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Income Tax - Compilation of Section 47(iii), section 56(2)(x)(c), 50D & 50CA -Corporate gifts- an allowable transaction under Income tax? Purpose of section 56 defeated by the ITAT judgement? Brief overview of the judgement delivered On October 4, 2019, in a recent judgement of M/s Direct Media Distribution Ventures Private Limited v/s Principal...
Read MoreIncome Tax - As per Section 56(2)(x) of the Income Tax Act, any person receives any property including shares of a company for a consideration less than the Fair Market Value, the Fair Market Value exceeding the consideration would be taxable in the hands of the person receiving such property. Clause 11 of proviso to Sec 56(2) (x) […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Equity Valuation becomes easy when the script is listed, Company is active in business & shares are regularly trading. Since market price is ready available in stock exchange website. Further we can average out the daily closing market price of last one year to make it full proof, however it becomes challenge to value unlisted companies e...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Startup India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India which launched on 16th January, 2016, the Startup India Initiative has rolled out several programs with the objective of supporting entrepreneurs, building a robust startup ecosystem and transforming India into a country of job creators instead of job seekers. These program...
Read MoreIncome Tax - [IN CASE OF ISSUE AND TRANSFER OF SHARES] When an owner of Unquoted equity shares(“Shares”) in a Company transfers the shares to any person, he is required to pay Capital Gain tax on the difference between the sale consideration received by him and the cost of acquisition of such shares (or the inflation indexed cost, [&hellip...
Read MoreIncome Tax - In order to attract fresh investment in manufacturing and provide boost to 'Make-in India' initiative of the Government, another provision was inserted to the IT Act, to provide that a domestic manufacturing company set up on or after 1st October, 2019 and which commences manufacturing by 31st March, 2023, may opt to pay tax at 15% plus s...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Start-ups and their investors filing requisite declarations not to be subjected to any scrutiny regarding valuations of share premiums E-verification mechanism proposed for establishing identity of the investor and source of his funds TV programme proposed exclusively for Start-ups within the DD bouquet of channels Government to launch ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Central Board of Direct Taxes had issued Circular 10/2018 dated 31.12.2018 to clarify that provisions of section 56(2)(viia) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 being anti-abuse provisions shall not be applicable in cases of receipt of shares by the specified company or firm as result of fresh issuance of shares including by way of bonus shares, ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Bombay Chartered Accountants' Society has made a Representation on 'Suggestions for Amendments in the Income Tax Act', on 24th May, 2019, to the Joint Secretary TPL, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Government of India....
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion(DIPP) has taken notice of the news reports regarding issue of notices by Income Tax authorities to Angel Investors/Start-ups. DIPP in consultation with the Department of Revenue (DoR) has put in place a mechanism since April 2018 to grant exemption from the provisions of Section 56(2)(vi...
Read MoreIBS Fintech India Pvt. Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Bangalore) - The issue under consideration is whether AO in invoking section 56(2)(viib) of the Act and taxing the share premium under the said provisions?...
Read MoreVaani Estates Pvt. Ltd. Vs The ITO (ITAT Chennai) - Vaani Estates Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) Provisions of Section 56(2)(viib) of the Act, cannot be invoked in the case of the assessee company because by virtue of cash being brought into the assessee company by Mrs. Sasikala Raghupathy for allotment of equity shares with unrealistic premium the ...
Read MoreBajrang Lal Naredi Vs ITO (ITAT Ranchi) - Bajrang Lal Naredi Vs ITO (ITAT Ranchi) In the instant appeal, the applicability of Section 56(2)(vii)(b) of the Act as amended by Finance Act, 2013 and applicable to AY 2014-15 in question. On a perusal of pre-amended provisions of Section 56(2)(vii)(b) of the Act, we gather that where an individua...
Read MoreClearview Healthcare P. Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) - Clearview Healthcare P. Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) There are two limbs in Section 56(2)(viib) of the Act. As per explanation to Section 56(2)(viib) of the Act, the first limb is valuation to be made as per the prescribed method. In fact, the method for valuation of shares is prescribed under Rule 11UA ...
Read MoreKeva Industries Pvt. Ltd C/O. Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) - Keva Industries Pvt. Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) We find that there is no dispute that the assessee company had acquired the shares of a foreign company from its directors. We also find the provisions of section 56(2)(viia) of the Act refers to transaction of acquisition of any property being shares of...
Read MoreNotification No. 40/2020 - (29/06/2020) - Rule 11UAC Exemption from deeming provisions of section 56(2)(x)-Prescribed class of persons for the purpose of clause (XI) of the proviso to clause (x) of sub-section (2) of section 56- Income Tax Notification No. 40/2020 dated 29th June, 2020. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL B...
Read MoreNotification No. 12/2020-Income Tax [G.S.R. 124(E)] - (17/02/2020) - CBDT has vide Notification No. 12/2020-Income Tax revises definition of unauthorised colonies of NCT of Delhi for rule 11UAC read with Section Section 56(2)(x). Earlier CBDT has provided vide Notification No. 96/2019-Income Tax dated 11th November, 2019 that Section 56(2)(x) not applies to speci...
Read MoreNotification No. 08/2020-Income-Tax [G.S.R. 56(E)] - (29/01/2020) - Notification No. 8/2020-Income-Tax- CBDT has notified Other electronic modes by inserting New Income TAx Rule 6ABBA. It also amended marginal heading of rule 6DD and in rule 6DD for the words ‘account payee bank draft, exceeds twenty thousand rupees’, the words, figures and letters ̵...
Read MoreNotification No. 96/2019-Income Tax [G.S.R. 836(E)] - (11/11/2019) - Unauthorised colony means a colony or development comprising of a contiguous area, where no permission has been obtained for approval of layout plan or building plans and has been identified for regularisation of such colony...
Read MoreCircular No. 22/2019-Income Tax - (30/08/2019) - In case of Startup companies recognized by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) which have filed Form No. 2 and whose cases are under limited scrutiny on the single issue of applicability of section 56(2)(viib) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act),the contention of the as...
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