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Capital Gains Tax & Joint Development Agreement

Joint development agreement in the scope of capital gains tax consequences of transactions on a large one and is designed with an eye.

The last decade has seen tremendous growth in real estate, also in legal disputes in relation to tax matters was an increase.
A joint venture between landowner and a developer for the development of most properties are considered better way.

Residential buildings built on a landowner to measure the X-acres is a joint development agreement between landowner and developer, the general issues which typically arise as the following are
A) capital gains tax when the landowner and developer creates? The joint development agreement signed at the time, the residential buildings to achieve at the time, or at the time of the sale of residential buildings?

B) In case, if there is breakdown of joint development project, does the landowner has to pay capital gains tax.
According to S.45 (1) Income Tax Act, any transfer of capital asset during the past one year of benefits arising from the assessment year immediately following the head capital gains "is chargeable under.

However, the Income Tax Act (2) S.45, some relaxation of certain assets as capital assets do not trade, consumable stores or raw materials held for the purposes of trade or business of any kind for the treatment of stock returns . And, facts developer is engaged in the manufacturing business, according to him so, building wealth is a storehouse of goods. It "can not be considered as capital asset. No surplus reserves of the material is generated by the developer on the sale of business will be chargeable to tax as income. Therefore, the developer responsible for the payment of capital gains tax is not.

In case of joint development agreements, arrangements between the landowner and the developer that the developer has to bear some part of the capital gains tax, only the developer pay the capital gains tax is borne by the landowner will be responsible for otherwise landowner have to bear the capital gains tax.

Now, the question arises, arises when the capital gains tax event?
"Purely from the point where capital gains will depend on the terms of joint development agreement are deemed received«. Where such is the nature of the agreement that a contract has been in the right part of the performance, capital gains tax assuming responsibility for the builder will arise over such rights.

"« The rights transferred, but deferred until construction is completed, capital gains tax liability of the developer built in the year will be generated in full.

"« Where the landowner and builder executed joint development agreement, the consideration receivable in built-up area to the building and the landowner is given by the builder, it is advisable to avoid the transfer of property to apply Section 53A of the work. The agreement that the license to enter the premises and the building is provided for construction builder mentioned can be achieved by. possession landlord, which will be handed over as the built-up area and has built and maintained by distributed. this condition, the transfer is received over the years built up area and not only will take place before.

Jasbir Singh Sarkaria again in [2007] 164 108 Taxman (AAR New Delhi), it was held that in the case,
1) Agreement for the transfer of real estate in its own immediate transfer of possession does not provide for the OU, to enter into this Agreement on the date of sub-section 2, clause (v) not be considered the date of transfer within the meaning of can be (47) of the Income Tax Act.

2) to sub-section 2, clause (v) Drawing (47), it is necessary that the whole idea to the sale is final installment must be received by the owner.

3) In the case of two agreements on the terms and irrevocable agreement is GPA, GPA performance of the land "transaction involving possession permit" section will be taken as performance contracts And so, the meaning of Section 2 (47) within the transfer (v) that have taken place on the date of execution of GPA must be understood.

4) Once it is held that the nature of the transaction sub-section 2 (v) clause (47) was referred to took place on a particular date, the actual physical occupation need to check in date is. It is enough if the transferee that transaction based on a way to enter and effectively exercise acts of possession done properly.

In case joint development agreement between the landowner and developer breaks down and the project is completed, then what is the landowner is liable to pay capital gains tax?

