Assessee who has profits and gains from business of publication of books can claim deduction section 80Q subject to conditions in subsections.
Provisions in the Income Tax Act related to Section 80Q
80Q
Deduction in respect of profits and gains from the business of publication of
books.
(1) Where in the case of an assessee the gross total income of the previous
year relevant to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April, 1992,
or to any one of the four assessment years next following that assessment year,
includes any profits and gains derived from a business carried on in India of
printing and publication of books or publication of books, there shall, in
accordance with and subject to the provisions of this section, be allowed, in
computing the total income of the assessee, a deduction from such profits and
gains of an amount equal to twenty per cent thereof.
(2) In a case where the assessee is entitled also to the deduction under section 80HH or section 80HHA or section 80HHC or section 80-I or section 80-IA or section 80J 34 or section 80P, in relation to any part of the profits and gains referred to in sub-section (1), the deduction under sub-section (1) shall be allowed with reference to such profits and gains included in the gross total income as reduced by the deductions under section 80HH, section 80HHA, section 80HHC, section 80-I, section 80-IA, section 80J and section 80P.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "books" shall not include newspapers, journals, magazines, diaries, brochures, tracts, pamphlets and other publications of a similar nature by whatever name called.
Income Tax Deductions Chapter VIA
Section 80B meaning of Gross Total Income under Income Tax Act
Section 80CCB Deduction in respect of investment made under Equity Linked Savings Scheme
Section 80CCC Deduction in respect of contribution to certain pension funds
Section 80CCD Deduction in respect of contribution to pension scheme of Central Government
Section 80CCE Limit on deductions under sections Section 80C, 80CCC and 80CCD
Section 80CCG Deduction in respect of investment made under an equity savings scheme
Section 80D Deduction in respect of health insurance premia
Section 80DDB Deduction against Medical Treatment Expenses etc incurred
Section 80E Deduction against interest on loan taken for higher education
Section 80EE Deduction against interest on loan taken for residential house property
Section 80G Deduction against donations to certain funds, charitable institutions, etc
Section 80GG Deductions against rents paid
Section 80GGA Deduction in respect of certain donations for scientific research or rural development
Section 80GGB Deduction in respect of contributions given by companies to political parties
Section 80GGC Deduction against contributions given by any person to political parties
Section 80HHB Deduction in respect of profits and gains from projects outside India
Section 80HHBA Deduction against profits and gains from housing projects in certain cases
Section 80HHC Deduction in respect of profits retained for export business
Section 80HHD Deduction of earnings in convertible foreign exchange
Section 80HHE Deduction of profits from export of computer software
Section 80HHF Deduction of profits and gains from export or transfer of film software, etc
Section 80I Deduction profits and gains from industrial undertakings after a certain date, etc
Section 80IE Special provisions in respect of certain undertakings in North-Eastern States
Section 80JJAA Deduction of employment of new workmen
Section 80O Deduction of royalties, etc., from certain foreign enterprises
Section 80P Deduction of income of co-operative societies
Section 80Q Deduction of profits and gains from the business of publication of books
Section 80QQA Deduction of professional income of authors of text books in Indian languages
Section 80QB Deduction of royalty income, etc., of authors of certain books other than text-books
Section 80RR Deduction of professional income from foreign sources in certain cases
Section 80RRA Deduction of remuneration received for services rendered outside India
Section 80RRB Deduction of royalty on patents
Section 80TTA Deduction of interest on deposits in savings account