Clause 77 - Deduction in respect of royalty income, etc., of authors of certain books - Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2009

Deduction in respect of royalty income, etc., of authors of certain books 77. (1) A person shall be allowed a deduction of an amount specified in sub-section (4) in respect of any income referred to in sub-section (3), if such income is included in his 'gross total income from ordinary sources'. (2) The deduction under sub-section (1) shall be allowed to a person, if he- (a) is a resident individual; and (b) is an author of,- (i) any book which is a work of literary, artistic or scientific nature; or (ii) any other book certified as text-book by a prescribed authority. (3) The income referred to in sub-section (1) shall be any income, derived by the person in the exercise of his profession, by way of - (a) lump-sum consideration for the assignment or grant of any of his interest in the copyright of the book referred to in sub-section (2); or (b) royalty or copyright fees (whether receivable in lump-sum or otherwise) in respect of the book referred to in sub-section (2). (4) The amount of deduction under sub-section (1) shall be the amount of income referred to in sub-section (3) to the extent it does not exceed three hundred thousand rupees. (5) For the purposes of this section, "books" shall not include brochures, commentaries, diaries, guides, journals, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, tracts and other publications of similar nature by whatever name called.