(I). If the developer is responsible for breaking down the joint development agreement, either the landowner or to contract in both cases in terms of joint development agreements as to specific performance for breach of developer compensation from the developer, get Highlander will be receiving. And, what capital gains tax charge under landowner developer has acquired, it must first be "capital asset" comes under the definition of

In the case of CIT v. Vijay Flexible Containers [1990] 186 ITR 691 (Bom.), the assessee for a firm to purchase property at a special rate with the person entered into an agreement. The assessee paid a sum of Rs. 17 500 as earnest money. As the seller of the contract failed to perform his part, the sale agreement the assessee filed a lawsuit for specific performance had been forced, or alternatively to compensate for its violation. Agreed terms were reached in the suit and a decree in favor of the assessee for the amount of money was passed. 117 500 and interest. Questioning whether the amount received by the assessee was a capital asset. A division bench of Bombay High Court held that the property purchase agreement, the assessee's right to have conveyed to her real estate law, he deserves the right to use the same against their vendors but did not receive had to see or even free with a transferee against the transferee. Assessee can also right handed. So, why settle for what he achieved sales tax under the said Act, 1961 and consequently a capital asset within the meaning of the property was. Court further held that his right to give up her real estate specific performance claims by one of the vehicles were abandoned capital asset within the meaning of the Income Tax Act and therefore there is a capital asset was transferred.

(Ii). In a joint development agreement, the project begins, the developer for project gives an idea of landowner. Even if the project because of the breakdown of joint development agreement is not completed, then at the beginning of the project by the developer to pay the landowner considered as capital asset would be treated?

K.R. Srinath V. In the case of assistant. CIT, [2004] 141 268 Taxman (Mad.), where the assessee for the purchase of a property initially paid in advance under an agreement, the agreement reserved the right to specific performance, and the first agreement under which ideas later another agreement was canceled and the seller at no cost to any person was allowed to sell the property, there is a disclaimer of authority by the assessee 'transfer' was the amount, and resulting benefits was assessable as capital gains. Since the assessee for the sale to acquire the right to work had to pay an amount, that there was no cost of acquisition so as to consider that there is no capital gains to be assessed can not be said to be taking.

Therefore, even joint development agreement between landowner and developer breaks down, the landowner is achieved due to the joint development agreement, the landowner has acquired what "capital asset" and fall under the definition of income-tax capital gains levy can do on the capital asset.

NRI Accounts -- NRE, NRO and FCNR

1. Non-Resident (External) Rupee Account (NRE Account)

NRIs, PIOs OCBs are eligible to open NRE accounts. Savings account, current, recurring or fixed deposit accounts as may be. Balances held in NRE accounts can be repatriated abroad freely. As a result, funds abroad or local funds which can otherwise be remitted abroad to the account holder the account NRE deposits can be transmitted. However, NRE account held jointly with residents may not be. Other NRIs / PIOs are permitted with the joint operation. Power of attorney to handle accounts may be given to residents. Attorney holder outside India funds held in accounts under any circumstances not to repatriate or account holder can pay the gift.

Funds held in NRE accounts freely transferred to FCNR accounts of one account holder can be. Similarly, FCNR accounts, funds held in NRE accounts for the same account holders can be moved. Fixed deposit rates of interest on NRE account is placed under NRO deposits generally have a high rate of interest. Under section 10 (4) (ii) of the Income Tax Act other person resident outside India NRE account interest income is not taxable in India.


2. Ordinary Non-Resident Rupee Account (NRO accounts)

These are rupee denominated accounts and savings, recurring or fixed deposits present as can be. In India, these accounts can be opened jointly with residents. When an Indian national / citizen of Indian origin in India out of the country, employment, etc. to collect leaves, his normal current bank account in India can be designated as non-resident account.

NRO account can send money overseas but not in the money used only for local payments. For remittance outside India does not qualify under the exchange control regulations, money, deposited in NRO accounts is required. NRO account can not be converted to an NRE or NRO funds not be transferred to a special permit from the Reserve Bank and all current required funding, which is a complex process of opening new NRE account of the evidence NRE account can do without.


NRO accounts can be held jointly with residents. NRO accounts payable is the same as resident accounts. Interest income from NRO accounts is taxable. TDS 30% tax rate plus education cess (the resident accounts TDS rate is 10% plus education cess) is cut.


