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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 1620 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 960 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 1848 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 4344 Views 1 comment Print

Section 50C & 43CA: Full Value of Consideration in Immovable Property Sales

Income Tax : Section 50C: For property sales, if the sale price is lower than the value assessed by Stamp Valuation Authority, that value is co...

September 12, 2024 15492 Views 0 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 8352 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 3909 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 1646 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Mumbai: No Section 56(2)(x) Addition if Difference Within 10%-Tolerance Limit Held Retrospective

Income Tax : The case examined whether minor valuation differences can trigger taxation under Section 56(2)(x). ITAT held that differences with...

April 13, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Deduction Allowed Due to Investment Within Time from Registered Deed Date

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that where registration is delayed, the stamp duty value on the agreement date must be considered. The ruling ap...

April 7, 2026 528 Views 0 comment Print

Wrong Section, Wrong Valuation – ITAT Quashes Capital Gains Assessment

Income Tax : The dispute involved incorrect invocation of valuation provisions by the AO. The Tribunal ruled that using Section 142A instead of...

April 6, 2026 330 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad: DVO Valuation Ignored-LTCG Recomputed Based on Valuation Report

Income Tax : The Tribunal found that capital gains were computed without considering the DVO valuation report. It held that ignoring such evide...

April 6, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: Notional Rent Taxable on Unsold Flats Held as Stock-in-Trade (Pre-Sec 23(5) Era)

Income Tax : ITAT held that vacant unsold flats attract tax on notional rent under house property. The key takeaway is that ownership triggers ...

April 6, 2026 345 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 14103 Views 0 comment Print


Income Tax Law Relating To Cash Transactions

July 9, 2020 22131 Views 3 comments Print

A number of new provisions have been introduced in the Income Tax Act from time to time to put restrictions on cash transactions as well as to incentivise the non-cash transactions. Cash transactions have always played a major role in the Indian Economy and consistently were responsible for generation and accumulation of Black Money. The […]

Section 50C of Income Tax Act, 1961- FAQs

June 22, 2020 49290 Views 17 comments Print

Section 50C says that when an individual sells land or building or both at a consideration lower than the Stamp duty value adopted or assessable by authority, then the Stamp duty value adopted or assessable by authority of property would be deemed to be the sales consideration for computation of Capital Gain under section 48 of Income Tax Act, 1961.

Interplay between Section 50C, 50CA, 43CA and 56(2) of Income Tax Act, 1961

June 18, 2020 28572 Views 3 comments Print

Interplay between Section 50C, 50CA, 43CA and 56(2) of Income Tax Act, 1961 The above sections are meant for taxing the persons who are in the intention of selling the assets at a price less than stamp duty value / fair market value. The above said sections are drafted in a lucrative way to the […]

Real Estate Developers and Section 43CA

June 18, 2020 108704 Views 11 comments Print

The provision was introduced in order to counter act the various decisions of high courts where it was held that provisions of Section 50C is not applicable when the seller holds the land or building or both as a capital asset. However , there are certain practical issues difficulties that arose due to the section.

Transfer of Immovable Properties on Sale Consideration Less Than Stamp Duty Valuation

June 15, 2020 40751 Views 8 comments Print

As a general public we have tendency to save taxes by adopting various tricks and transactions. A lot of black money is generated through transfer of various types of immovable properties. The seller and the purchaser generally mutually agree on a transaction to enter into agreement at a price lower than the Fair Market Value of property to save stamp duty etc.

Section 50C- No addition for Minor Valuation Differences

June 12, 2020 3192 Views 0 comment Print

Dulari Devi Hetamsaria (L/H of Shyam Sundar Hetamsaria) Vs ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) ITAT Mumbai, in the case of M/s John Flower ( India) Pvt. Ltd, in ITA No.7545/Mum/2014, for A.Y. 2010-11, order dated 25.01.2017 held that if the difference between the valuation adopted by the Stamp Valuation Authority and declared by the assessee is less […]

Buying or Selling Property below the Stamp Duty Value

June 10, 2020 534803 Views 64 comments Print

In India buying or selling of properties (Land & Building) at a value lower than the stamp duty value is very much prevalent to save the Stamp Duty on registration, which causes loss of revenue to the Government. Loss is not of just Stamp Duty revenue but also of Income Tax revenue that is to be paid by assessee on Income under head Capital Gain.

Taxation of Cash Transactions under Income Tax Act, 1961

June 1, 2020 17829 Views 2 comments Print

Cash transactions seldom leave any trail and has always been a facilitator of black money. Whereas, electronic transactions ensure a clear money trail and make it very difficult for tax evaders. Government, in this regard, has from time to time bought in various provisions in order to restrict/discourage cash transactions and incentivise/ promote non-cash mode. We […]

Deeming section 50C cannot override section 45(3)

May 29, 2020 6963 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether A.O. is correct by adding long term capital gains by applying section 50C in case where land is transferred by the partner in his firm as capital contribution?

AO is bound to consider assessee’s objections before adopting FMV as per ”Guidance Value” or as per DVO Report [Section 50C]

May 18, 2020 10536 Views 0 comment Print

Section 50C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is a special provision which comes into picture whenever a capital asset being land or building is transferred/ sold. It is a deeming provision which provides for substitution of actual sale consideration for value adopted/ assessed/ assessable as per Stamp Valuation Authority (‘SVA’) if, the former is less than the latter.

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