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  • Court rejects assessee's claim of agricultural land exemption for Rs. 2.5 crore…

    Income Tax,Jun. 04, 2021

    The case involves an assessee who sold an immovable property in Devanahalli, Bangalore for Rs. 2.5 crores and claimed it as an agricultural land exempt from capital gains tax. The Income Tax Department disputed this claim, and the matter went through multiple rounds of litigation. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) ultimately ruled against the assessee, holding that the property could not be considered agricultural land and was liable for cap…

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  • Agricultural land sale exempt from capital gains tax as it was situated beyond …

    Income Tax,Aug. 25, 2020

    This case involved a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) that sold agricultural land and claimed exemption from capital gains tax under Section 2(14)(iii) of the Income Tax Act. The dispute centered on whether the land was situated beyond 8 km from the municipal limits, which would make it eligible for the exemption. The Income Tax Department challenged the exemption, but the Madras High Court upheld the Tribunal's order in favor of the assessee, acceptin…

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  • Senior citizen's sale of agricultural land beyond 8km from municipality exempte…

    Income Tax,Jun. 23, 2021

    This case involves an appeal filed by an assessee (taxpayer) against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) regarding the assessment year 2013-14. The key issue was whether the land sold by the assessee, an agricultural land located beyond 8 km from the nearest municipality, should be considered a capital asset under Section 2(14) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and therefore subject to capital gains tax. The Income Tax Appellate Tribun…

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  • Income Tax,Oct. 07, 2020

    The case involves an income tax dispute over the sale of land by an assessee in Juchandra village. The revenue department argued that the land should be treated as a capital asset and subject to tax, as Juchandra village became part of the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation in 2009. However, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ruled in favor of the assessee, stating that the land qualified as agricultural land and was exempt from tax. The revenue depa…

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  • Income Tax,Mar. 31, 2021

    This case involves a writ petition filed by an individual assessee challenging the reopening of assessment for AY 2015-16 under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act. The assessee had filed objections against the reasons for reopening, but the Assessing Officer dismissed the objections without properly examining them. The High Court quashed the order dismissing objections and remanded the matter for fresh consideration by the Assessing Officer.

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Court dismisses writ petition challenging income tax reassessment notice, citin…

The petitioner, a domestic construction company, challenged the order passed under Section 148A(d) and the notice issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, for the assessment year 2018-2019. The court dismissed the writ petition, holding that it was premature and not maintainable at this stage, as the petitioner has an alternative remedy available under the Income Tax Act.

Income Tax,Mar. 16, 2024
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  • Income Tax,Mar. 16, 2024

    The case involves a petition filed by an assessee challenging a notice issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act for reassessment of income. The assessee argued that the order passed under Section 148A(d) did not satisfy the prerequisite of having sufficient information suggesting that income had escaped assessment. The court dismissed the petition, holding that the assessee is not entitled to the disclosure of evidence or material forming the…

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  • Income Tax,Mar. 16, 2024

    The case involved a pharmaceutical company (petitioner) challenging notices issued by the Income Tax Department for reassessment of income for the assessment year 2018-19. The court quashed the notices, holding that the department failed to provide proper information as required under Section 148A(b) of the Income Tax Act before initiating reassessment proceedings.

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Income Tax,Mar. 11, 2024

This group of 24 special civil applications challenged the constitutional validity of Section 2(14)(iii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which brought certain agricultural lands within the definition of "capital assets" for taxation of capital gains. The Gujarat High Court upheld the provision, ruling that Parliament had the legislative competence to enact it under Entry 82 of the Union List, and that the classification was not violative of Article 14…

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Non-resident Indian wins tax case, court allows exemption on capital gains from…

The case involves an individual non-resident Indian assessee who sold agricultural lands and claimed exemption under Section 54B of the Income Tax Act on the capital gains by purchasing new agricultural lands. The Income Tax Department denied the exemption, but the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) allowed the assessee's appeal and directed the Assessing Officer to delete the addition made to the assessee's income.

Income Tax,Jul. 08, 2021
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