3. Foreign Currency (Non Resident) Account (FCNR accounts)

NRIs / PIOs / OCBs to the U.S. dollar, Pound Sterling, Deutsche Mark, Japanese Yen and Euro in such accounts are allowed. (I) one year and above but less than two years (two) two years and more but three years and (iii) three years leas: account for any of the three maturity as term deposit can be in only just opened.

Interest and repayment of deposits in the foreign currency account is maintained. NRI interest income is tax free in the hands of a non-resident status or a resident until he under the Indian tax law maintains the status of residents generally do not.

Depositor Indian rupees, converted at the rate paid on the date of purchase can get paid. FCNR accounts local disbursements including payment for exports from India, repatriation of funds abroad and investments in India by foreign investment guidelines, can be used to make.

Tax upon salaries and wages

Pay salaries, allowances, bonus or commission payable monthly or otherwise or any monetary payment, by whatever name called, including one or more employers as the case may be, but not contain, namely:

   1. Dearness allowance or dearness pay unless the employee concerned in the calculation of retirement benefits or retirement enters;
   2. Employer contributions to employee's provident fund account;
   3. Which are exempted from payment of allowances;
   4. Value of perquisites of Income Tax Act section 17 sub-section (2) referred to;

It also includes the following:

   1. Wages;
   2. An annuity or pension;
   3. A gratuity;
   4. No fees, commissions, perquisites or profits in lieu or in addition to salary or wages;
   5. Any salary advance;
   6. Taken advantage of any payment by him in respect of any period of leave received by an employee;
   7. Participating in a recognized provident fund to the extent the employee's credit balance, the annual accredition Part 6 of the rules under which it is chargeable to the Fourth Schedule, and
   8. All amounts are included in the balance shifted as the fourth sub-total share of participating in a recognized provident fund rules of Rule 11 of the employee's schedule (2) specify the extent to which it is chargeable sub subject to rule (4) to have.

Indian citizens eligible for the allowance paid out by the government of India?

No allowance, Government of India outside India to provide services outside of an Indian citizen to be paid, fully u/s.10 Tax Income Tax Act (7) is free.


Salary received by the crew of ships is set to what?

Section 10 (6) (viii), because of salary that is received by or under a non-resident foreign citizen who is a member of the crew of a ship, is exempt from tax in India's total living crew member offers more than 90 days in the last year.


If a person for any reason, your salary foregoes, it would be worth doing?

Since the wages due or receipt basis, whichever is earlier, the precursor to pay something, which is due to give her would amount is taxable on. Therefore, even if a person pay foregoes, the same will still qualify.

In the case of a Hindu undivided family, how to set the remuneration received by an individual or Hindu undivided family income person's income is?

If the remuneration received by co-barred, made for services rendered by individual co-barred compensation, it would be the income of individual co-barred. If the remuneration received by individual co-barred because of family money to invest, then a Hindu undivided family shall be considered as income. If the income earned as a result of mandatory investment funds was, so the fact that some service was co-barred character of receipts will not change. It still will be treated as income of the Hindu undivided family. However, on the other hand, if co-barred sung by him, has received remuneration for services so that its services because the family had invested money in business or the stock was a member of qualification that has taken advantage of family out of money, a receipt will be income of the individual.


If an assessee is employed in a company where he called the managing agent, but in fact, the company's chief manager, who head down to her wages are paid will be charged?

Although he can be called a managing agent, to pay wages earned by him will be charged under the head and not as business income. The fact that he actually will make the company's chief manager in fees chargeable under the head salary earned by him. The contract between the assessee and the company will determine the true nature of the relationship. Once it is established that the Managing Director works under the supervision of the Board's control, the inevitable result is that an employer - employee relationship exists, that being, his remuneration head "salary" of is assessable under.


Salary, bonus commissions, or wages, salaries considered as a partner of the firm is achieved by a firm?

