Fair Market Value Discrepancy: No Dual Valuation for Buyer and Seller u/s 56(2)(vii)(b) of Income Tax Act.

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....Addition u/s 56(2)(vii)(b) - difference in value in respect of the subject properties - there cannot be two different fair market value in respect of the very same property, i.e. one at the hands of the seller and the other at the hands of the buyer. Thus, in our view, if the difference in valuation between the value determined by the stamp duty authority and the declared sale consideration is less than 10%, no addition can be made under section 56(2)(vii)(b)(ii) - AT....