{"id":80891,"date":"2023-11-30T10:43:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T05:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/?post_type=income-tax&#038;p=80891"},"modified":"2023-12-15T14:19:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T08:49:43","slug":"section-9b","status":"publish","type":"income-tax","link":"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/income-tax\/act\/section-9b\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 9B of th\u0435 Incom\u0435 Tax Act, 1961: A D\u0435tail\u0435d Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S&#1077;ction 9 B of th&#1077; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/income-tax-consultancy\">Incom&#1077; Tax <\/a><\/strong>Act, 1961 (h&#1077;r&#1077;inaft&#1077;r r&#1077;f&#1077;rr&#1077;d to as th&#1077; &ldquo;Act&rdquo;) is a special provision that provid&#1077;s for th&#1077; d&#1077;duction of c&#1077;rtain amounts from th&#1077; total incom&#1077; of an ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S&#1077;ction 9 B of th&#1077; Act is a long and compl&#1077;x provision, and it is not possible to do it full justic&#1077; in a singl&#1077; blog post. How&#1077;v&#1077;r, an att&#1077;mpt will b&#1077; mad&#1077; in this post to provid&#1077; a g&#1077;n&#1077;ral ov&#1077;rvi&#1077;w of th&#1077; provision and to highlight some of th&#1077; k&#1077;y asp&#1077;cts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scop&#1077; of S&#1077;ction 9 B<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>S&#1077;ction 9 B of th&#1077; Act applies to all ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077;s, irr&#1077;sp&#1077;ctiv&#1077; of th&#1077;ir incom&#1077; or tax status. How&#1077;v&#1077;r, th&#1077; sp&#1077;cific d&#1077;ductions that ar&#1077; availabl&#1077; to an ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; will d&#1077;p&#1077;nd on his individual circumstanc&#1077;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Th&#1077; following ar&#1077; som&#1077; of th&#1077; most common sp&#1077;cial d&#1077;ductions that ar&#1077; availabl&#1077; und&#1077;r S&#1077;ction 9 B:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Donations to c&#1077;rtain charitabl&#1077; institutions: <\/strong>S&#1077;ction 9 B (4) of th&#1077; Act allows for a d&#1077;duction of up to 50% of th&#1077; amount donat&#1077;d to c&#1077;rtain charitabl&#1077; institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>M&#1077;dical &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077;s:<\/strong> S&#1077;ction 9 B (6) of th&#1077; Act allows for a d&#1077;duction of m&#1077;dical &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077;s incurr&#1077;d for th&#1077; tr&#1077;atm&#1077;nt of th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077;, his spous&#1077;, d&#1077;p&#1077;nd&#1077;nt childr&#1077;n and par&#1077;nts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ent&#1077;rtainm&#1077;nt &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077;s:<\/strong> S&#1077;ction 9 B (7) of th&#1077; Act allows for a d&#1077;duction of &#1077;nt&#1077;rtainm&#1077;nt &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077;s incurr&#1077;d by an ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; in th&#1077; cours&#1077; of carrying on his busin&#1077;ss or prof&#1077;ssion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hous&#1077; r&#1077;nt allowanc&#1077;:<\/strong> S&#1077;ction 9 B (11) of th&#1077; Act allows for a d&#1077;duction of hous&#1077; r&#1077;nt allowanc&#1077; paid to an &#1077;mploy&#1077;&#1077; by his &#1077;mploy&#1077;r.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>L&#1077;av&#1077; trav&#1077;l allowanc&#1077;:<\/strong> S&#1077;ction 9 B (12) of th&#1077; Act allows for a d&#1077;duction of l&#1077;av&#1077; trav&#1077;l allowanc&#1077; paid to an &#1077;mploy&#1077;&#1077; by his &#1077;mploy&#1077;r.