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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 669 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 11319 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 6336 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 156 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 165 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 219 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 2472 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


Stamp duty value on date of agreement is to be considered, if date of agreement fixing consideration and registration is different

December 11, 2022 14535 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that as per the provisions of 56(2)(vii)(b) of the Income Tax Act if the date of agreement fixing the consideration and date of registration are not in same, the stamp duty value may be taken as on the date of agreement fixing the consideration, instead of that on the date of registration.

FMV of shares cannot be determined based on circle rate of property

November 23, 2022 1854 Views 0 comment Print

As per explanation a to section 56 (2)(viib) of Income Tax Act it has been specifically provided that fair market value of shares shall be based on (1) value determined under rule 11UA or (2) fair market value of under lying assets whichever is higher.

Rule 11UA(2) is applicable to unquoted equity shares & not to preferential shares

November 6, 2022 3678 Views 0 comment Print

Kheer Bhawani Trading P. Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) On behalf of the assessee it was submitted that assessee had merely issued preferential shares and as for the purpose of Section 56(2)(viib) of the Act, the Rule 11UA (2) is not applicable. It was submitted that assessee has issued preferential shares and the valuation under […]

Section 56(2)(vii) doesn’t apply to property received under will/ inheritance

November 3, 2022 3348 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that provisions of section 56(2)(vii) of the Income Tax Act doesnt apply when the property received under a will or by way of inheritance

Addition u/s 56(2)(vii)(b) sustained as immovable property received without consideration

October 25, 2022 18321 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that addition u/s 56(2)(vii)(b) of Income Tax Act sustainable as assessee failed to prove that the developer had agreed to share its developed area; which in turn, had come to the assessee from his father by way of nomination.

Registration Date irrelevant for Sec 56(2)(vii)(b) as substantial obligation discharged on agreement date 

October 21, 2022 3600 Views 0 comment Print

Mere registration at later date would not cover a transaction already executed in the earlier years and substantial obligations have already been discharged and a substantive right has accrued to the assessee therefrom.

Stamp value on agreement date should be applied for section 56(2)(vii)(b) if conditions fulfilled

October 21, 2022 3354 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune rules in favor of Sanjay Dattatraya Dapodikar. Section 56(2)(vii)(b) not applicable in 2015, stamp value on 2008 agreement considered.

No section 56(2)(vii)(b) addition for increase in stamp duty value post execution of purchase agreement

October 21, 2022 2865 Views 0 comment Print

Ashutosh Jha (HUF) Vs ITO (ITAT Ranchi) Where assessee purchased a property and made part payment of sale consideration by cheque on very next day of execution of purchase agreement and registry was done after a year, since such part payment made by cheque on very next day of execution of agreement was towards fulfilment […]

AO cannot mechanically apply provisions of section 56(2) to difference in value

October 21, 2022 5373 Views 0 comment Print

Mohd. Ilyas Ansari Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) Assessing Officer mechanically applied provisions of section 56(2) to difference between stamp duty value and actual sale consideration paid by assessee and made additions, without making any efforts to find out actual cost of property, additions made by Assessing Officer were to be set aside. In this case […]

Section 56 -Stamp duty value on agreement date is to be considered and not value on registration date

October 19, 2022 8652 Views 0 comment Print

Sajjanraj Mehta Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) During the appellate proceedings, the appellant vide letter dated 03/04/2018 submitted that the AO has made addition ignoring the 1st and 2nd proviso to section 56(2)(vii)(b) inserted by Finance Act, 2013 w.e.f. 01.04.2014. The appellant was allotted flat no. 502 in the building Kamla Astral, Dadar for a total […]

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