Objectives & Agenda :
Income Tax Act, 1961 was introduced as an Act of Parliament. However, to understand the subject, it needs to be read along with various limbs like the Constitution, the legal backing for the levy as well as the administrative mechanism in existence to ensure the levy operates for its intended purpose. The discussion shall be oriented towards giving an overview of the subject together with the background with which the subject needs to be read and understood and additionally, a high level overview on tools for interpreting the statute.
