Wealth tax
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06 November 2013
What is the treatment of an Land purchased on credit under wealth tax?
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What is the treatment of an Land purchased on credit under wealth tax?
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06 November 2013
Wealth tax is chargeable on the assets specified in S. 2(ea) of the Wealth-tax Act. One of such assets is an ‘urban land’, which has been defined in Explanation 1(b) of the said Section.
However, No wealth tax if its an agricultural land...
However, No wealth tax if its an agricultural land...
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06 November 2013
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An asset which taxable is purchased on credit. Whether such credit is deductible for calculating net wealth or not?
An asset which taxable is purchased on credit. Whether such credit is deductible for calculating net wealth or not?
06 November 2013
Yes, All debt relating to acquisition of Taxable asset are deductiable.
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06 November 2013
Thank You Sir.
Can you substantiate with any case law or any such explanations.
Can you substantiate with any case law or any such explanations.
07 November 2013
Thank You Sir.
Can you substantiate with any case law or any such explanations.
Can you substantiate with any case law or any such explanations.
03 August 2025
Yes, your understanding is correct. Under the Wealth-tax Act, 1957, debts owed in relation to taxable assets are deductible when computing net wealth, provided they are outstanding on the valuation date (i.e., 31st March).
✅ Legal Basis:
📘 Section 2(m) of the Wealth-tax Act:
“Net wealth” means the aggregate value of all assets (as defined in Section 2(ea)) belonging to the assessee on the valuation date, less debts owed by the assessee on that date which have been incurred in relation to the said assets.
📌 Application to Your Case:
If land (urban, not exempt) is purchased on credit, and payment is still due as of 31st March, the unpaid amount is a debt owed in relation to a taxable asset.
Hence, it is deductible from the gross wealth to compute net wealth.
📚 Supporting Authority / Reference:
Though there’s no widely cited Supreme Court case directly on land purchased on credit under wealth tax, several decisions and commentaries (e.g., A.N. Ayyar’s Wealth Tax Law, and CBDT Circulars) support the interpretation that debts incurred to acquire chargeable assets are deductible.
Further, the Wealth Tax Rules and assessments have consistently allowed:
Loans or credits taken to acquire taxable assets (e.g., motor cars, urban land, etc.) to be deducted if they are outstanding on valuation date and not personal loans unrelated to assets.
❗ Caveats:
The credit should be a genuine liability.
It must be outstanding as of 31st March.
It must be clearly attributable to the acquisition of the taxable asset (like a loan for purchase of land, or credit from seller).
✅ Example:
Urban land purchased for ₹50 lakhs on 15 January.
₹30 lakhs paid; ₹20 lakhs still outstanding on 31 March.
Value of land = ₹50 lakhs
Debt relating to land = ₹20 lakhs
Net wealth for land = ₹50 lakhs − ₹20 lakhs = ₹30 lakhs
✅ Legal Basis:
📘 Section 2(m) of the Wealth-tax Act:
“Net wealth” means the aggregate value of all assets (as defined in Section 2(ea)) belonging to the assessee on the valuation date, less debts owed by the assessee on that date which have been incurred in relation to the said assets.
📌 Application to Your Case:
If land (urban, not exempt) is purchased on credit, and payment is still due as of 31st March, the unpaid amount is a debt owed in relation to a taxable asset.
Hence, it is deductible from the gross wealth to compute net wealth.
📚 Supporting Authority / Reference:
Though there’s no widely cited Supreme Court case directly on land purchased on credit under wealth tax, several decisions and commentaries (e.g., A.N. Ayyar’s Wealth Tax Law, and CBDT Circulars) support the interpretation that debts incurred to acquire chargeable assets are deductible.
Further, the Wealth Tax Rules and assessments have consistently allowed:
Loans or credits taken to acquire taxable assets (e.g., motor cars, urban land, etc.) to be deducted if they are outstanding on valuation date and not personal loans unrelated to assets.
❗ Caveats:
The credit should be a genuine liability.
It must be outstanding as of 31st March.
It must be clearly attributable to the acquisition of the taxable asset (like a loan for purchase of land, or credit from seller).
✅ Example:
Urban land purchased for ₹50 lakhs on 15 January.
₹30 lakhs paid; ₹20 lakhs still outstanding on 31 March.
Value of land = ₹50 lakhs
Debt relating to land = ₹20 lakhs
Net wealth for land = ₹50 lakhs − ₹20 lakhs = ₹30 lakhs
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