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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.
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’.
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A careful reading of Section 56(2)(viia) lay down the following essential ingredients for the taxability of unlisted shares received by closely held company or firm or LLP as the case may be: (1). The shares (equity or preference) received, on or after 1-6-2010, are shares of a company in which the public is not substantially interested;
