Section 5A of Income Tax Act 1961

Section 5A of Income Tax Act 1961-Apportionment of income between spouses governed by Portuguese Civil Code.

Section 5A(1) of Income Tax Act 1961

Where the husband and wife are governed by the system of community of property (known under the Portuguese Civil Code of 1860 as “COMMUNIAO DOS BENS”) in force in the State of Goa and in the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, the income (For more information about Income, see Section 2(24) of Income Tax Act 1961) of the husband and of the wife under any head of income shall not be assessed as that of such community of property (whether treated as an association of persons or a body of individuals), but such income of the husband and of the wife under each head of income (other than under the head “Salaries”) (For more information about head “salaries”, see Section 15 of IncomeTax Act 1961) shall be apportioned equally between the husband and the wife and the income so apportioned shall be included separately in the total income of the husband and of the wife respectively, and the remaining provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly.

Section 5A(2) of Income Tax Act 1961

Where the husband or, as the case may be, the wife governed by the aforesaid system of community of property has any income under the head “Salaries”, such income shall be included in the total income of the spouse who has actually earned it.

For more information about Income-tax Act, 1961 on Income Tax Department, see Income tax Act, 1961