deduction shall be allowed under this section;
(g) for income in the nature of commutation of pension received from a fund as specified in Schedule VII (Table: Sl. No. 3), the entire amount;
(h) for income in the nature of gratuity as referred in section 19(2)(g), received on the death of the employee, the entire amount.
[(2) Irrespective of anything contained in sub-section (1), in respect of any dividend income or income from units of a Mutual Fund specified under Schedule VII (Table: Sl. No. 20 or 21) or income from units of a specified company as referred to in section 2(h) of the Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002 (58 of 2002), no deduction shall be allowed.]
Notes
10. Substituted by the Finance Act, 2026, w.e.f. 1-4-2026. Prior to its substitution, section 446 read as under : “446. Failure to get accounts audited.—If any person fails to get his accounts audited for any tax year or years or furnish the audit report as required under section 63, the Assessing Officer may impose a penalty on such person, which shall be the lesser of— (a) 0.5% of the total sales, turnover, or gross receipts in business, or the gross receipts in profession for such tax year or years; or (b) ₹ 150000.”