the Income Tax Act

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Under chapter 4 (Section 14) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, an individual’s income, for the purpose of taxation, is calculated under different heads and aggregated thereafter. Before aggregation, applicable deductions are allowed under each head separately to arrive at the net tax liability.