Salary, bonus commission or remuneration, by whatever name called or because the partner of a firm by firm do not receive as pay for the purpose shall not. The business income will be treated as the head "profits and gains from business or profession under qualified. Accordingly, a standard deduction, which is otherwise acceptable salary income is available.


Remuneration received by a director, will head salary income "may be taxable under?

Remuneration received by the directors' salary income "as taxable or not will depend on whether or not the donor has a staff of directors. Nature of the relationship between the director and the donor can be determined. A master and servant relationship exists between donor and receiver, the director and an employee wages that the head 'salaries' will receive will be taxable under. However, such a relationship does not exist, does the director will not be considered an employee of the donor and income will be taxable as business income.


If the cash system of accounting that a person be responsible for the following in respect of wages due to him, but that he did not pay?

Pay based on due or receipt basis, whichever is earlier taxable at the assessee by way of accounting is followed in spite of. Accordingly, advance salary is taxable on receipt basis, though not due. Therefore, the method of accounting followed by the assessee is not of any consequence.


Explain the taxability of foreign workers pay.

Under section 10 (6) (vi), a person of India a foreign enterprise for services, rendered by him during his stay in India as an employee of the foreign citizen is a citizen of remuneration received by, doing would be free, in the following cases:

   1. Foreign enterprise or business do not engage in any business in India;
   2. Employee living in India last year's total does not exceed the 90-day period, and
   3. Remuneration is paid to him under the Act to be deducted from income chargeable employer is not liable.

Diplomatic personnel are able to pay?

Under section 10 (6) (ii) Income Tax Act, any remuneration that a person who Embassy, High Commission, Embassy, commission, consulate or trade as an official representative is not a citizen of India is received by the foreign State or any of the officers as a member of staff may be exempt from tax if the same Indian officials abroad would enjoy the same exemption.


There is where the services are rendered to the taxability of salary for any significance?

Pay the deposit or the place where service is understood to have been generated. Even if salary is paid outside India, the services are rendered in India, said that pay is taxable in India. Holiday pay, paid abroad, is taxable in India as it receives or is deemed to arise out of services rendered in India.


It seems that salaries paid by Government of India to Indian citizens, born in India to collect or even outside India are providing services that can be understood. No pension, living outside of India outside India permanently due to the person, the deposit or arise in India if a person's pension payable will not be taken as deemed income, for Article 314 or a person referred to the Federal Court or High Court judge was appointed in August, 1947 to before the 15th as a judge in India or after the commencement of the Constitution of service continues.


Any special privilege that the United Nations Organization and other international organizations that are enjoyed by the authorities?

United Nations (Privileges and immunities) Act, 1947, schedule, the addition to the exemption under section 18 read with section 2 of the Income Tax salaries and allowances notified by the United Nations and other international organizations are paid on is given in to his officers. Pension is covered under this provision and no tax is payable.


What compensation taxability, is achieved by a person on voluntary retirement?

Section 10 of the Income Tax Act, the voluntary retirement would receive compensation of (10C) if the person is exempt under the following conditions:

    * The voluntary retirement is received;
    * This is a public sector company is received by an employee, or any other company, or right center, established under state or provincial Act, or a local authority or a cooperative society, or a university, or Indian Institute of Technology, or any State Government or Central Government or India or any other state (s) the importance of having an institution; or management notified the Institute.

Compensation receives the plan (s) according to the voluntary retirement, or a public sector company, voluntary separation should be in terms of a plan. Moreover, abovementioned companies and authorities such as the plans can be determined according to guidelines should be. The maximum amount of relaxation, however, Rs.5, 00,000 / -. limited to Once the employee has claimed exemption under the above provisions, the assessment year for any other claim is entitled to any further exemption.

Income Tax - Save Tax through Investments

Income Tax - Save Tax through Investments
According to the assessment year 2006-07
Quick Look

    
* Up to Rs 1 lakh deduction on investments in specified instruments is available.
    
