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INCOME TAX PROVISIONS ON JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT

DHRUV (student) (117 Points)

22 May 2023

IF THE LANDOWNER DOES NOT FALL UNDER 45(5A) OF INCOME TAX ACT, DOES HE ANY OTHER WAY TO STRUCTURE HIS JDA SO THAT CAPITAL GAIN DOES NOT ARISE ON THE DATE OF JDA?

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Dhirajlal Rambhia (SEO Sai Gr. Hosp.) (160322 Points)
Replied 22 May 2023

In all the recent JDA by individual or HUF assesses, the tax liability arises only on receipt of the possession of the developed property.

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DHRUV (student) (117 Points)
Replied 22 May 2023

I appreciate your answer, but could please share the basis of your conclusion, so that it could be defended if required in future or

the structure of the JDA by which capital gain is deferred by the landowners nowadays.

Dhirajlal Rambhia (SEO Sai Gr. Hosp.) (160322 Points)
Replied 22 May 2023

Applicable from A.Y. 2018-19 – whether to JDA entered on or after 01.04.2017.

Summary of Section 45(5A) •

Year in which the completion certificate is issued by the competent authority for whole or the part of project is the year of taxability. – ‘Year of taxability’

Year in which any of the clauses of Section 2(47) gets triggered – ‘Year of transfer’.

Thus, the ‘year of transfer’ might not be same as ‘year of taxability’.

For other assesses the conditions can be structured in the contract to that effect.