# The Finance Act, 1969, Section 11: Insertion of new Section 80RR

- Act: The Finance Act, 1969 (Act 14 of 1969)
- Ministry: Ministry of Finance
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/finance-act-1969/section/11/

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Insertion of new Section 80RR 11. After section 80R of the Income-tax Act, the following section shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 1970, namely:— "80RR. Where the gross total income of an individual resident in India, being an author, playwright, artist, musician or actor, includes any income derived by him in the exercise of his profession from the Government of a foreign State or any person not resident in India, and such income is received in, or brought into, India by him or on his behalf in accordance with the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947(7 of 1947), and any rules made thereunder, there shall be allowed a deduction from such income of an amount equal to twenty-five per cent.of the income so received or brought, in computing the total income of the individual.". [Finance Act, 1969] © Copyright. Taxmann Publications Pvt. Ltd.

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