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Income From Other Sources: Chargeability Under Section 56

Income Tax : This blog explores the chargeability of Income from Other Sources (IFOS) under Section 56, its scope, types of income covered, tax...

February 27, 2025 591 Views 0 comment Print

Pre-Budget 2025 expectations on Taxation of Virtual Digital Assets

Income Tax : Pre-Budget 2025: Addressing ambiguities in Virtual Digital Asset taxation, including cost of acquisition, loss set-off, gift valua...

January 23, 2025 633 Views 0 comment Print

Meaning of relatives​ Under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Explore the definition of 'relative' under various Income Tax Act provisions and its implications for exemptions, deemed income, a...

September 7, 2024 6417 Views 1 comment Print

Tax Treatment of Income from Other Sources

Income Tax : Learn about taxable incomes under Income from Other Sources with provisions, deductions, and exceptions. Stay updated on tax guide...

September 6, 2024 254617 Views 9 comments Print

Taxability of Gift received by an individual or HUF with FAQs

Income Tax : Monetary gifts to individuals or HUFs exceeding ₹50,000 in a year are taxable unless received under specific exemptions like fro...

August 27, 2024 376893 Views 60 comments 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 1365 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 1614 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 2811 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 3933 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 14859 Views 3 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Stamp Duty Value on Allotment Date Crucial for Section 56(2)(vii)(b) Addition

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai rules in Dharmesh Jhaveri's case: Stamp duty value at allotment date, not registration, to determine Section 56(2)(vii...

March 9, 2025 306 Views 0 comment Print

IBC would prevail over Electricity Act: NCLAT Delhi

Company Law : The plain reading of the above provisions of Section 60(5)(c) clearly indicates that the NCLT is empowered to adjudicate any quest...

March 7, 2025 156 Views 0 comment Print

Interest Income from employee loans was to be treated as Business Income not Income from Other Sources

Income Tax : Interest income earned from staff loans and advances was incidental to the business of power generation and qualifies as “busine...

March 6, 2025 111 Views 0 comment Print

Interest & Other Income Attributable to Business eligible for Section 80P(2)(a)(i) Deduction

Income Tax : Karnataka HC remands Lalitamba Pattina Souharda Sahakari Niyamita’s case to AO, questioning denial of Section 80P deduction on i...

March 6, 2025 336 Views 0 comment Print

Addition not justified as fair market value determined as per rule 11UA: ITAT Jodhpur

Income Tax : Assessee submitted share valuation report which was not as per rule 11UA but valuation of shares was done as per 'Adjusted Net Ass...

February 28, 2025 177 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 1932 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 22770 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 15948 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 5892 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 5499 Views 0 comment Print


PCIT cannot assume Section 263 jurisdiction when AO has made sufficient enquiry

March 25, 2021 1581 Views 0 comment Print

Since there was a detailed enquiry by AO on issue of equity shares to non-residents and after thoroughly discussing the issue in the assessment order, AO had taken a permissible view within the parameters of the law, there remained no room for PCIT to assume the jurisdiction u/s 263.

Tax on donation received by private discretionary trust from group companies 

March 14, 2021 3258 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs Shriram Ownership Trust (Madras High Court) As per the Deed of Trust and the Supplemental Deed, the trust is created to benefit the members of owner group and the senior leader group of Shriram Group who are identified as beneficiaries as per the scheme laid out in the Trust Deed. The method of […]

No addition for share issued at Premium based on prescribed methodology

March 1, 2021 2736 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Cinestaan Entertainment Pvt Ltd (Delhi High Court) The law requires determination of fair market values as per prescribed methodology. The Appellant-Revenue had the option to conduct its own valuation and determine FMV on the basis of either the DCF or NAV Method. The Respondent-Assessee being a start-up company adopted DCF method to value […]

Intricacies Involved In Gifts: To And From HUF

February 19, 2021 22944 Views 1 comment Print

In the previous article on HUF, we had discussed about the meaning of HUF, its formation, creation of corpus of HUF and how it can be used as a legal tax saving tool. In one of the ways the corpus of Hindu undivided family can be created by receiving gifts from relatives.

Section 43CA – Stamp Duty Value- Safer Harbour limit increased to 20%

February 2, 2021 30300 Views 0 comment Print

Increase in safe harbour limit of 10% for home buyers and real estate developers selling such residential units under Union Budget 2021 to 20% for certain transfer during the period from 12th November, 2020 to 30th June, 2021 Section 43CA of the Act, inter alia, provides that where the consideration declared to be received or […]

AO cannot reject Valuation report for non-filing of the same during Original or Revision Proceedings

February 1, 2021 1596 Views 0 comment Print

Sakthi Textiles Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Chennai) Coming back to observations of the Assessing Officer regarding valuation report. The Assessing Officer never stated that assessee has not filed valuation report in support of fair market value of shares. In fact, Assessing Officer has categorically admitted that assessee has filed valuation report from independent Chartered Accountant […]

AO cannot reject Share valuation method adopted  by Taxpayer Arbitrarily

January 28, 2021 966 Views 0 comment Print

Bharat Elevators & Engineers Private Limited Vs ITO (ITAT Kolkata) 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 […]

ITAT deletes addition on issue, not part of reasons for limited scrutiny

January 6, 2021 2163 Views 0 comment Print

Spooner Industries P Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Addition made by the ld. AO and confirmed by the ld. CIT (Appeals) under Section 68 of the Act deserves to be deleted for the reason that ( 1) it was not part of reasons for limited scrutiny, ( 2) no enquiries made by the Assessing Officer […]

Issue of shares at premium- DCF is accepted method of valuation

December 31, 2020 5211 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Avigna Housing Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Chennai) we are of the considered view that fair market value of shares considered by the assessee under DCF method is one of the accepted method of valuation of shares under Rule 11UA and such value of shares is supported by necessary supporting evidences including valuation report as […]

All About Provision of Section 56(2)(X) of Income Tax Act, 1961

December 28, 2020 115095 Views 2 comments Print

Background of the provision: Over the period of time, the Government of India has time to time amend these provisions. Before 2017 Gift was taxable in hands of Individual, HUF, Firm and Closely held Company at tax is levied at the rates prescribed by Finance Act. The scope of chargeability under the said section can […]

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