Amendment of section 56

Section 26 of the Finance Act, 2009 deals with amendment of section 56. Amendment of section 56. 26. In section 56 of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section (2),— (a ) with effect from the 1st day of October, 2009,— (i) in clause (vi), after the words, figures and letters "on or after the 1st day of April, ", the words, figures and letters "but before the 1st day of October

Amendment of section 56.

26. In section 56 of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section (2),—

(a ) with effect from the 1st day of October, 2009,—

(i) in clause (vi), after the words, figures and letters "on or after the 1st day of April, 2006", the words, figures and letters "but before the 1st day of October, 2009" shall be in­serted;

(ii) after clause (vi), the following clause shall be in­serted, namely :—

‘(vii) where an individual or a Hindu undivided family receives, in any previous year, from any person or persons on or after the 1st day of October, 2009,—

(a) any sum of money, without consideration, the aggregate value of which exceeds fifty thousand rupees, the whole of the aggregate value of such sum;

(b) any immovable property,—

( i) without consideration, the stamp duty value of which exceeds fifty thousand rupees, the stamp duty value of such property;

( ii) for a consideration which is less than the stamp duty value of the property by an amount exceeding fifty thousand rupees, the stamp duty value of such property as exceeds such consideration;

(c) any property, other than immovable property,—

( i) without consideration, the aggregate fair market value of which exceeds fifty thousand rupees, the whole of the aggre­gate fair market value of such property;

( ii) for a consideration which is less than the aggregate fair market value of the property by an amount exceeding fifty thousand rupees, the aggregate fair market value of such property as exceeds such consideration :

Provided that where the stamp duty value of immovable property as referred to in sub-clause (b) is disputed by the assessee on grounds mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 50C, the Assess­ing Officer may refer the valuation of such property to a Valua­tion Officer, and the provisions of section 50C and sub-section (15) of section 155 shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to the stamp duty value of such property for the purpose of sub-clause (b) as they apply for valuation of capital asset under those sections :

Provided further that this clause shall not apply to any sum of money or any property received—

(a) from any relative; or

(b) on the occasion of the marriage of the individual; or

(c) under a will or by way of inheritance; or

(d) in contemplation of death of the payer or donor, as the case may be; or

(e) from any local authority as defined in the Explanation to clause (20) of section 10; or

(f) from any fund or foundation or university or other educational institution or hospital or other medical institution or any trust or institution referred to in clause (23C) of sec­tion 10; or

(g) from any trust or institution registered under section 12AA.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause,—

(a ) "assessable" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Explanation 2 to sub-section (2) of section 50C;

(b ) "fair market value" of a property, other than an immov­able property, means the value determined in accordance with the method as may be prescribed;

(c ) "jewellery" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Explanation to sub-clause (ii) of clause (14) of section 2;

(d ) "property" means—

(i) immovable property being land or building or both;

(ii) shares and securities;

(iii) jewellery;

(iv) archaeological collections;

(v) drawings;

(vi) paintings;

(vii) sculptures; or

(viii) any work of art;

(e ) "relative" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Explanation to clause (vi) of sub-section (2) of this section;

(f ) "stamp duty value" means the value adopted or assessed or assessable by any authority of the Central Government or a State Government for the purpose of payment of stamp duty in respect of an immovable property;

(b ) after clause (vii) as so inserted, the following clause shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2010, namely :—

"(viii) income by way of interest received on compensation or on enhanced compensation referred to in clause (b) of section 145A.".

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Section 26, The Finance Act, 2009.