In relation to computing capital gains tax liability on transfer of land or building, amendment made via the Finance Act, 2016 gives an option for considering the stamp duty value as on date of agreement instead of stamp duty value on date of registration
In furtherance of the existing proviso to section 54EC, a new proviso has been inserted to clarify that the investment made by an assessee in the long-term specified asset, from capital gains arising from transfer of one or more original assets,
Section 54(1) has been amended by the Finance (No.2) Act, 2014 by substituting constructed, a residential house, with constructed, one residential house in India. Similar amendment is made in section 54F(1).
At present deductions u/s 54, 54F, 54EC etc. are not subject to any audit or certification. The possibility that the assessee claims inaccurate amount of deduction under such provisions cannot be ruled out.
In case, where the shares of a company are transferred in distressed condition, the rule 11UA/11UAA prescribing the method to determine the FMV would not provide the correct FMV of shares.
The E-way Bill will be rolled out across the country from 1st February after which there will not be any need for separate transit pass from each state through which the vehicle is to pass as the E-way Bill or GST Bill will be valid throughout India for movement of goods, the GSTN informed today. […]
Clause (ix) is inserted in section 56(2) by Finance (No. 2) Act, 2014 to provide for taxability of any sum received as an advance or otherwise in the course of negotiations for transfer of capital asset.
Under the existing provisions of section 56(2)(vii), 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.
This section empowers the assessing officer to refer the matter to the valuation officer for the purposes of ascertaining the fair market value of the capital asset.
The Finance Act, 2012 had inserted a new section 54GB to exemptlong-term capital gains on transfer of a residential property, being a house or a plot of land, owned by an individual or HUF, if the net consideration on sale of property
