PRESUMPTIVE TAXATION UNDER INCOME TAX ACT,1961
Ø INTRODUCTION: There is substantive increase in small businesses with the growth of transport and communication and the general growth of the economy. To smooth the procedures and taxation aspects for such small industries a new aspect called Presumptive Taxation came in to force under income tax act. Presumptive taxation under income tax act, 1961 means a form of assessing tax liability using indirect method/presumptive method or on assumption basis. The term "presumptive" is used to indicate that there is a legal presumption that the taxpayer's income is no less than the amount resulting from application of the indirect method. It is the taxation based on ‘average income’ instead of actual income which differs from usual rules based income. Presumptive methods of taxation are thought to be effective in reducing tax avoidance as well as equalizing the distribution of the tax burden . ...