Capital asset u/s 49(1) to stock

There is a land on the name of 4 people.

Now they want to gift the land to people who are their relatives u/s 56(2)(vii). So no tax will be levied on the same. A proper registry of the gift will also be done by paying stamp duty.

Now the people who have got the gift want to construct flats on the same and then sell them.

They are receiving the gift as a capital asset.

So implications if:

1. They show the same as capital assets and flats constructed as cost of improvement.?

2. They convert the same into stock for business and claim construction expenses.?

3. Any other way you may suggest.?

Replies (2)

I think Building and Land are two different capital assets. so we can't treat the expense as cost of improvement. It should be cost of building.

"Now the people who have got the gift want to construct flats on the same and then sell them."

From this statement I am assuming that the person who is recieving are doing Business activity.

Hence, cost of land will be a Cost of previous owner and the same will be a allowable Expenditure -sec 43C

Leave a Reply

Your are not logged in . Please login to post replies

Click here to Login / Register  

Company
22 September 2026
Account Assistant

Chirag P Shah & Co. Chartered Accountant

Pune

B.Com

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 07 September 2026
Article/ Paid Assistant

Murali and Sumeet Chartered Accountant

Bengaluru

CA Foundation

View Details
Company
16 September 2026
Internal Audit - Team Lead

Consulting & Beyond

Chennai

CA

View Details
Company
17 September 2026
Chartered Accountant

Dass Gupta & Associates

Gurgaon

CA

View Details
Company
08 September 2026
Semi-Qualified Assitant

Subrahmanyam & Sivudu CA Firm

Hyderabad

CA Inter

View Details
Company
15 September 2026
Client-site CA associate

Aditya Muley and Co

Mumbai

CA

View Details
Company
19 September 2026
CA/Semi-CA/BCom

Pravin Sarvaiya

Mumbai

CA Inter

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 15 September 2026
Freelance Taxation Content Writer Intern

Interactive Media Pvt Ltd.

New Delhi

CA Inter

View Details