Forfeited advance payments in property sales adjust acquisition cost under Income Tax Act Section 51, impacting capital gains.

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....Liability under the head short term/ long term capital gain - forfeiture of advanced amount against sale of property - provision of section 51 of the Act are applicable and the amount proportionately forfeited by the assessee would be deducted from the cost of acquisition of the asset or fair market value as the case may be at the time of actual transfer of such asset in future. - AT....