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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


Interest Allowable Despite Lower Rates on Loan Given Than Loan Taken

May 7, 2024 2493 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad allows Interest expenses even if interest rate charged by the assessee on loans given was lower than the rate paid on loans taken, thus disallowing the excess interest paid. Tribunal held that the only requirement for claiming expenses under Section 57(iii) is that they must be incurred wholly and exclusively for the purpose of earning income from other sources. 

ITAT Deletes Section 56(2)(x)(b)(B) Additions: Consideration Paid via Banking Channels

May 5, 2024 9114 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant’s bank statements confirm full payment, complying with Section 56(2)(x)(b)(B). ITAT deletes addition of Rs. 60.1 Lakhs. Detailed analysis & conclusion.

AO Can’t reject Assessee’s Valuation Method without Finding Defect

May 2, 2024 819 Views 0 comment Print

Discover ITAT Kolkata ruling in Deep Jyoti Wax Traders Pvt. Ltd vs. ITO, highlighting the importance of assessee chosen valuation method under Rule 11UA(2).

PCIT cannot assume revisional jurisdiction on debatable issue of Tax on Interest u/s 28 of land Acquisition Act

April 19, 2024 753 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Om Prakash Vs PCIT (ITAT Delhi) case reveals PCIT’s jurisdiction limitations on tax issues under Land Acquisition Act Section 28.

PCIT cannot assume revisional jurisdiction on debatable issue of Tax on Interest under land Acquisition Act

April 19, 2024 861 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the detailed analysis of Jai Parkash Vs PCIT (ITAT Delhi) case where the assessment jurisdiction dispute regarding interest received under section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act was resolved.

Customs Act 1962: Telangana HC Rules Cargo Handling Regulations 2009 Ultra Vires

April 18, 2024 927 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the detailed analysis of Central Board of Excise and Customs vs. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited case where Telangana High Court held the ‘Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009’ as ultra vires of the Customs Act, 1962.

Refunded Security Deposit not taxable under section 56(2)(vii)(a)

April 16, 2024 3723 Views 0 comment Print

Detailed analysis of Chandarani N. Goyal Vs ITO case where Mumbai ITAT ruled that money received as a security deposit, if refunded, is not taxable under section 56(2)(vii)(a) of the Income Tax Act.

Jewellery inherited through non-registered will qualifies as capital asset: ITAT Bangalore

April 15, 2024 8016 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that non-registration of will doesn’t lead to any inference against its genuineness. Thus, jewellery inherited from mother in law based on non-registered will be capital assets and sell thereof results into long term capital gain.

Tax Implications of Optionally Convertible Preference Shares

April 15, 2024 28044 Views 0 comment Print

The issue involves a subscription amount of Rs. 1 Crores, with a dividend rate of 0.10% over a tenure of 20 years. This brief examines the tax implications and regulatory considerations under the Indian Income Tax Act associated with this transaction.

Interest on compensation taxable as income from other sources: Delhi HC

April 11, 2024 3720 Views 0 comment Print

In PCIT vs Inderjit Singh Sodhi (HUF), Delhi High Court examines whether interest on compensation is taxable as income from other sources. Read the detailed analysis.

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