Any Income derived from a Capital asset movable or immovable is taxable under the head Capital Gains under Income Tax Act 1961. The Capital Gains have been divided in two parts under Income Tax Act 1961. One is short term capital gain and other is long term capital gain....
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Bhagwan Keshu Sakhare Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) -
Bhagwan Keshu Sakhare Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) The issue under consideration is whether CIT is correct in denial of exemption u/s 54B of the Act? In the present case, the case of assessee is selected for limited scrutiny under CASS for the reason of “Deduction claimed under the head capital gains”. After claiming deduction for […]...
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This article focuses on the exemptions available to an assessee from capital gain tax under Income Tax Act, 1961. Any profit or gain arising from Transfer of Capital Asset (long term or short term) shall be chargeable under the head capital gain in the year of transfer. However, there are some exemptions on such capital […]...
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Profit on transfer of a capital asset is chargeable under the head Capital Gains. Section 45 makes the gains arising out of the transfer of a capital asset chargeable to tax under the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. However, the chargeability has been subjected to the provisions of sections 54, 54B, 54D, 54E, […]...
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The Articles discusses about Basic conditions, Exemption Under Section 54B of Income Tax Act, 1961 available to Individual and HUF against Capital Gain Arising from Transfer of Agricultural Land by investment of Capital Gain amount in another land or in Capital Gains Deposit Account Scheme....
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Section 54B of the Income Tax Act provides an exemption from the capital gain arisen on the transfer of agricultural land by acquiring another agricultural land. The present article explains the provisions attached with the exemption available under section 54B of the Income Tax Act. Some conditions to avail exemption under section 54B Th...
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Section 54B of the Income Tax Act provides an exemption from the capital gain arisen on the transfer of agricultural land by acquiring another agricultural land. The present article explains the provisions attached with the exemption available under section 54B of the Income Tax Act. However, before understanding the exemption available u...
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Chinnappa Anthonappa Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) -
The assessee had complied with conditions for grant of deduction under sections 54B inasmuch as he has utilised, within a period of two years from the date of transfer of capital asset, the capital gain in purchasing another land for being used for agricultural purposes, therefore, mere fact that assessee did not get legal title to the la...
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ITO Vs Smt. Uma Dnyanoba Bhintade (ITAT Pune) -
ITO Vs Smt. Uma Dnyanoba Bhintade (ITAT Pune) The limited issue which arises in the present appeal filed by Revenue is against directions of CIT(A) in allowing the benefit claimed under section 54B of the Act by Assessing Officer, in case the assessee has fulfilled all the conditions laid down in the said section. Admittedly, […]...
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Rajendra Bastimal Chordiya Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) -
Rajendra Bastimal Chordiya Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) The issue in the present ground is with respect to the denial of claim of deduction u/s 54B of the Act for the reason that the land was not cultivable. We find that the reason for denying the claim of deduction u/s 54B of the Act was for […]...
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ITO Vs Mukesh Champaklal Shah (ITAT Pune) -
ITO Vs Mukesh Champaklal Shah (ITAT Pune) The definition of capital asset excludes agricultural land and certain criteria have been placed in this statue to qualify the land as agricultural land. The facts on records demonstrate that both the parties have accepted the land to be an agricultural land. The 7/12 extracts clearly demonstrates...
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Shri Ram Narayan Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) -
Shri Ram Narayan Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) Conclusion: Since assessee purchased land through an agreement to sale which was unregistered and the payment was made in cash, therefore, in absence of sale deed, the unregistered agreement would not transfer any title to assessee of the agricultural land, accordingly, the claim of deduction under se...
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Mathur Lal Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) -
Mathur Lal Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) Conclusion: Deduction under section 54B was allowable only if purchase of new land was made after the transfer of an existing land. Held: Assessee claimed deduction U/s 54B which included purchase of agricultural land on 16/5/2012. AO denied the claim in respect of the agricultural land purchased on 16/5/20...
