Compulsary Acquisition of land By HDBRTS is exemption under capital gain

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....ompulsary Acquisition of land By HDBRTS is exemption under capital gain<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Kalmesh Siddatagimath Dated:- 26-12-2019 Last Reply Date:- 2-6-2020 Income Tax<br>Got 3 Replies<br>Income Tax<br>Sir, the assessee a partnership firm had received compensation from HDBRTS for compulsary acquisition of their property in the F.Y.- 2015-16. The assessing Officer has passed the orde....

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....r w.r.t the compensation amount in F.Y.- 2018-19, by adding compulsary acquisition amount under the head of Income from Capital Gain because the Land was acquired under section 15 of the Karnataka State Highway Act, 1964 and the compensation amount has been paid under section 27 of the Act, with land owner consent and compensation paid to the assessee by HDBRTS does not attract the provision of se....

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....ction 96 of the RECTLARR Act, 2013.Therefore the same is not eligible for exemption in accordance with CBDT Circular 303/2010, as claimed by the assessee. Sir, kindly guide me whether the compensation amount awarded is exempt or not and the relevant section along with the case laws or recent judgements w.r.t the above issue. Reply By DR.MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN: The Reply: In my view compensatio....

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....n amount would not attract capital gains tax. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Compensation is not an income. I have read this case law in the Tribune in the column of Q & A relating Income Tax. Reply By YAGAY andSUN: The Reply: We endorse the views of our experts that CG is not applicable on compulsory Acquisition of land under the provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961 as amended from time to ....

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....time as it does not fit in the defintion of capital gain.<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....