Agricultural income earned in India is

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  1. fully taxable
  2. fully exempted
  3. not considered for income
  4. None of these

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Option 2 : fully exempted
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The correct answer is fully exempted.

  • Agriculture Income earned by a taxpayer in India is exempt under Section 10(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
  • Agricultural income is defined under section 2(1A) of the Income-tax Act.

As per section 2(1A), agricultural income generally means 

  • Any rent or revenue derived from land which is situated in India and is used for agricultural purposes.
  • Any income derived from such land by agriculture operations including processing of agricultural produce so as to render it fit for the market or sale of such products.
  • Any income is attributable to a farmhouse subject to satisfaction of certain conditions specified in this regard in section 2(1A).
  • Any income derived from saplings or seedlings grown in a nursery shall be deemed to be agricultural income.

  • Income from the land used for storing agricultural produce can be considered as revenue derived from land used for agricultural purposes.
  • Therefore, Income from the land used for storing agricultural produce is agricultural income under the Income Tax Act.

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