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Income-tax Act, 1961 · Chapter IV: Computation of Total Income · F.—Income from other sources

Section 58: Amounts not deductible

The Income-tax Act, 1961 was repealed by the Income-tax Act, 2025 from 1 April 2026. The text is kept here because the judgments below apply it.

[(1)] Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section 57, the following amounts shall not be deductible in computing the income chargeable under the head —Income from other sources‖, namely:—

(a) in the case of any assessee,—

(i) any personal expenses of the assessee; [(ia) any expenditure of the nature referred to in sub-section (12) of section 40A;]

(ii) any interest chargeable under this Act which is payable outside India (not being interest on a loan issued for public subscription before the 1st day of April, 1938) on which tax has not been paid or deducted under Chapter XVII-B ***;

(iii) any payment which is chargeable under the head —Salaries‖, if it is payable outside India, unless tax has been paid thereon or deducted therefrom under Chapter XVII-B; * * * * * * * * * *

[(1A) The provisions of sub-clause (iia) of clause (a) of section 40 shall, so far as may be, apply in computing the income chargeable under the head —Income from other sources‖ as they apply in computing the income chargeable under the head —Profits and gains of business or profession‖.] [(2) The provisions of section 40A shall, so far as may be, apply in computing the income chargeable under the head —Income from other sources‖ as they apply in computing the income chargeable under the head —Profits and gains of business or profession‖.] [(3) In the case of an assessee, being a foreign company, the provisions of section 44D shall, so far as may be, apply in computing the income chargeable under the head —Income from other sources‖ as they apply in computing the income chargeable under the head —Profits and gains of business or profession‖.] [(4) In the case of an assessee having income chargeable under the head —Income from other sources‖, no deduction in respect of any expenditure or allowance in connection with such income shall be allowed under any provision of this Act in computing the income by way of any winnings from lotteries, crossword puzzles, races including horse races, card games and other games of any sort or from gambling or betting of any form or nature, whatsoever:

Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall apply in computing the income of an assessee, being the owner of horses maintained by him for running in horse races, from the activity of owning and maintaining such horses.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, —horse race‖ means a horse race upon which wagering or betting may be lawfully made.]

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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