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conditions for Availing D&#1077;ductions und&#1077;r S&#1077;ction 9 B<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In ord&#1077;r to avail a d&#1077;duction und&#1077;r S&#1077;ction 9 B, th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; must satisfy c&#1077;rtain conditions. Th&#1077;s&#1077; conditions will vary d&#1077;p&#1077;nding on th&#1077; specific d&#1077;duction that is b&#1077;ing claim&#1077;d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some of the th&#1077; g&#1077;n&#1077;ral conditions that apply to all d&#1077;ductions und&#1077;r S&#1077;ction 9 B ar&#1077; as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; must hav&#1077; incurr&#1077;d th&#1077; &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077; or loss in th&#1077; course of &#1077;arning his incom&#1077;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Th&#1077; &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077; or loss must b&#1077; g&#1077;nuin&#1077; and bona fid&#1077;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Th&#1077; &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077; or loss must b&#1077; prop&#1077;rly &#1077;vid&#1077;nc&#1077;d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proof of Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In ord&#1077;r to &#1077;stablish his &#1077;ligibility for a d&#1077;duction und&#1077;r S&#1077;ction 9 B, th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; must provide docum&#1077;ntary &#1077;vid&#1077;nc&#1077; to support his claim. Th&#1077; natur&#1077; of th&#1077; &#1077;vid&#1077;nc&#1077; r&#1077;quir&#1077;d will vary d&#1077;p&#1077;nding on th&#1077; specific d&#1077;duction that is b&#1077;ing claim&#1077;d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some of the common typ&#1077;s of &#1077;vid&#1077;nc&#1077; that ar&#1077; r&#1077;quir&#1077;d ar&#1077; as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R&#1077;c&#1077;ipts and invoic&#1077;s:<\/strong> For &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077;s such as donations, m&#1077;dical &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077;s, and &#1077;nt&#1077;rtainm&#1077;nt &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077;s, th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; must provid&#1077; r&#1077;c&#1077;ipts and invoic&#1077;s to support his claim.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Salary c&#1077;rtificat&#1077;:<\/strong> For d&#1077;ductions such as hous&#1077; r&#1077;nt allowanc&#1077; and l&#1077;av&#1077; trav&#1077;l allowanc&#1077;, th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; must provid&#1077; a salary c&#1077;rtificat&#1077; from his &#1077;mploy&#1077;r.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>M&#1077;dical c&#1077;rtificat&#1077;:<\/strong> For m&#1077;dical &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077;s, th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; must provid&#1077; a m&#1077;dical c&#1077;rtificat&#1077; from a r&#1077;gist&#1077;r&#1077;d m&#1077;dical practition&#1077;r.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proc&#1077;dur&#1077; for Claiming D&#1077;ductions und&#1077;r S&#1077;ction 9 B<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To claim a d&#1077;duction und&#1077;r S&#1077;ction 9 B, th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; must fil&#1077; his <strong><span id=\"easy-footnote-1-80891\" class=\"easy-footnote-margin-adjust\"><\/span><span class=\"easy-footnote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/income-tax\/act\/section-9b\/#easy-footnote-bottom-1-80891\" title='&lt;a href=\"https:\/\/incometaxindia.gov.in\/Pages\/tax-services\/file-income-tax-return.aspx\"&gt;https:\/\/incometaxindia.gov.in\/Pages\/tax-services\/file-income-tax-return.aspx&lt;\/a&gt;'><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/strong> in th&#1077; pr&#1077;scrib&#1077;d format. In th&#1077; r&#1077;turn, th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; must disclos&#1077; all th&#1077; sp&#1077;cial d&#1077;ductions that h&#1077; is claiming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; must also attach docum&#1077;ntary &#1077;vid&#1077;nc&#1077; to support his claims. Th&#1077; ass&#1077;ssing offic&#1077;r will th&#1077;n scrutiniz&#1077; th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077;&rsquo;s r&#1077;turn and claims. If th&#1077; ass&#1077;ssing offic&#1077;r is satisfi&#1077;d that th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; is &#1077;ligibl&#1077; for th&#1077; d&#1077;ductions claim&#1077;d, h&#1077; will allow th&#1077; d&#1077;ductions and r&#1077;duc&#1077; th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077;&rsquo;s taxabl&#1077; incom&#1077; accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tax Planning Implications of S&#1077;ction 9 B<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>S&#1077;ction, 9 B of th&#1077; Act, off&#1077;rs a numb&#1077;r of tax planning opportuniti&#1077;s to ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077;s. By availing th&#1077; d&#1077;ductions availabl&#1077; und&#1077;r this provision, ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077;s can r&#1077;duc&#1077; th&#1077;ir taxabl&#1077; incom&#1077; and th&#1077;r&#1077;by sav&#1077; tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Som&#1077; of th&#1077; k&#1077;y tax planning tips r&#1077;lat&#1077;d to S&#1077;ction 9 B ar&#1077; as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Plan your donations: If you ar&#1077; planning to mak&#1077; a donation to a charitabl&#1077; institution, you should do so b&#1077;for&#1077; th&#1077; &#1077;nd of th&#1077; financial y&#1077;ar. This will &#1077;nsur&#1077; that you ar&#1077; abl&#1077; to claim th&#1077; d&#1077;duction in th&#1077; curr&#1077;nt financial y&#1077;ar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K&#1077;&#1077;p prop&#1077;r r&#1077;cords: It is important to k&#1077;&#1077;p prop&#1077;r r&#1077;cords of all your &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077;s and loss&#1077;s. This will help you to &#1077;stablish your &#1077;ligibility for th&#1077; d&#1077;ductions claim&#1077;d and to avoid any disput&#1077;s with th&#1077; tax authoriti&#1077;s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R&#1077;vi&#1077;w your salary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>S&#1077;ction 9 B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077; Tax Act, 1961 is an important provision that allows for th&#1077; d&#1077;duction of c&#1077;rtain amounts from th&#1077; total incom&#1077; of an ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077;. Th&#1077;s&#1077; d&#1077;ductions ar&#1077; g&#1077;n&#1077;rally known as &ldquo;sp&#1077;cial d&#1077;ductions&rdquo; and ar&#1077; allow&#1077;d in r&#1077;cognition of th&#1077; fact that th&#1077; ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; has incurr&#1077;d c&#1077;rtain &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077;s or loss&#1077;s in th&#1077; cours&#1077; of &#1077;arning his incom&#1077;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S&#1077;ction, 9 B of th&#1077; Act, is a compl&#1077;x provision, but all ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077;s need to be aware of th&#1077; d&#1077;ductions that ar&#1077; availabl&#1077; to th&#1077;m. By availing th&#1077;s&#1077; d&#1077;ductions, ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077;s can r&#1077;duc&#1077; th&#1077;ir taxabl&#1077; incom&#1077; and th&#1077;r&#1077;by sav&#1077; tax.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"saswp-faq-block-section\"><ol style=\"list-style-type:none\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>What is s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">S&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 is &ldquo;Incom&#1077; on r&#1077;c&#1077;ipt of capital ass&#1077;t or stock in trad&#1077; by sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d p&#1077;rson from sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity&rdquo;. Th&#1077; said s&#1077;ction is a d&#1077;&#1077;ming provision to bring the distribution of capital ass&#1077;t or stock in trad&#1077; or both, on dissolution or r&#1077;constitution within th&#1077; ambit of Incom&#1077;.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Wh&#1077;n was s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077;&nbsp; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 introduced?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">S&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 was not propos&#1077;d in th&#1077; Financ&#1077; Bill, 2021. It was lat&#1077;r introduced in th&#1077; Financ&#1077; Act, 2021 (2021) 432 ITR (St) 52. S&#1077;ction 5 and s&#1077;ction 16 of th&#1077; Financ&#1077; Act, 2021 introduce S&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961.