IT System Auditor
                
                   33683 Points
                   Joined April 2010
                
               
			  
			  
             
            
             
	Section 51 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 provides that any advance forfeitedby the seller of a property is deductible from the cost of the asset. 
	Theeffect of this provision is that subsequently when the same asset is sold,
	a larger amount becomes taxable as capital gains in view of the original costbeing reduced to the extent of the amount forfeited.