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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


Payment of interest and penalty due to default in payment of license fee is revenue expenditure

April 8, 2025 675 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that interest and penalty due to default in payment of license fee is merely compensatory in nature and hence the same is revenue expenditure. Accordingly, PCIT classifying them to be capital expenditure is not sustainable.

Section 56(2)(x) inapplicable to flat brought prior to 01.04.2017: ITAT Kolkata

April 7, 2025 1701 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that provisions of section 56(2)(x) of the Income Tax Act were inserted by Finance Act, 2017 and effective only from 01.04.2017. Thus, provisions of section 56(2)(x) is not applicable when flat is brought prior to 01.04.2017.

Deduction of S.80P(2)(d) was allowed on interest income earned from Cooperative Banks and Savings Accounts

April 7, 2025 717 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee had appealed against the order dated 12.06.2024 and 18.06.2024 passed by Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)] for the AY 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19,challenging the denial of deduction under section 80P(2)(d) on certain interest incomes.

Section 56(2)(viib) Applies to Share Premium Exceeding FMV, Regardless of Shareholder Relationship or Status

April 7, 2025 687 Views 0 comment Print

 ITAT Ahmedabad dismisses Canpac Trends’ appeal on share premium addition under Section 56(2)(viib). No submissions made by the appellant.

IT Dept Cannot Reject FMV of Shares Determined by Statutory Methods: Karnataka HC

April 2, 2025 609 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court rules that fair market value of shares, determined using statutory methods, cannot be rejected by the Income Tax Department.

Interest paid in respect of interest income attributable u/s. 80P(2) is allowable

March 31, 2025 459 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that interest paid in respect of business profit attributable to section 80P(2) of the Income Tax Act is allowable. Accordingly, AO directed to consider direct nexus of interest paid with interest income attributable under section 80P(2).

ITAT allows tax exemption of Rs 1.5 Cr to Kapil Dev on one-time benefit by BCCI

March 31, 2025 1053 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi allows Kapil Dev a ₹1.5 Cr tax exemption on a one-time benefit from BCCI under Section 56(2)(vii). Read details of the ruling and legal arguments.

Tax on Gift from Step-brother/sister under Section 56: ITAT Mumbai Ruling

March 31, 2025 7041 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules on gift tax for step-siblings. Case examines relative definition under Section 56. Legal analysis of tax implications.

No Section 56(2)(x) Addition for Agreement Value Reduction Due to GST Rate Hike: ITAT Mumbai

March 30, 2025 822 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 56(2)(x) addition for reduction in agreement value due to increase in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates effective from July 1, 2017: ITAT Mumbai

Amendment to Tolerance Limit Under Section 50C/56(2)(x) is Curative: ITAT Mumbai

March 29, 2025 1470 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules that the 10% tolerance limit under Section 50C/56(2)(x) is curative and applies retrospectively, impacting property valuation disputes.

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