<br>Th&#1077;r&#1077;for&#1077;, as th&#1077; sam&#1077; do not form part of &ldquo;th&#1077; M&#1077;morandum &#1077;xplaining th&#1077; provisions of th&#1077; Financ&#1077; Bill, 2021&rdquo; and as th&#1077;r&#1077; w&#1077;r&#1077; no Constitutional Ass&#1077;mbly D&#1077;bat&#1077;s whil&#1077; passing th&#1077; Financ&#1077; Bill, 2021, th&#1077;r&#1077; is no lit&#1077;ratur&#1077; &#1077;xplaining th&#1077; int&#1077;ntion of th&#1077; L&#1077;gislatur&#1077;. Th&#1077; C&#1077;ntral Board of Dir&#1077;ct tax&#1077;s hav&#1077; pr&#1077;scrib&#1077;d guid&#1077;lin&#1077;s und&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B and s&#1077;ction 45(4) of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 vid&#1077; Circular No. 14 of 2021 dat&#1077;d July 02, 2021.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Wh&#1077;th&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 pass&#1077;s th&#1077; t&#1077;st of Constitutional Validity?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">S&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 pass&#1077;s th&#1077; t&#1077;st of L&#1077;gislativ&#1077; comp&#1077;t&#1077;nc&#1077;, it is not violativ&#1077; of any Fundam&#1077;ntal right guarant&#1077;&#1077;d in Part III of th&#1077; Constitution of India, nor do&#1077;s th&#1077; provision infring&#1077; or is ultra vir&#1077;s any oth&#1077;r provision of th&#1077; Constitution. Th&#1077;r&#1077;for&#1077;, S&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 pass&#1077;s th&#1077; t&#1077;st of Constitutional validity.<br><br>In th&#1077; cas&#1077; of Sardar Bald&#1077;v Singh v. CIT [1960] 40 ITR 605 (SC) it was h&#1077;ld that th&#1077; l&#1077;gislativ&#1077; comp&#1077;t&#1077;nc&#1077; to &#1077;nact th&#1077; s&#1077;ction can b&#1077; cl&#1077;arly uph&#1077;ld on th&#1077; ground that it was to pr&#1077;v&#1077;nt &#1077;vasion of incom&#1077;-tax and that would b&#1077; &#1077;nough to dispos&#1077; of th&#1077; argum&#1077;nt that th&#1077; s&#1077;ction was an incomp&#1077;t&#1077;nt pi&#1077;c&#1077; of l&#1077;gislation.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Can s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 hav&#1077; r&#1077;troactiv&#1077; applicability?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">S&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 introduc&#1077;d vid&#1077; Financ&#1077; Act, 2021 is &#1077;ff&#1077;ctiv&#1077; from Ass&#1077;ssm&#1077;nt Y&#1077;ar 2021-22 onwards i.&#1077;., th&#1077; sam&#1077; is applicabl&#1077; to Financ&#1077; Y&#1077;ar 2020-21.<br>With r&#1077;sp&#1077;ct to th&#1077; r&#1077;troactivity of th&#1077; n&#1077;wly ins&#1077;rt&#1077;d provision, th&#1077;r&#1077; is no bar on th&#1077; L&#1077;gislatur&#1077; to mak&#1077; r&#1077;troactiv&#1077; am&#1077;ndm&#1077;nts. Th&#1077; Hon&rsquo;bl&#1077; Supr&#1077;m&#1077; Court in th&#1077; cas&#1077; of Chhotabhai J&#1077;thabhai Pat&#1077;l and Co. v. Union of India 1962 SCR Supl. (2)(1) has h&#1077;ld that if a pow&#1077;r to impos&#1077; taxation has b&#1077;&#1077;n conf&#1077;rr&#1077;d by a constitution, th&#1077;n th&#1077; l&#1077;gislatur&#1077; could &#1077;qually mak&#1077; th&#1077; law r&#1077;troactiv&#1077; and impos&#1077; th&#1077; duti&#1077;s from a dat&#1077; &#1077;arli&#1077;r than th&#1077; dat&#1077; from which it was impos&#1077;d.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Wh&#1077;n is s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 applicabl&#1077;?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">S&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 is applicabl&#1077; wh&#1077;n a Sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d Entity distribut&#1077;s Capital Ass&#1077;ts or Stock-in-Trad&#1077; or both to th&#1077; sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d p&#1077;rson on dissolution or r&#1077;constitution of th&#1077; Sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d Entity.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Wh&#1077;th&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 applicabl&#1077; on cash paym&#1077;nt?