- Sunday, April 22, 2012, 17:21
- Income Tax
Section 56(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 inter alia deals with receipts without consideration. Since most of such receipts tantamount to gifts, the provisions are popularly known for gifts and deemed gifts. Till 30 09 2009 only sum of money received without consideration was gift if the recipient is either an individual or a HUF. By the Finance No.2 Act, 2009 with effect from 01 10 2009 the provisions were so much expanded that they even included cases of immovable pro..
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- Saturday, March 17, 2012, 8:59
- Income Tax
Under the existing provisions of clause (vii) of sub-section (2) of section 56 any sum or property received by an individual or HUF for inadequate consideration or without consideration is deemed as income and is taxed under the head “Income from other sources”. However, in the case of an individual, receipts from relatives are excluded from the purview of this section and are therefore treated as not taxable. The definition of relative as given in this sub-clause i..
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- Monday, January 23, 2012, 18:17
- Income Tax Case Laws
Smt. Amita Agarwal v. ACIT (ITAT Agra) -Assessee filed her return wherein income arising from sale of shares was shown as 'Long-term Capital gain' - Assessing Officer, however, brought said amount to tax under head 'Income from other sources' - On appeal before Tribunal, Judicial Member, allowed assessee's claim in light of overwhelming evidences produced by her to prove genuineness of transaction - Accountant Member, however, in view of order passed in case of Baijnath ..
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- Friday, January 20, 2012, 16:20
- Income Tax Case Laws
Rajinder Mohan Lal v. DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) - impugned gifts cheques were in the name of the assessee and not in the name of the assessee's daughter, whose marriage was solemnized and the quantum of such gifts were credited by the assessee to his bank account. It is also a fact that the sum of money received by the assessee were not transferred to the bank account of his daughter, whose marriage was solemnized. In view of the above legal and factual discussions and cle..
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- Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 16:00
- Income Tax Case Laws
CIT v. ASK Bros. Family Trust -(Karnataka High Court) - It is clear from the above said clauses that the intention of the parties while entering into the agreement dt. 1.4.1994 was only to grant license to the respondent and it cannot be said to be a lease deed. Further, having regard to the nature of consideration to be paid by the licensee as per clause 3 referred to above and the schedule mentioned in the agreement,
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- Friday, December 2, 2011, 7:48
- Income Tax
CIT Vs Meera Chatterjee (Delhi High Court)- In the present case, the Assessing Officer has not held that it is possible to compute and calculate the cost of acquisition of the tenancy rights in the hands of the original tenant Ram Krishan Dalmia. The said exercise was not undertaken by him in the assessment order. In view of the aforesaid position, we are not required to determine, decide and compute income from capital gains under Section 45.
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- Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 10:10
- Income Tax
DCIT, New Delhi Vs M/s NTPC-SAIL Power Supply Co Ltd - Whether after insertion of proviso to section 36(1)(iii), the interest paid on capital borrowed for acquisition of an asset for extension of existing business or profession for any period beginning from the date on which the capital was borrowed for acquisition of the asset till the date on which such asset was first put to use, is rightly not allowed as deduction and the interest income earned on FDRs made from surp..
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- Sunday, December 26, 2010, 13:20
- Income Tax Case Laws
The issues involved in this appeal are that ld. CIT(A) confirmed the additions in respect of gifts claimed to have been received by the assessee for Rs.1,00,000/- each from Smt. Sushilaben and Smt. Manjulaben. During the assessment year in question the assessee has shown to have received following gifts:-
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