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Assessing Officer’s Power to challenge Valuations [wrt Section 56(2)(viiib)]

Income Tax : In Section 56(2)(viib) of Income Tax Act, Assessing Officer's wide discretion on valuation faces constraints from rules and tribun...

June 15, 2024 1731 Views 0 comment Print

Compliance Issues Under Section 56(2)(viiib): A Legal And Commercial Analysis

Income Tax : Discover the Assessing Officer's authority to challenge valuations under Section 56(2)(viib). Learn about valuation methods, legal...

June 15, 2024 1677 Views 0 comment Print

Fair Market Value: A Key Driving Factor in Equity Share Pricing

Income Tax : Learn how Fair Market Value (FMV) impacts issue price of equity shares and tax implications under Income Tax Act. Essential guid...

May 20, 2024 927 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Implications of Optionally Convertible Preference Shares

Income Tax : 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 exam...

April 15, 2024 5205 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee Entitled to Interest After 60 Days from GST Refund Application

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the Delhi High Courts ruling granting 6% interest under Section 56 of the CGST Act on delayed GST refunds, ensuring statut...

March 26, 2024 1101 Views 0 comment Print


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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 1548 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 2706 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 3768 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 14796 Views 3 comments Print

Income Tax Exemption to Owners of Unauthorized Colonies In Delhi

Income Tax : Over 1700 unauthorized colonies in Delhi were regularised in December last year. Owners Delhi’s unauthorised colonies will now g...

August 31, 2020 3156 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 56(2)(vii) inapplicable to non-residents: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi rules Section 56(2)(vii) inapplicable to non-residents, deleting Rs. 9.31 Cr addition for APL Logistics Vascor Automoti...

July 10, 2024 4056 Views 2 comments Print

Cost of funds deductible against interest income from co-op & scheduled banks

Income Tax : Read the full text of the order by ITAT Bangalore on Mudur Vyavasaya Seva Sahakari Sangha Ltd's appeal against CIT(A)'s decision. ...

July 10, 2024 270 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80P(2)(d) Deduction for Co-op Society on Interest from Co-op Bank: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT allows Section 80P(2)(d) deduction for Janta Adarsh Co-operative Thrift & Credit Society on interest earned from Co-ope...

July 9, 2024 981 Views 0 comment Print

Deeming provision of 56(2)(x) cannot be invoked in case of Purchase of agricultural land

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi rules Section 56(2)(x) can't be invoked for agricultural land purchases, providing relief to taxpayers in similar situa...

June 24, 2024 747 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of rental income from letting out of building along with furniture & fixtures

Income Tax : Explore the detailed analysis of the Active Securities Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) case regarding the taxation of rental income from l...

June 19, 2024 1641 Views 0 comment Print


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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 1611 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 18150 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 11952 Views 1 comment 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 5682 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 5187 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT explains Meaning of term “relative” in context of HUF

January 5, 2018 17418 Views 0 comment Print

While hearing the case of Subodh Gupta vs Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT), Delhi bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) recently held that gift received by Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) from the mother of Karta would attract Income Tax.

AO cannot treat advances as gift merely on assumptions and presumptions

December 25, 2017 1974 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Nilesh Janardan Thakur Vs. ITO (ITAT Mumbai) The AOs case is that the assessee has received money without any consideration which is taxable under the provisions of section 56(2)(vi) of the Act. The AO has brought out number of reasons to come to the conclusion that money is taxable u/s 56(2)(vi) of the Act. […]

Receipt of alimony from ex-husband is nothing but Gift and is exempt

December 17, 2017 7047 Views 0 comment Print

In our view, no law prevents such a lump sum payment by a husband to his wife in lieu of her maintenance for the whole life. In the proviso to section 56(2)(vi) any sum received from a relative is exempt from tax. In the definition of relative, the receipt from whom is exempt under the Act, inter alia not only the spouse but the brother and sister of the spouse have also been included.

Validity of Reassessment to verify genuineness of gift based on Assessment of relatives

November 19, 2017 1704 Views 0 comment Print

While deleting an addition made in respect of undisclosed income, the Delhi bench of the ITAT held that the gift received by the assessee cannot be treated as non-genuine merely for the reason that the family members of the assessee had received bogus gifts during the same year.

Transfer of property to daughter through sale deed cannot be treated as gift

November 8, 2017 4380 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee has contended that the impugned property had been transferred to her daughter as a gift and therefore charging Long Term Capital Gains applying provisions of Section 50C is bad in law. In its written submission on behalf of the assessee, the learned Authorised Representative of the assessee has contended that the intention of the […]

Valuation of unquoted shares…some distance to go

September 22, 2017 12351 Views 1 comment Print

The Finance Act, 2017 has introduced two important sections in the Income tax Act, 1961, with the intent of curbing perceived tax abuse: section 56(2)(x) and section 50CA. While the existing anti-abuse section, i.e., section 56(2)(vii) was applicable only in case of individuals, HUF, firms and unlisted companies; section 56(2) (x) has been incorporated to […]

Family Arrangement

August 10, 2017 8319 Views 0 comment Print

We see many big business houses run by second or third generation families with different ideologies or intending to diversify their businesses. Occasionally, it leads to separation of business and to family disputes. While most settle the issues amongst themselves, some families drag them to court.

CBDT notifies rules to determine of Fair Market Value of unquoted shares

July 12, 2017 8877 Views 0 comment Print

Determination of Fair Market Value for share other than quoted share. 11UAA. For the purposes of section 50CA, the fair market value of the share of a company other than a quoted share, shall be determined in the manner provided in sub-clause (b) or sub-clause(c),as the case may be,

Gifts amongst ‘Relatives’ – How long will they be ‘taxfree’?

June 7, 2017 7191 Views 1 comment Print

Inheritance tax is a levy paid by a person who inherits the estate of the deceased. This tax is viewed as a tool to reduce the economic and consequent social disparity between the rich and the poor.

Gift received from a HUF by a member of HUF is exempt from tax

May 20, 2017 67068 Views 2 comments Print

Relative explained in Explanation to section 56(2)(vi) of the Act includes relatives and as the assessee received gift from his HUF, which is a group of relatives, the gift received by the assessee from the HUF should be interpreted to mean that the gift was received from the relatives therefore the same is not taxable under section 56(2)(vi) of the Act, we hold accordingly.

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