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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


Gain on Property owned by co-owner – ITAT directs CIT(A) to decide appeals simultaneously

July 26, 2022 1755 Views 0 comment Print

AO has made addition u/s.56(2)(vii)(b)(ii) of the Act, towards difference between guideline value and consideration paid for purchase of property as unexplained investment.

Valuation of unquoted equity shares under Income Tax in case of transfer of shares and shares issued by company at premium

July 16, 2022 72090 Views 1 comment Print

Learn about the valuation of unquoted equity shares under Income Tax in case of transfer and issue of shares. Understand the importance of Fair Market Value and Capital Gain Tax.

Section 56(2)(vii) cannot be invoked if no difference between agreement & Stamp Duty Value

July 10, 2022 10176 Views 0 comment Print

If guideline value of the property as on date of agreement of sale is considered, then there is no difference between consideration paid by the assessee for purpose of purchase of property and value assessed by stamp duty valuation authority and thus, provisions of section 56(2)(vii) of the Act, cannot be invoked.

Double Taxation on Sale of unquoted shares in India

July 5, 2022 2322 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding double taxation on the sale of unquoted shares in India. Learn about the implications and requirements under the Income Tax Act.

Section 56(2)(viib) cannot be invoked to tax share premium for AY prior to AY 2013-14

July 2, 2022 2670 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Archean Chemical Industries Pvt.Ltd. (ITAT Chennai) 13. The provisions of section 56(2)(viib) has been inserted to the statute by the Finance Act, 2012 w.e.f. 01.04.2013 and as per said provisions, where a company, not being a company in which public are substantially interested, receives in any previous year, from any person being a […]

Addition for Cash Gift valid on failure of Assessee to substantiate cash gift

June 29, 2022 324 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Shri M.Y. Jahabar Sadique vs. ITO, ITAT Chennai confirms AO decision on unexplained cash gifts and discrepancies in business advances. Detailed analysis here.

AO cannot change prescribed valuation method opted by assessee- Rule 11UA(2)

June 29, 2022 2583 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the implications of Town Essential Pvt. Ltd. vs. CIT (ITAT Bangalore) case. Learn about fair market value, valuation methods, and the significance of the ITAT ruling.

Cash Gift taxable in the year of receipt and not in year it was traced

June 23, 2022 1074 Views 0 comment Print

Gaurav Agarwal Vs DCIT (ITAT Lucknow) From the examination of documents found during search and seizure operation u/s. 132 of the Act the Assessing Officer observed that assessee had received cash gifts of Rs.5,38,000/- in the name of his minor son. The Assessing Officer issued show cause notice to explain the cash gift received of […]

Cash Transactions in Agriculture Sector- Income Tax Provisions

June 13, 2022 97800 Views 1 comment Print

Understand the income tax provisions for cash transactions in the agriculture sector. Learn how farmers can protect their interests in sales and auctions.

Restrictions on Cash Transactions in Real Estate under Income Tax

June 13, 2022 150255 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding the restrictions on cash transactions in real estate under income tax laws. Learn how these provisions aim to prevent tax evasion and promote transparency.

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