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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


3.25% Property Valuation Variation Within 10% Limit Under Section 56(2)(x)

September 26, 2024 1479 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai ruled in favor of Jitendra Vanigota, deleting the ₹595,000 addition under Section 56(2)(x) for AY 2020-21. Learn more about the case details and judgment.

Section 80P(2)(d) Deduction Allowed for Interest from Co-operative Bank Deposits

September 24, 2024 1875 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that interest income earned from deposits with Co­operative Banks shall be allowed as deduction u/s 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act.

Interest from co-operative society and not co-operative bank is eligible for deduction u/s. 80P(2)(d): ITAT Bangalore

September 7, 2024 1194 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that interest/ dividend from co-operative society is eligible for deduction u/s. 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act. However, if payer bank is co-operative bank then deduction u/s. 80P(2)(d) is not available.

Gift from non-resident brother exempt from taxation: ITAT Mumbai

September 5, 2024 906 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT rules gift from non-resident brother exempt from tax for Abul Wais Abdus Salam, overturning previous additions to income.

Section 80P deduction allowed on interest income of Credit co-op societies from its investment with other bank

September 4, 2024 1329 Views 0 comment Print

Accordingly, the interest on deposits would qualify for deduction under the said section. Appellant Co­operative society is entitled for deduction u/s 80P as claimed in the return.

Addition towards interest income on fixed deposits eligible to set off against maintenance expense

August 29, 2024 3405 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition on account of interest income earned on fixed deposits from Banks and rental income earned by the Society are eligible to set off of maintenance expenses. Thus, addition deleted.

Compensation paid to ESOP holders qualifies as perquisite hence taxable as salary income: Madras HC

August 26, 2024 2013 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that compensation paid to ESOP holders qualifies as perquisite and hence taxable under the head ‘salary’. The same cannot be treated as capital receipt.

Section 2(14): No capital gains tax on Income proceeds from Agricultural Land

August 13, 2024 1353 Views 0 comment Print

Notice under section 148 was issued upon assessee by AO for reassessing the cash deposit as undisclosed income, following approval from the Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT).

AO cannot interfere & change method selected by assessee for share valuation: ITAT Bangalore

August 9, 2024 747 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that AO not allowed to interfere in method selected for valuation of share by the assessee u/s. 56(2)(viib) of the Income Tax Act read with rule 11UA(2) of the Income Tax Rules. Thus, AO cannot change the method from DCF to NAV method.

Angel Tax Removal: A Boon for Startups?

August 4, 2024 2442 Views 1 comment Print

The removal of Angel Tax is a major relief for startups. Discover implications, benefits, and potential downsides of this significant change.

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