* All regional cap (PPF) than have been removed.
    
* EET, if implemented, could impact small savings.
    
* ELSS tax breaks than the best defense against inflation offers.
    
Investment in as little as Rs 100 to invest to keep your account alive - * PPF is pressure on the pocket.
    
* Life insurance to cover risks is fine, but no great shakes as an investment option.

Eligibility for Tax Saving through Investment

    
* Only individuals or HUF were eligible.
    
* Only those investments have contributed, and the payment of income considered relevant financial year.
    
* Income is taxable in India should have been.
    
* Set limits for each type of monetary investment contributions, payment was to be followed.
For individual and HUF, deduction entitled to Rs. Invest contributions and paid life insurance, housing loans, PPF, infrastructure bonds, etc. There is no other than sub-threshold PPF, are made towards the 1 million. It is limited to Rs. 70000.

Popular investment choice

    
* (With post offices / banks), PPF, provdent statutory fund (paid for by cuts and staff).
    
* Life incurance premium (LIC or other private insurance companies as well).
    
* Unit Linked Insurance (UTI mutual funds).
    
* Equity - linked savings schemes.
    
* National Savings Certificates.
    
* Infrastructure bonds.
    
* Home Loans.

Public Provident Fund

    
* (With post offices / banks), PPF, provdent statutory fund (paid for by cuts and staff).
    
* Minimum Limit - Rs. 100
    
* Maximum Limit - Rs. 70,000
    
* Term - minimum 15 years
    
* Must be invested each year
The State Bank of India or any of its subsidiaries into branch can be opened at any post office or specially designated branches of nationalized banks. Standing balance at the end of 4 years 50 percent of withdrawals are restricted to.

Life Insurance

    
* Maximum Limit - Rs. 1 million.
    
* The amount of premium payments in any year 20% (1 April 2003 after the release) should not cross.
    
* 20% more than the amount paid will not allow for any cuts.
    
Tax-exempt status and not for direct taxes payable at maturity is limited to service insurance *.

ULIP

    
* It is the combination of investment funds and insurance policies.
    
* Minimum Limit - Rs. Rs 15,000 with an annual contribution. 1000.
    
* Maximum Limit - Rs. 2 lakh with annual contribution of Rs. 20000.
    
Investors * Age - 12-55 years, 6 months.
    
* It also exempt from wealth tax.
    
* Service charged since insurance cover can be taken.

ELSS (equity linked savings schemes)

    
* Maximum Limit - Rs. 1 million.
    
* It provides a window of equity investors 'power' with a sweetener from the tax benefits, benefits.
    
* Lock in period - 3 years.
    
* Cut the liquidity option.
    
* This risk but maximize return, even to 47%.

National Savings Certificate (NSC)

    
* Offer flexibility like PPF.
    
At any post office money as low as * is available in a community. 100.

Infrastructure bonds

    
* Investment / Public bond issues by financial institutions / debentures as stocks are.
    
* There is no chance of a capital gains tax.
    
* Long time for these investments are useful for.
    
* Money, like 5 years or 3 years is a relatively short period.
    
* Interest rate current interest rate.

Monthly Income Scheme (MIS)

    
* 8% interest.
    
* 10% bonus on maturity.
    
* Minimum Limit - Rs. 1,000
    
* Maximum Limit - Rs. 3 lakh (Rs. 6 lakh for joint account, seconds).
    
* Maturity Period - 6 years
    
* Lock in period - 3 years
    
* Clearance 3 years ago there were a reduction of 3.5% is
    
Return after 3 years but 6 years ago, will not be paid bonuses.

Kisan Vikas Patras

    
* Money doubles in 8 years and seven months.
    
Any post office in denominations of Rs * is available. 100, Rs. 500, Rs. 1000, Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 50000.
    
