HOUSE rent allowance, or HRA, is a major component of your salary. This is given by an employer to an employee to meet the cost of renting a home. As a salaried employee you can claim a tax exemption on such an amount. But there are certain conditions that you need to understand to claim [...]

Firm is not entitled to exemption – A firm is not entitled to exemption under section 54 – CIT v. K. Gangiah Chetty & Sons [1995] 214 ITR 548 (Mad.).
Tax authorities must determine extent of appurtenant land – The expression ‘land appurtenant thereto’ under section 54 has also a secondary meaning as equivalent to [...]

DCIT v. Golflink Software Park P Ltd. (ITAT Bangalore) – The taxpayer was not only letting out its building for rent, but also carried on a complex commercial activity of setting up a software technology park in which various amenities and fit-outs have been provided. The Tribunal relied on the Supreme Court’s decision of CIT [...]

Employees generally receive a house rent allowance (HRA) from their employers. This is a part of the salary package, in accordance with the terms and conditions of employment. HRA is given to meet the cost of a rented house taken by the employee for his stay.The Income Tax Act allows for deduction in respect of [...]

A gift of immovable property made by a Muslim is valid even if it is not registered under the Transfer of Property Act or the Stamps and Registration Act, the Supreme Court today ruled. The apex court said though the TP Act mandates registration of a gift, the same would not apply to a Muslim [...]

Recently ITAT Mumbai held that in the case of Chiranjeev Lal Khanna v. ITO (ITA No. 6170/Mum/2008) held that considering the facts of the case and clauses in the agreement, the taxpayer has transferred land and building to the developer would be chargeable to tax as capital gains. Accordingly, Section 50C of the Income-tax Act, [...]

Court : Mumbai bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal
Brief : Revised Accounting Standard 7 – ‘Construction Contract’ is applicable to only contractors and not to builders and real estate consultants. Accordingly, the Project Completion Method consistently followed by the taxpayer for recognising revenue in the books of accounts cannot be regarded as an unreasonable. [...]

Brief : It was held that transfer of development rights does amount to transfer of land or building and therefore s. 50C is applicable is applicable because u/s 2(47)(v) the giving of possession in part performance of a contract as per s. 53A of the Transfer of property Act is deemed to be a “transfer”. [...]