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FAQs on agricultural income taxation (Section 2(1A) and Rule 7)

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department has issued detailed FAQs explaining the meaning, computation, and tax treatment of agricultural income u...

June 20, 2026 10530 Views 1 comment Print

Why Income Tax Notices issued in Exempt Agricultural Land Transactions?

Income Tax : Many taxpayers receive notices despite exemption due to AIS-ITR mismatches. The case highlights that non-reporting of even exempt ...

April 20, 2026 1320 Views 0 comment Print

Agricultural Income: A Comparative Analysis of Income-tax Act, 1961 vs 2025

Income Tax : The new law narrows the scope of agricultural income by introducing strict conditions and exclusions. It emphasizes documentation ...

April 4, 2026 1134 Views 0 comment Print

Section 87A Rebate & Agricultural Income: Resolving Statutory Conflict Before Utilities Do It for Us

Income Tax : The issue is whether agricultural income affects eligibility for rebate under Section 87A. The article explains that legally, tota...

March 31, 2026 4740 Views 2 comments Print

Agricultural Income Taxation under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The case explains how agricultural income remains tax-free under Section 10(1) but affects tax rates on other income. Key takeaway...

March 28, 2026 15864 Views 0 comment Print


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Faceless Assessments Trigger Harassment of Agriculturists Despite Exempt Income

Income Tax : The issue concerns high-pitched additions proposed under faceless scrutiny even where agricultural income is exempt and fully docu...

January 12, 2026 765 Views 0 comment Print


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Agricultural Land Taxable as Capital Asset as It Fell Within Statutory Distance from Municipality

Income Tax : ITAT held that agricultural land within the prescribed municipal distance is a capital asset and restricted the on-money addition ...

June 29, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 69A Addition as Agricultural Income Was Supported by Documentary Evidence

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the addition under Section 69A could not be sustained as the assessee had produced land records, agricultural s...

June 28, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

Agricultural Land Outside Municipal Limits Not a Capital Asset; Section 153C Proceedings Invalid Without Incriminating Material

Income Tax : The court examined whether reassessment could proceed without any incriminating material from search. It held that absence of such...

April 28, 2026 597 Views 0 comment Print

Land classified as agricultural in revenue records cannot be taxed as a capital asset

Income Tax : The issue involved classification of land for capital gains taxation. The Court held that revenue records and evidence of agricult...

April 26, 2026 2352 Views 0 comment Print

Agricultural Land Capital Gain Addition Deleted in absence of development or trading intent

Income Tax : The issue involved denial of exemption on sale of agricultural land. The Tribunal held that the land met conditions of Section 2(1...

April 3, 2026 942 Views 0 comment Print


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CBDT Guidelines for Assessment of Tax on Agriculture Income

Income Tax : CBDT circular on C&AG report findings. Directs AOs to verify land records, sales, and expenses to ensure correct exemption of agri...

October 29, 2025 1959 Views 0 comment Print


Capital Gain Tax on Agriculture Land

November 18, 2022 45021 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the concept of capital gains tax on agricultural land as per the Income Tax Act. Learn about the definitions and exemptions related to capital assets.

Land treated as capital asset as no evidence of carrying agricultural activity

October 15, 2022 6858 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that apart from the purchase and sale deeds of conveyance and 7/12 extracts from land revenue records, no other evidence has been brought on record by the assessee of having cultivated the land or carrying any agricultural activity. Accordingly, the same is treated as ‘capital asset’.

Taxing the Un-taxed: the curious case of Exempt Agricultural Income of Rich Farmers in India

October 4, 2022 11991 Views 4 comments Print

Agriculture is exempt from income tax under Section 10(1). Taxes on agricultural income falls under Entry 46 in ‘State List’ under the Constitution of India. Thus, only the State Governments are competent to enact legislations for taxation of agricultural income and levy income tax. Thus, farmers who have no other sources of income are not required to file income tax returns.

No tax on Compensation for compulsory acquisition of agricultural or non-agricultural Land

September 6, 2022 18018 Views 0 comment Print

No distinction between compensation for compulsory acquisition of agricultural & non agricultural land for income Tax exemption under RFCTLARR Act

Tax exempt on Compensation for RCC structure forming part of Farm Land

August 5, 2022 1140 Views 0 comment Print

A. Nagarajan Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) Upon careful consideration of factual matrix, it emerges that the assessee’s land has been acquired by NHAI for which the assessee has been compensated at certain rates. On one of the parcels of land, a farm house is situated for which separate compensation has been paid. The primary argument […]

No capital gain on sale of agricultural land after conversion in NA Land if used for Agriculture even after conversion

July 7, 2022 32961 Views 0 comment Print

Even though the agricultural land was converted for non-agricultural purposes, but cultivation of land continued till the date of sale of the land. Thus, the land should have been treated as agricultural land and exempt from capital gain in view of section 2(14).

AO cannot disallow agricultural expenses without any rational basis

July 3, 2022 1488 Views 0 comment Print

Shrikrishna Khandsari Sugar Mills Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) The only issue raised in this appeal is against the confirmation of disallowance of Rs.4,19,970/- made by the Assessing Officer (AO) in respect of agricultural expenses. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the assessee has been engaged in manufacturing and trading in Khandsari sugar […]

No section 69A addition to Income of assessee who has only agricultural income

June 30, 2022 8112 Views 0 comment Print

Madhusudan Dhakad Harda Vs ITO (ITAT Indore) If a person has only agricultural income and no other income, then no addition can be made to the total income unless and until the AO proves that the assessee has any other source of income which is taxable under the Income-tax Act. Since the agricultural sector in […]

AO to make disallowance of 25% as assessee didn’t furnish details of exp. incurred to earn agricultural income: ITAT

April 27, 2022 4164 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee had not explained expenses incurred for earning agricultural income, Assessing Officer was to be directed to make a disallowance to extent of 25 per cent of expenditure on account of earning of agricultural income and pass an order accordingly

Provision of section 56(2)(vii)(b) not invocable on purchase of agricultural land

April 24, 2022 19275 Views 0 comment Print

Clause (iii) of section 2(14) specifically excludes agricultural land of the description given therein from capital asset which means that agricultural land was outside 8 Km. of municipal limits. Accordingly, agricultural land purchased by assessee was not a capital asset and, therefore, section 56(2) (vii)(b) was not applicable to assessee’s case.

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