* Interest is paid only after maturity.


first take FBT(FBT ):Fringe Benefit Tax


FBT a tax according to the Income Tax Act, section 115W, except individual assessee applies to all types of people. Company, firm, etc., mainly to pay FBT FBT. Maximum margin rate of tax ie 30% more than currently spent 10% surcharge and 3 defined in the evaluation of education cess is payable if the fixed rate responsive. Full cost is not responsible for FBT FBT explain all cases and for different types of costs between 5% to 100% is defined under the FBT assessment if the cost so we have to have 100% 33.99% Effective Tax pay .. And where the net cost is 17% to 50% at a cost impact assessment (effective rate) at the many streams / costs are below / on which FBT is applicable, but we discuss here only the festival expenses and gifts related to ..

: Festival expenses. Section 115WB (2) (l) the time spent in festivals and FBT under the FBT rate of 50% is responsible for assessing the Diwali festival means the amount spent is Rs 100 per FBT liable for the costs 50 to Rs 50 and Rs 17 100 of tax to be 33.99% to the total expenditure will be 17% effective rate. According to explanations given in 2005 Circular 8 / wide is clear that Diwali is responsible for the cost of FBT However, Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations spending may not be liable to FBT because they are festive as usual are considered as not. (Question No. 1995)

Gift:Section 115WB (2) According to (o) for gifts for employees or business partners are responsible for expenses incurred FBT valuation rate and the same as the rate of cost function that is 50% effective rate for total expenditures. 17% as explained above. According to the main explanations Circular 2005 / 8 relating to FBT on the gift has been here under brief
Question 97: gifts under trade schemes or the company's products distributors / retailers is liable to FBT to boost spending.
98 questions Category: Gift (O), sales promotion and customer not to fall down a gift. (98.)
99 no question. Employees spend on the occasion of the wedding, spend on gifts provided, is liable for FBT.
Questions (100). Liable for FBT in kind gifts and gifts for the purpose of such costs to the employer for the purpose of pricing will be taken.
After levy of FBT, I do not think there's send / employees and customers how we tax the above rules and "our" make sense in light of liability.Our can reduce gifts to present to the culture of out a major influence on whether employers or employees and net pay for both parties.Here to the various cases is how we can reduce tax liability
Case 1: where the employee is less than the income tax exemption or taxable income is less than 300,000: employees whose income we spend that case, we always effective FBT rate of 17% is paid as taxable limit 17000 100000 presented a gift to reduce the FBT though gifts from the employer as responsible for their FBT taxable to the employee does not mean.
But these types of employees cash bonuses for us as gifts instead of cash will be treated as wages under expenditure is not liable for FBT in the hands of employees and their salary income is taxable, But these types of employees should be included as wages taxable limit or reduce the net departure rate of 10% or there will not be taxed as in the case but it will share 10% lower than the FBT 17 % of the effective rate can mean savings of 7-17%.
-2 Episode: where employees pay more than the taxable income is over 300,000 or 500,000: In these types of cases we give gifts to employees in that case the effective rate of FBT to the employee bonus and 17% will allow The employee has to pay tax at 20% or as the case rate of 30% to be. In this case, we give gifts to employees as gifts are not taxable in the hands of staff and we net out to save 13% will go through 3 should be as the case may be.
I assume that workers can save as direct firm / company as well as by saving as employees after more than pure salary will be satisfied with.
Both of the above cases the business person in that case as the gift does not apply to individual assessment is beneficial in FBT goes.

I think the tip that the reader some insight on some of the FBT and gifts and to be able to save some may go out
Now as per the income tax:
As per the income tax benefits to be responsible for the FBT as perquisites will not be included in the employee's income tax applied because of the gifts received from the employer as a tax liability under the FBT it is so covered on gifts for employees do not receive work from employers
Personal Gifts:
After discussing corporate gifts to personalized gifts check provisions .. Diwali Gifts for there is no specific provision under the Income Tax Act and Income Tax is a gift that can read out here apply to the Act will be covered under the general rules

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