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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 5196 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 744 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 18144 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 11937 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


Addition justified for Failure to prove genuineness of gifts received

July 13, 2016 1701 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee in order to draw benefit of the exemption under Proviso to section 56(2)(vi) of the Act was required to prove that the said gifts were received from any relative described there under or had been received on the occasion of marriage of the individual i.e., assessee.

S.56 No Tax on Startup Shares issued about FMV: CBDT

June 14, 2016 6460 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government, hereby notifies the ‘classes of persons’ for the purposes of section 56(2)(viib)(ii) as being the ‘person’ defined under sub-section (31) of section 2 of the said Act, being resident, who make any consideration exceeding the face value for issues of shares of a ‘startup’ company.

Interest on compensation for personal disability cannot be taxed

May 31, 2016 2398 Views 0 comment Print

Clearly, unless a receipt is not an income, there is no occasion for the provisions of Section 56(1) or 56(2) coming into play. Section 56 does not decide what is an income. What it holds is that if there is an income, which is not taxable under any of the heads under Section 14, i.e item A to E, it is taxable under the head income from other sources’.

Capital Gain on Share recd by Individual/HUF on demerger/ amalgamation?

March 5, 2016 2572 Views 0 comment Print

It is proposed to amend the Act so as to provide that any shares received by an individual or HUF as a consequence of demerger or amalgamation of a company shall not attract the provisions of clause (vii) of sub-section (2) of section 56.

Step-son falls within the ambit of relative for Gift – Section 56(2)

February 6, 2016 8079 Views 0 comment Print

Samta Kamal Drolia Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) Assessee has received Rs. 2.20 Lakh from His Step Father and contended that he received the amounts in gift. The ld.AR has rejected the explanation of the assessee on the ground that the assessee is step-son of Donor, therefore, their relationship does not fall within the ambit of […]

Section 56(viib): Tax on Issue of Shares at more than Fair Market Value

February 2, 2016 110543 Views 2 comments Print

Clause (viib) of sub section (2) of section 56 was inserted vide finance act, 2013 w.e.f 01.04.2013 i.e. for A. Y. 2013-14 to provide that where a closely held company issues its shares at a price which is more than its fair market value then the amount received in excess of fair market value of shares will be charged to tax in the hand of the company as income from other sources.

No Addition U/s. 56 for Immovable Property received at less than stamp duty value

January 20, 2016 6925 Views 4 comments Print

The existing provisions of section 56(2)(vii)(b)(ii) provide that where any immovable property is received for a consideration which is less than the stamp duty value of the property by an amount exceeding 50,000, the stamp duty value of such property as exceeds such consideration, shall be chargeable to tax in the hands of the individual or HUF as income from other sources.

To avail Section 32(2) depreciation claim it’s not necessary that business carried on in following previous year

October 21, 2015 12919 Views 2 comments Print

The Serendipity Apparels Pvt. Ltd. Vs. CIT (ITAT Ahmedabad)- The assessee has derived its lease rental income under the head from other sources. There is no dispute that the same is covered u/s.56(2)(iii) of the Act.

Receipt without consideration (Gift) from Non-Relatives – A Tool for Tax Planning

September 26, 2015 12041 Views 14 comments Print

Any receipt without consideration or receipt with inadequate consideration from relatives (as defined under Income Tax Act) is not taxable. However, certain receipt without consideration or receipt with inadequate consideration even from non-relatives is not taxable.

Gift Receipt without Consideration to Persons other than Individuals & HUF

September 12, 2015 10023 Views 0 comment Print

In Layman’s language, gift is transfer of goods or property (movable or immovable) from one person to another without consideration. As per Income Tax Act, Receipt without consideration or Receipt with inadequate consideration, by individuals and Hindu Undivided Family is chargeable to Income Tax.

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