§ 335
Chapter XVII — Special Provisions Relating To Certain Persons

Regular income

Income-tax Act, 2025

For a registered non‑profit, "regular income" for a tax year includes:

  • Revenue from its charitable or religious activities.
  • Income from property, deposits or investments held wholly or partly for charitable/religious purposes, except where specifically excluded.
  • Voluntary contributions received.
  • Profits from any commercial activity that is allowed under sections 344‑346, calculated as prescribed.
📜 Official text of the section +
335. Regular income of any tax year of a registered non-profit organisation means— ( a) income from any charitable or religious activity, for which such non- profit organisation is registered, carried out by it in such tax year; ( b) income other than income covered in clause (e), derived from any property, deposit or investment held wholly for charitable or religious purposes by such registered non-profit organisation in such tax year; ( c) income other than income covered in clause ( e), derived from any property, deposit or investment held in part for charitable and religious purposes by such registered non-profit organisation as referred in section 332(2)(b)(ii) in such tax year; ( d) voluntary contributions received by such registered non-profit organi - sation in such tax year; and ( e) gains of any commercial activity permissible under sections 344, 345 and 346, carried out by such registered non-profit organisation in such tax year, computed in such manner, as may be prescribed. Taxable regular income.

Plain-language summary — not the official text. Refer to the bare Act and confirm with a professional for your specific case.