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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


MVAT: Manpower Agreement for Maintenance Services is not Sale Contract

December 25, 2023 2175 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that an agreement for providing manpower to perform maintenance services is not a contract of sale but is a contract for service under the provisions of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002.

Section 69 Addition Unjustified for Insignificant Discrepancy in 22 Kt Gold & Polki Jewellery Weight

December 20, 2023 1464 Views 0 comment Print

Addition made under Section 69 on account of the difference in excess stock of 22 Kt Gold and Polki Jewellery was not justified as the total weight of items of 22KT Gold jewelry and 22KT Gold Polki jewelry was 36,943 gms, and as per the estimated value, the difference was merely 113.50 gms, which was 0.32%.

Expenditure towards helper allowance disallowed in absence of any supporting documents

December 18, 2023 1311 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that disallowance of expenditure towards helper allowance claimed as deduction u/s. 10(14)(i) of the Income Tax Act rightly sustained as no supporting documents submitted.

ITAT directs AO to consider stamp duty value on allotment date for Section 56(2)(vii)(b) addition

December 13, 2023 7743 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Mumbai decision in Rekha Singh vs ITO, directing the consideration of stamp duty value on the date of allotment for Section 56(2)(vii)(b) purposes. Detailed analysis and implications.

Tax Illusion: Unraveling the Reality of Startup Deductions

December 10, 2023 7236 Views 0 comment Print

Explore reality of startup deductions & Tax Illusion they create in Indian economy with Startup India Initiative. Discover dedicated team managing many programs & governing initiative with this post.

Section 56 prescribes interest on delayed refunds after 60 days from date of refund application

November 27, 2023 3729 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that interest on delayed refunds as per section 56 of the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 is payable when refund remains unpaid even after sixty days from the date of application for refund.

Provisions of section 14A & 74H of Kerala Co-operative Societies Act is within legislative competence

November 17, 2023 1479 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that the provisions i.e. Sections 14A & 74H of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 not relating to any aspect of banking are within the legislative competence of the State Legislature.

ITAT Upholds Section 56(2)(viib) Addition for Excess Consideration on Share Allotment

November 10, 2023 1074 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai upholds addition in Osianama Learning Experience Pvt. Ltd. case under Section 56(2)(viib) of the Income Tax Act, related to excess consideration received on allotment of shares.

Are gifts received from relatives on Diwali subject to taxation?

November 7, 2023 2832 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the intricacies of Diwali gift tax provisions in India. Uncover the exemptions, taxable scenarios, and asset considerations that can impact your festive generosity.

FERA Section 56 Proceedings Initiation Without SCN Unsustainable

November 2, 2023 1041 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that initiation of proceedings under section 56 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (FERA) without issuance of show cause notice or opportunity notice is against the principle of natural justice and hence untenable-in-law.

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