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How to Avoid Higher Circle Rate Addition When Property Registration Is Delayed

Income Tax : The law permits taxpayers to adopt the stamp duty value on the agreement date instead of the registration date where prescribed co...

June 1, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print

Property Deal Mismatch? How Section 50C and 56(2)(x) Can Create Phantom Income

Income Tax : The article explains how violating the twin conditions under Section 50C(2) can block valuation relief and trigger taxation on hig...

February 12, 2026 2043 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Void as AO Finalized Without DVO Report: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : The ITAT held that an assessment completed before receiving the DVO report under section 50C(2) is invalid. All additions and disa...

December 3, 2025 1179 Views 0 comment Print

Using Intra-Spousal Transfers as Gifts to Save Tax: Is It Legal?

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that capital gains from land gifted to spouse are taxable in the husband’s hands under Section 64(1)(iv), no...

September 2, 2025 2007 Views 0 comment Print

Section 50C: How to tackle unfair taxes on Genuine Property Deals

Income Tax : Learn how Section 50C impacts genuine property sales. Explore case laws, strategies, and defenses to handle unfair tax additions d...

May 3, 2025 4704 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


6 Suggestions for Amendments in Income Tax Act by BCAS

Income Tax : Bombay Chartered Accountants' Society has made a Representation on 'Suggestions for Amendments in the Income Tax Act', on 24th May...

May 28, 2019 8406 Views 2 comments Print

Section 50C: Option for adopting stamp duty value on date of agreement- ICAI Suggestion

Income Tax : In relation to computing capital gains tax liability on transfer of land or building, amendment made via the Finance Act, 2016 giv...

January 14, 2018 3978 Views 1 comment Print

Provide relief when agreement date fixing sale consideration & Registration Date not same

Income Tax : Rationalisation Of Section 50c To Provide Relief Where Sale Consideration Fixed Under Agreement To Sell- Section 50C makes a spec...

January 20, 2016 1682 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 54 Relief Allowed on Construction Cost as New House Was Built Within Statutory Period

Income Tax : Tribunal held that purchase of land outside the prescribed period does not automatically disqualify exemption on construction of a...

June 6, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Quashed as Reasons Were Based on Incorrect Facts & Mechanical Recording

Income Tax : The Lucknow ITAT held that reassessment proceedings cannot survive where the reasons recorded contain incorrect facts and lack pro...

June 5, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes LTCG Addition as DVO Reference Was Invalid for Pre-July 2012 Transaction

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that a land sale completed before 01.07.2012 could not be subjected to a DVO reference under the amended Section...

June 5, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Capital Gains Addition as Section 55A DVO Reference Was Invalid

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that for AY 2011-12, the Assessing Officer could not refer property valuation to the DVO when the assessee relie...

June 5, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening of Assessment Invalid as DVO Valuation Was Lower Than Assessee’s Declared Value

Income Tax : The Court held that the Assessing Officer could not refer the matter to the Valuation Officer under Section 55A where the assessee...

June 5, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT notifies more modes of e-payments; 6DD limit reduced to ₹ 10000

Income Tax : Notification No. 8/2020-Income-Tax- CBDT has notified Other electronic modes by inserting New Income TAx Rule 6ABBA. It also amend...

January 29, 2020 14220 Views 0 comment Print


Using Intra-Spousal Transfers as Gifts to Save Tax: Is It Legal?

September 2, 2025 2007 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that capital gains from land gifted to spouse are taxable in the husband’s hands under Section 64(1)(iv), not in the wife’s.

ITAT Directs AO to Apply DVO Valuation Already Adopted in Co-owner’s Case

September 1, 2025 351 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad ruled that a property’s valuation, once fixed by a Departmental Valuation Officer for a co-owner, must be applied to other co-owners of same property.

ITAT Condones 332-Day Appeal Delay for Senior Citizen

August 27, 2025 639 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad allows an 83-year-old taxpayer to file a delayed appeal, citing health issues and a parallel case involving his wife, for which a precedent was set.

Circle rate couldn’t be applied as property was sold under distress

August 25, 2025 1083 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that circle rate couldn’t be applied as the property was sold under distress. Accordingly, matter remanded back to AO to determine fair market value of property taking into consideration that the sale was under distress.

Section 50C cannot override Title & Valuation Disputes: ITAT Hyderabad

August 25, 2025 879 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Hyderabad ruled that an adjustment under Section 50C is not a prima facie issue when title and valuation are disputed, mandating a DVO referral.

10% Tolerance Limit under Section 50C Applies Retrospectively: ITAT Mumbai

August 23, 2025 1620 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT rules 10% tolerance limit under Section 50C is retrospective from 2003, deleting an addition. It also allows deduction for stamp duty paid by seller.

ITAT Rules Stamp Duty Value Prevails Over Higher DVO Valuation

August 22, 2025 720 Views 0 comment Print

The Mumbai ITAT ruled that under Section 50C(3), the stamp duty value prevails over a higher DVO valuation. Learn how this impacts capital gains tax.

Dispute of capital gains was remanded to AO as he failed to uphold Principles of Justice

August 21, 2025 702 Views 0 comment Print

It was pertinent to note that assessee was an agriculturist and semi­literate person, not well versed with the income tax proceedings, therefore, it was the duty of AO to apprise him the correct position instead of putting an extra tax liability because of his ignorance.

ITAT Mumbai Quashes PCIT Section 263 Order for Wrong Assessment Year

August 10, 2025 885 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT sets aside PCIT’s revisionary order against Johar Hasan Zojwalla, ruling that jurisdiction was wrongly assumed due to a factual error in the assessment year.

Failure to seek DVO Report vitiates 50C addition- ITAT Remands Case to AO

August 9, 2025 744 Views 0 comment Print

The Mumbai ITAT has remanded a tax case, ruling that the AO was duty-bound to refer a valuation dispute to a DVO under Section 50C(2).

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