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Share Premium Tax Above FMV: End of Section 56(2)(viib), Section 92(2)(m) Continues, Tax Gap Emerges

Income Tax : The removal of the provision means companies and investors are no longer taxed on share premiums exceeding fair market value, crea...

May 5, 2026 672 Views 0 comment Print

Fair Market Value Tax Rules: Gifts, ESOPs, Inventory Conversion & Share Transfers

Income Tax : This explains how fair market value governs taxation under multiple provisions including gifts, ESOPs, and slump sales. It highlig...

April 9, 2026 579 Views 0 comment Print

Lump-Sum Alimony vs. Monthly Maintenance :Tax Treatment

Income Tax : Courts hold that one-time alimony is a capital receipt arising from extinguishment of rights and not taxable. The ruling clarifies...

March 18, 2026 2169 Views 2 comments 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 1932 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding Income from Other Sources in Taxation

Income Tax : Overview of income taxed under other sources, including dividends, winnings, interest, deemed income, forfeited advances, family p...

November 15, 2025 11322 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Sunset of Section 56(2)(viib) Provisions: No Tax on issue of share exceeding FMV

Income Tax : Finance Bill 2024 proposes the sunset of Section 56(2)(viib) from April 2025, eliminating the tax on shares issued above face valu...

July 23, 2024 6345 Views 0 comment Print

Suggestions on proposed changes to Rule 11UA of Income-tax Rules, 1962

Income Tax : Amendment to section 56(2)(viib) of Act extending the applicability of section to issue of shares to non-residents has been made a...

June 1, 2023 1908 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT proposes changes to Rule 11UA ANGEL TAX & to notify Excluded Entities

Income Tax : CBDT proposes changes to Rule 11UA in respect of ANGEL TAX- Also proposes to  notify Excluded Entities In the Finance Act, 2023, ...

May 20, 2023 3120 Views 0 comment Print

IMB certification is not a prerequisite to avoid angel tax

Income Tax : IMB Certificate of Eligible Business is not a pre-requisite to avail the benefits of non-application of the provisions of clause (...

March 25, 2022 4596 Views 0 comment Print

Representation to FM to Widen Scope of Benefit of 20% for flats

Income Tax : Representation for widening the scope of benefit in case of difference in agreement price and Circle Rate of property is upto 20 p...

November 14, 2020 15186 Views 3 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Stamp Duty Value Cannot Be Adopted Without DVO Reference When Property Title Is Disputed

Income Tax : Tribunal ruled that objections relating to defective title, encroachments, and legal disputes require proper valuation examination...

May 21, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

Difference Between Projected & Actual Revenue Cannot Invalidate DCF Valuation: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : Tribunal ruled that future projections under DCF method cannot be tested solely against later actual financial performance. It obs...

May 21, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

SC Allows Deduction of Grants as They Were Part of Statutory Business Activity

Income Tax : The Supreme Court held that grants disbursed by a statutory corporation formed part of its core business functions and qualified a...

May 20, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Upholds Deferred Taxation of Time-Share Fees as Obligations Continued Over Membership Period

Income Tax : Madras High Court held that time-share membership fees could not be fully taxed in the year of receipt since the assessee had cont...

May 19, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

Purchase of MHADA Leasehold Tenement Can Attract Section 56(2)(x): ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : Mumbai ITAT held that Section 56(2)(x) applies to purchase of MHADA leasehold property rights despite reliance on Section 50C ruli...

May 19, 2026 2478 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Assessment of Startup Companies involving application of section 56 (2)(viib)

Income Tax : Notification regarding Income-tax Act Section 56(2)(viib) and assessment of Startup Companies. Clarifications for assessing recogn...

October 10, 2023 2655 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment of Income Tax Rule 11UA- Valuation of Unquoted Equity Shares

Income Tax : CBDT) amends Income Tax Rule 11UA regarding valuation of unquoted equity shares for tax purposes. Learn about changes in this amen...

September 25, 2023 29277 Views 0 comment Print

New Income Tax Rules on Taxation of Life Insurance Policy Receipts

Income Tax : Details of Sixteenth Amendment to Income Tax Rules (2023) on computation of income chargeable under life insurance policies as per...

August 16, 2023 22074 Views 2 comments Print

CBDT releases draft rule 11UA to implement amendment by Finance Act 2023

Income Tax : In the Finance Act, 2023, an amendment was introduced in this provision to bring the consideration received from non-residents wit...

May 26, 2023 6372 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Notifies Classes of Persons for Income Tax Purposes under Section 56

Income Tax : CBDT issued  Notification No. 29/2023- Income-Tax specifying certain classes of persons for the purpose of sub-clause (ii) of th...

May 24, 2023 6225 Views 0 comment Print


HUF Wealth Planning: Smart Ways to Transfer Assets

September 24, 2025 5520 Views 1 comment Print

Understand Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) tax rules for asset transfers, including gifts from members and non-relatives, and how clubbing provisions affect income.

ITAT Lucknow Quashes ₹85 Crore Additions Against Educational Trust

September 24, 2025 558 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT annulled demands for AYs 2017-18 & 2018-19, holding that corpus donations, capital expenditure, and statutory accumulation by Rohilkhand Educational Charitable Trust qualify as charitable application, and cash deposits during demonetisation are not taxable under Section 68.

Section 62 of Bombay Sales Tax Act empowers Tribunal to rectify glaring error

September 23, 2025 405 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that Section 62 of the Bombay Sales Tax Act empowers the Tribunal to rectify glaring error. Thus, earlier order which ignored binding precedents can be rectified. Writ disposed of accordingly.

Bombay Sales Tax Act empowers Tribunal to modify order of part payment passed in First Appeal

September 23, 2025 465 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that having regard to the provisions of Section 55(6) of the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959, the Tribunal, acting as an Appellate Authority, certainly had powers to modify the order of part payment passed in First Appeal while hearing the Second Appeal.

No Surviving Addition After 154 Rectification – ITAT Delhi Allows Relief u/s 89

September 23, 2025 597 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Delhi has ruled that a disputed tax addition is no longer valid after the Assessing Officer (AO) himself rectified the initial assessment order under Section 154 of the Income-tax Act, granting the taxpayer full relief.

From Affection To Assessment Tax Implications of Cash Gifts From Grandparents

September 23, 2025 7440 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the tax rules for cash gifts from grandparents in India. Learn why proper documentation is crucial to avoid scrutiny from the Income Tax Department.

AO Must Refer to DVO Before 56(2)(x) Addition – ITAT Follows Calcutta HC Ruling

September 23, 2025 789 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata set aside a tax addition under Section 56(2)(x), ruling that the AO must offer a DVO valuation before relying solely on the property’s stamp duty value.

Section 56(2)(x) Addition Cannot Be Based on Guesswork of Stamp Duty

September 22, 2025 1539 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that a tax addition under Section 56(2)(x) cannot be made solely on stamp duty value. The AO must first obtain a DVO valuation.

Interest on Mandatory SLR/CRR Deposits Eligible for 80P Deduction: ITAT Bangalore

September 19, 2025 459 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore rules that interest on mandatory SLR/CRR deposits made by co-operative banks is eligible for Section 80P deduction, distinguishing it from surplus funds.

ITAT Agra Deletes Salary Payable Addition of ₹3.48 Lakh under Section 56

September 18, 2025 546 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in Agra has deleted a tax addition against Ankur Rice Industries Pvt. Ltd., ruling that salary payable is a genuine business liability.

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