Income Tax : The removal of the provision means companies and investors are no longer taxed on share premiums exceeding fair market value, crea...
Income Tax : This explains how fair market value governs taxation under multiple provisions including gifts, ESOPs, and slump sales. It highlig...
Income Tax : Courts hold that one-time alimony is a capital receipt arising from extinguishment of rights and not taxable. The ruling clarifies...
Income Tax : The article explains how violating the twin conditions under Section 50C(2) can block valuation relief and trigger taxation on hig...
Income Tax : Overview of income taxed under other sources, including dividends, winnings, interest, deemed income, forfeited advances, family p...
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...
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...
Income Tax : CBDT proposes changes to Rule 11UA in respect of ANGEL TAX- Also proposes to notify Excluded Entities In the Finance Act, 2023, ...
Income Tax : IMB Certificate of Eligible Business is not a pre-requisite to avail the benefits of non-application of the provisions of clause (...
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...
Income Tax : Tribunal ruled that objections relating to defective title, encroachments, and legal disputes require proper valuation examination...
Income Tax : Tribunal ruled that future projections under DCF method cannot be tested solely against later actual financial performance. It obs...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court held that grants disbursed by a statutory corporation formed part of its core business functions and qualified a...
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...
Income Tax : Mumbai ITAT held that Section 56(2)(x) applies to purchase of MHADA leasehold property rights despite reliance on Section 50C ruli...
Income Tax : Notification regarding Income-tax Act Section 56(2)(viib) and assessment of Startup Companies. Clarifications for assessing recogn...
Income Tax : CBDT) amends Income Tax Rule 11UA regarding valuation of unquoted equity shares for tax purposes. Learn about changes in this amen...
Income Tax : Details of Sixteenth Amendment to Income Tax Rules (2023) on computation of income chargeable under life insurance policies as per...
Income Tax : In the Finance Act, 2023, an amendment was introduced in this provision to bring the consideration received from non-residents wit...
Income Tax : CBDT issued Notification No. 29/2023- Income-Tax specifying certain classes of persons for the purpose of sub-clause (ii) of th...
The provisions of the Income-tax Act relating to allowances disclose that the expenditure or outgoing sought to be deducted should bear a character which has a connection with or relation to the particular activity which produces the income or constitutes its source.
In India buying or selling of properties (Land & Building) at a value lower than the stamp duty value is very much prevalent to save the Stamp Duty on registration, which causes loss of revenue to the Government. Loss is not of just Stamp Duty revenue but also of Income Tax revenue that is to be paid by assessee on Income under head Capital Gain.
In this Editorial the author shall elaborate the procedures for registration of an entity under ‘Startup India’, an initiative by the Government of India launched in January 2016. Through this scheme, the government is looking forward to driving sustainable economic development and enhance employment opportunities in India. The Procedure to register Startup is simple and […]
The issue under consideration is whether the provisions of section 56(2)(vii)(b) can be invoked in case of agricultural land where it doesn’t qualify as falling in the definition of capital asset?
As per section 56(2)(i), dividends are always taxed under this head. However, dividends from domestic company other than those covered by section 2(22)(e) are exempt from tax under section 10(34). Winnings from lotteries, crossword puzzles, races including horse races, card game and other game of any sort, gambling or betting of any form whatsoever, are always taxed under this head.
Cash transactions seldom leave any trail and has always been a facilitator of black money. Whereas, electronic transactions ensure a clear money trail and make it very difficult for tax evaders. Government, in this regard, has from time to time bought in various provisions in order to restrict/discourage cash transactions and incentivise/ promote non-cash mode. We […]
The issue under consideration is whether AO in invoking section 56(2)(viib) of the Act and taxing the share premium under the said provisions?
Gift is that thing which brings joy on anyone’s face. But at the same time it brings confusion in the mind of taxpayers as well since many people got confused as to which gift is taxable and which is exempt u/s 56(2)(X). Hence today I come up with this solution to your confusion.
Start up is the policy measure of the government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry to give stimulus and boost to the Innovative Talents to set up the business. These start up needs to get registered with Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) which will grant them a certificate, if all the conditions […]
Applicability of Section 50C and Section 56(2)(x) / Section 56(2)(vii) of Income Tax Act, 1961 on Rural agricultural land Computation of Capital Gain is many times not free from ambiguity. Further, due care is required in cases of transactions of immovable property for a consideration, which is less than the stamp duty value of such […]
