Taxability of certain income
[As per the Income Tax Act, 2025 (this Act) w.e.f. 1st April, 2026.]
Section 278(1) of Income Tax Act 2025
(1) The interest received by an assessee on any compensation or on enhanced compensation, shall be deemed to be the income of the tax year in which it is received, irrespective of anything to the contrary contained in section 276.
Section 278(2) of Income Tax Act 2025
(2) Any claim for escalation of price in a contract or export incentives shall be deemed to be the income of the tax year in which reasonable certainty of its realisation is achieved.
Section 278(3) of Income Tax Act 2025
(3) The income referred to in section 2(49)(w) shall be treated as the income of the tax year in which it is received, if not charged to income-tax in any earlier tax year.