Friday 3 April 2015

FAQs ON TAXATION ON SALE/SURRENDER OF TENANCY RIGHTS IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

Q-1. IS PAGDI OFFICIAL NOW?

ANS:- YES. THE MAHARASHTRA RENT CONTROL ACT,1999 HAS LEGALISED THE RECEIVING OF ANY

PAYMENT OF PAGDI.

Q-2. WAS IT LEGAL THEN IN 1960?

ANS:- AS PER BOMBAU RENT ACT, IT WAS ILLEGAL TO TAKE AS WELL AS PAY PAGDI.HOWEVER, AS

PER MAHARASHTRA RENT CONTROL ACT,1999,PAGDI HAS BECOME LEGAL.

Q-3. IF IT WAS NOT OFFICIAL THEN WHAT IS THE COST OF PURCHASING FOR THE TENANT?IS IT

NIL?(SINCE NO DOCUMENT CAN SUPPORT THE TRANSACTION OF PAGDI)

ANS:_ IF MONEY IS NOT PAID OFFICIALLY THEN COST OF ACQUISITION WILL BE TAKEN AS

NIL.HOWEVER, IN CASE SOME AMOUNT HAS BEEN PAID OFFICIALLY,THEN OFCOURSE,HE CAN CLAIM

THE COST OF ACQUISITION ALONG WITH INDEXATION.

Q-4. IS HE LIABLE FOR CAPITAL GAINS TAX AT ALL?

ANS:-AFTER 1994, THE AMOUNT RECEIVED ON SURRENDER OF TENDANCY IS SUBJECT TO CAPITAL

GAINS TAX DEPENDINGS UPON THE HOLDING PEROD.IF THE TENANCY PERIOD IS LESS THAN THREE

YEARS THEN THE CAPITAL GAINS SHALL BE SHORT TERM CAPITAL GAINS AND SHALL FORM A PART

OF THE TOTAL INCOME OF THE ASSESSEE.HOWEVER, IF THE TENANCY PERIOD IS MORE THAN THE

THREE YEARS THEN THE SAME SHALL BE TREATED AS LONG TERM CAPITAL GAINS AND SHALL FORM

A PART OF THE TOTAL INCOME THERETO SUBJECT TO DEDUCTIONS UNDER SECTION 54EC, 54F ect.

SECTION 54EC:-

THE ASSESSEE CAN INVEST AN AMOUNT UPTO RS.50 LAKHS IN NHAI/ RECL BONDS

WITHIN 6 MONTHS FROM DATE OF TRANSFER OF TENANCY RIGHTS.SUCH INVESTMENTS

AMOUNT(UPTO RS.50 LAKHS) CAN BE CLAIMED AS AN EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 54EC OF THE IT

ACT, 1961. HOWEVER, THE INTEREST EARNED ON SUCH BONDS THEREAFTER, WHICH MAY RANGE

BETWEEN 6% p.a. to 7% p.a. IS TAXABLE.

ASSESSEE CAN INVEST IN PURCHASE OF A RESIDENTTIAL HOUSE PROPERTY WITHIN

ONE YEAR BEFORE OR TWO YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF TRANSFER OF TENANCY RIGHTS OR

CONTRUCT A RESIDENTIAL HOUSE PROPERTY WITHIN THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF SUCH

TRANSFER OF TENANCY RIGHTS OR HE CAN PURCHASE FROM A BUILDER, AN UNDER-

CONSTRUCTION PROPERTY BEFORE THE RECEIPOT OF THE OCCUPATION CERTIFICATE BY THE

BUILDER AND THE INDIVIDUAL MUST ALSO RECEIVE POSSESSION  OF THE SAME WITHIN THREE

YEARS.THE ASSESSEE MUST NOT OWN MORE THAN ONE RESIDENTIAL HOUSE OTHER THAN NEW

ASSET ON THE DATE OF TRANSFER.ALSO , THE ASSESSEE CANNOT, WITHIN A PERIOD OF THREE

YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF TRANFER, TRANSFER THE NEW RESIDENTIAL HOUSE PROPEERRY AND

CANT PURCHASE ANY OTHER RESIDENTIAL HOUDE PROPERTY FOR FURTHER PERIOD OF TWO YEARS

FROM THE DATE OF POSSESSION OF THE NEW HOUSE.

IF THE ENTIRE SALES PROCEEDS. IS NOT INVESTED  INT THE NEW HOUSE PROPERTY, THEN THE

EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 54F SHALL BE ALLOWED ON PRO-RATA BASIS AS UNDER.

AMOUNT OF INVESTMENTS X CAPITAL GAINS.

NET CONSIDERATION

IF THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF SALES PROCEEDS IS NOT INVESTED IN THE PURCHASE OR

CONSTRUCTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL HOUSE PROPERTY BEFORE THE DUE DATE OF FILLING OF

RETURN OF INCOME UNDER SECTION 139(1), THEN THE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL GAIN OR THE NET

CONSIDERATION AS THE CASE MAY BE, IS REQUIRED TO BE DEPOSITED IN AN ACCOUNT UNDER

CAPITAL GAINS ACCOUNT SCHEME.-

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