Property sale taxation

Property worth 20 Lakhs

Advance - 5 lakhs 

It will be considered in the year sale of property and it will be done under capital gains / loss, workings done by taking indexation table. 

Thanks all for your timely advise 🙂

An advance received for a proposed property sale is not, by itself, taxable capital gain. Under section 45, capital gains are generally chargeable in the year the transfer takes place. If the sale deed and registration are completed next financial year, the gain is ordinarily reported for that year, subject to the agreement and when possession or other transfer rights are handed over.

For the current year, keep the advance and supporting agreement/receipt in your records; it is not ordinarily shown as taxable income merely because it was received. The result can differ if possession is given or rights are transferred earlier, or if the transaction is cancelled—an advance forfeited may have separate tax treatment under section 51. Property-sale compliance depends on the agreement terms and actual possession date, so preserve both.

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