Residence in India

Section 6, Income Tax Act 2025·Effective 1 April 2026·Live · API confirms § 6

Tests for determining residential status of individuals, HUFs, companies, and other persons. Includes ordinary resident, not ordinarily resident, and non-resident categories.

Key provisions

  • Tests for determining residential status of individuals, HUFs, companies, and other persons. Includes ordinary resident, not ordinarily resident, and non-resident categories.

Use via API

GET/v1/tax-law/sections/by-2025-ref/6
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REQUEST · cURL
curl https://api.thynktax.com/v1/tax-law/sections/by-2025-ref/6
RESPONSE · 200 OK
{
  "act_2025_ref": "6",
  "old_reference": "Section 6, Income Tax Act 1961",
  "title": "Residence in India",
  "category": "Section",
  "limit_or_rate": "-",
  "applicable_to": "-",
  "effective_from": "2026-04-01"
}