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No Section 56(2)(viib) on Loan Conversion to Equity; Choice of Valuation Method with Assessee, not AO

Income Tax : Explore the implications of the PCIT Vs I.A. Hydro Energy case regarding loan conversion to equity under Section 56(2)(viib) of th...

June 7, 2024 2577 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 29001 Views 0 comment Print

Unlocking the Maze of Development Rights: Implications under India’s Income Tax Act

Income Tax : Unlock the complexities of development rights and their tax implications under India's Income Tax Act, 1961. Delve into Section 56...

August 10, 2023 63462 Views 0 comment Print

Non-resident investors included in ambit of section 56(2)(viib) – Budget 2023

Income Tax : Budget 2023 brings non-resident investors within the ambit of section 56(2)(viib) of the Act to eliminate tax avoidance possibilit...

February 5, 2023 4965 Views 0 comment Print


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Part Payment Through Bank Does the Trick: ITAT Deletes Section 56(2)(vii) Addition Despite 7-Year Gap in Registration

Income Tax : Despite a significant gap between the agreement and registration dates, ITAT granted relief under the first and second provisos to...

June 11, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

High-Pitched Assessment Should Be Decided on Merits, Not Buried Under Delay Technicalities: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : The Bangalore ITAT accepted the assessee’s explanation that medical issues and expiry of the digital signature certificate cause...

May 25, 2026 189 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 56 Addition as Property Value Difference Was Within 10% Tolerance Band

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai deleted the addition under Section 56(2)(vii)(b) after holding that a 2.3% variation between agreement value and stamp...

May 15, 2026 453 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening Fails on Both Counts: Invalid Sec 148A Notice and Time-Barred Sec 148 Render Assessment Void

Income Tax : The issue was whether a notice granting less than the statutory minimum time is valid. The tribunal held that giving less than 7 d...

April 16, 2026 1014 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai Quashes Reopening: Approval by Wrong Authority u/s 151 Makes Entire Reassessment Void

Income Tax : The case addresses whether reassessment is valid when approval is granted by the wrong authority. ITAT held that sanction under Se...

April 13, 2026 576 Views 0 comment Print


Interest on Land Acquisition Not Taxable When AO Took a Plausible View

January 31, 2026 1581 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that taxing section 28 interest as income from other sources through rectification was invalid. Where the issue is debatable and supported by binding precedent, section 154 cannot be invoked.

Cash Gifts From Relatives Not Taxable; Section 68 Addition Quashed by ITAT Kolkata

January 23, 2026 2148 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that cash gifts received from relatives covered under section 56(2)(vii) cannot be taxed as unexplained credits. Once identity, creditworthiness, and genuineness are proved, section 68 has no application.

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Invalid for Non-Specification of Charge: ITAT Agra

January 22, 2026 717 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether retaining both limbs of Section 271(1)(c) in the notice renders the penalty void. The Tribunal ruled that failure to strike off the inapplicable limb vitiates the proceedings. Penalties must be founded on precise allegations.

CIT(A) Cannot Dismiss Grounds as “Not Adjudicated”: ITAT Delhi

January 20, 2026 711 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that the first appellate authority has a statutory duty to decide grounds on merits and cannot dismiss them as not adjudicated for want of details. Orders violating sections 250(6) and 251(1) were set aside and remanded for fresh adjudication.

Share Valuation Can’t Be Based on Unrelated Transaction Prices: Delhi HC

January 20, 2026 291 Views 0 comment Print

The Court upheld deletion of a major addition, holding that valuation under Section 56 must follow the prescribed rles and not unrelated transaction prices.

ITAT Ahmedabad Taxes MOU Receipts as Other Sources as Assessee Lacks Land Ownership Rights

January 19, 2026 366 Views 0 comment Print

Authorities found the land had been sold decades earlier and the MOU acknowledged no possession or rights. The Tribunal affirmed taxation under section 56. The ruling clarifies that an MOU cannot convert non-rights into capital receipts.

Enhanced Land Compensation & Interest Taxable u/s 56(2)(viii) with 50% Section 57 Deduction

January 19, 2026 1020 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal upheld taxation of enhanced compensation and interest under land acquisition after insertion of section 56(2)(viii). The ruling confirms that such receipts are taxable despite earlier judicial views.

Share Valuation Must Follow Rule 11UA, Not Isolated Third Party Transactions

January 14, 2026 2280 Views 0 comment Print

The judgment reiterates that valuation must comply with statutory rules and cannot hinge on a single third-party transaction. Reassessment contrary to this principle was quashed.

ITAT Kolkata Quashed Assessment for Exceeding Limited Scrutiny Jurisdiction

January 12, 2026 693 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that additions made on issues beyond limited scrutiny were without authority since proper conversion to complete scrutiny was not followed. The key takeaway is that violating CBDT instructions renders the entire assessment void.

Accrued MACT Interest Cannot Be Taxed When Award Is Under Appeal

January 9, 2026 684 Views 0 comment Print

Where compensation and interest are deposited under judicial custody due to a pending appeal, no real income accrues. The Tribunal ruled that taxing such MACT interest is impermissible until actual receipt.

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