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Murtuza Shabbir Jamnagarwala Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) -
Murtuza Shabbir Jamnagarwala Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) Conclusion: Assessee was entited for exemption u/s. 54B as the land transferred by assessee was “Jirayat” type of agricultural land and the same was cultivated land as “Jowar crop” was grown on the same in last four years in line. Held: Assessee, along with other two co-owners, enter...
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Balu Vitthal Kharate Vs ACIT (ITAT Pune) -
Balu Vitthal Kharate Vs ACIT (ITAT Pune) Amendment to section 55A is effective from 01.07.2012 and the same doesn’t have retrospective effect. Exemption u/s 54B cannot be denied on the base that the land was purchased in son’s name when the new land was used for agricultural purpose. FACTS – Assessee, along with 5 other […]...
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Manilal Dasbhai Makwana Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) -
Though capital gain utilized towards purchase of new asset before furnishing of return of income either under section 139(1) or belatedly under section 139(4) would be deemed to be sufficient compliance of section 54B(2), therefore, denial of the deduction under section 54B towards purchase of agricultural land after the due date of filin...
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Article Explains all about Section 54, Section 54B, Section 54D, Section 54G/ 54GA in case of shifting to SEZ, Section 54EC, Section 54F and Section 54GB...
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Nitinkumar Desai Vs ACIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) -
Where assessee after, investing capital gain in purchase of new agricultural land within prescribed time, harbored a bona fide belief that there was not any tax liability of capital gain and substantiated his explanation with relevant evidence, imposition of penalty under section 271(1)(c) was unjustified....
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Ashok Kisan Bahirat (HUF) & Anr Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) -
If intention of Parliament was to include HUF prior to the said date then the amendment would have been carried out in respect of section 54B as well along with section 54. Therefore, amended provisions of section 54B were not applicable retrospectively and assessee-HUF was not entitled to exemption for the year under consideration....
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Shri Laxmi Narayan Vs Commissioner of Income Tax (Rajasthan High Court) -
On the ground of investment made by the assessee in the name of his wife, in view of the decision of Delhi High Court in Sunbeam Auto Ltd. and other judgments of different High Courts,the word used is assessee has to invest it is not specified that it is to be in the name of assessee....
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Mahadev Balai Vs. ITO (Rajasthan High Court) -
In all these appeals common question of law and facts are involved hence they are decided by this common judgment....
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Majid Khan Nisar Khan Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) -
Majid Khan Nisar Khan Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) Revenue records clearly show that there was cultivation on the land. In so far as determination of two years period is concerned, the period of two is to be determined from date of sale and not the immediately two preceding financial years. The date of sale of […]...
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Section 2(42A) - Reduction in holding period in case of immovable property, being land or building or both, to qualify as long term capital asset - Consequential amendments to be made in sections 54, 54B, 54D and 54F...
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CIT Vs Shri Dinesh Verma (Punjab & Haryana Court High Court) -
Punjab & Haryana High court held in CIT vs Shri Dinesh Verma that exemption u/s 54B could be claimed for short term & Long term assets because there was no such provision u/s 54B which denies exemption for short term assets. ...
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A.C.I.T. Vs Smt Sudha Jajodia (ITAT Kolkatta) -
Appeal of the revenue stands allowed and only the cost of theland has to be considered for calculating exemption u/s 54B no other expenses will be taken into account. So ITAT disallowed the expenses of leveling and filing of land and set aside the order of CIT(A) and restore that of A.O on this issue....
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Kalya Vs Commissioner of Income-tax (Rajasthan High Court) -
It is noticed that the appellant-assess sold the agricultural land, which was mutated in his name, for a sale consideration of Rs. 1,61,09,100/-. Thereafter out of the selling price, the appellant-assessee purchased land in the name of his son and daughter-in-law for a total consideration of Rs. 1,22,71,440/-. It is relevant to note that ...
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