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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 2313 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 27432 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 62844 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 4782 Views 0 comment Print


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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 132 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 162 Views 0 comment Print

Co-Ownership with PArents Not Enough for Unexplained Investment Addition: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal dismissed the challenge to reassessment proceedings as no arguments were presented by the assessee. The ruling highli...

April 13, 2026 315 Views 0 comment Print

No 143(2) Notice, No Reassessment: ITAT Quashes Proceedings Despite Delayed ITR

Income Tax : The Tribunal held the assessment invalid as no mandatory notice under Section 143(2) was issued. The key takeaway is that absence ...

April 4, 2026 501 Views 0 comment Print

AO Cannot Replace DCF with NAV Without Pointing Defects in Assessee’s Valuation: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : The case examined whether share premium could be taxed without proof of unaccounted funds. The Tribunal held that Section 56(2)(vi...

March 29, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print


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

January 20, 2026 363 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 222 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 279 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 720 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 2007 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 546 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 432 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.

Section 54F Exemption Cannot Be Denied for Small or Modest House Construction

January 8, 2026 4914 Views 0 comment Print

The AO denied exemption relying on an inspector’s report citing minimal construction. The Tribunal held that documentary evidence showed a habitable residence, entitling exemption.

Interest on Land Acquisition Compensation Taxable as Capital Receipt

January 8, 2026 1071 Views 0 comment Print

The dispute concerned the head of taxation for interest received on enhanced land compensation. The Tribunal ruled that Section 28 interest is an accretion to compensation and cannot be assessed as income from other sources.

Society-Funded Property in Personal Name Triggers Gift Tax

December 30, 2025 378 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that land registered in an individual’s name but fully paid by a society amounts to receipt of property without consideration. Such benefit is taxable as income under section 56(2)(vii).

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