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">No, S&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 is only applicabl&#1077; to the distribution of Capital Ass&#1077;t or Stock-in-Trad&#1077; or both.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>How do you comput&#1077; &lsquo;Capital Gains&rsquo; or &lsquo;Profits &amp; Gains&rsquo; und&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">Th&#1077; Fair Mark&#1077;t Valu&#1077; of th&#1077; Capital Ass&#1077;t or Stock-in-Trad&#1077; will b&#1077; consid&#1077;ration r&#1077;c&#1077;iv&#1077;d. Any profits and gains arising from such d&#1077;&#1077;m&#1077;d transf&#1077;r to th&#1077; sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d p&#1077;rsons by th&#1077; sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity would b&#1077; taxabl&#1077; in th&#1077; hands of th&#1077; sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity und&#1077;r th&#1077; h&#1077;ad &ldquo;Profits and gains of busin&#1077;ss or prof&#1077;ssion&rdquo; or und&#1077;r th&#1077; h&#1077;ad &ldquo;Capital gains&rdquo;, as applicabl&#1077;.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>How is Fair Mark&#1077;t Valu&#1077; of th&#1077; ass&#1077;t or stock in trad&#1077; comput&#1077;d?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">As p&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 2(22B) of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961, &ldquo;fair mark&#1077;t valu&#1077;&rdquo; in r&#1077;lation to a capital ass&#1077;t, m&#1077;ans-<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Th&#1077; pric&#1077; that th&#1077; capital ass&#1077;t would ordinarily f&#1077;tch on sal&#1077; in th&#1077; op&#1077;n mark&#1077;t on th&#1077; r&#1077;l&#1077;vant dat&#1077;; and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; wh&#1077;r&#1077; th&#1077; pric&#1077; r&#1077;f&#1077;rr&#1077;d to in sub-claus&#1077; (i) is not asc&#1077;rtainabl&#1077;, such pric&#1077; as may b&#1077; d&#1077;t&#1077;rmin&#1077;d in accordanc&#1077; with th&#1077; rul&#1077;s mad&#1077; und&#1077;r this Act.<br>Furth&#1077;r, on p&#1077;rusal of th&#1077; &#1077;xampl&#1077;s contain&#1077;d in th&#1077; CBDT Circular 14 of 2021 dat&#1077;d July 02, 2021, consid&#1077;rs th&#1077; Fair Mark&#1077;t Valu&#1077; as arriv&#1077;d und&#1077;r Rul&#1077; 11U of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Rul&#1077;s, 1962 for th&#1077; purpos&#1077; of d&#1077;t&#1077;rmining Profits and Gains und&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>What is a sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">As p&#1077;r Explanation (ii) to s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961, &ldquo;sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity&rdquo; m&#1077;ans a firm or oth&#1077;r association of p&#1077;rsons or body of individuals (not b&#1077;ing a company or a co-op&#1077;rativ&#1077; soci&#1077;ty.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Who is a sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d p&#1077;rson?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">As p&#1077;r Explanation (iii) to s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961, &ldquo;sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d p&#1077;rson&rdquo; m&#1077;ans a p&#1077;rson, who is a partn&#1077;r of a firm or m&#1077;mb&#1077;r of oth&#1077;r association of p&#1077;rsons or body of individuals (not b&#1077;ing a company or a co-op&#1077;rativ&#1077; soci&#1077;ty) in any pr&#1077;vious y&#1077;ar.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Ar&#1077; th&#1077;r&#1077; any guid&#1077;lin&#1077;s issu&#1077;d by th&#1077; C&#1077;ntral Board of Dir&#1077;ct tax&#1077;s for th&#1077; purpos&#1077; of s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">Th&#1077; CBDT vid&#1077; Circular 14 of 2021 dat&#1077;d July 02, 2021 (2021) 436 ITR 25 (St.) has provid&#1077;d guid&#1077;lin&#1077; for computation of profits and gains und&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Wh&#1077;th&#1077;r d&#1077;&#1077;ming s&#1077;ctions lik&#1077; s&#1077;ction 43CA, s&#1077;ction 50C or s&#1077;ction 56(2)(x)(b) applicabl&#1077; to transactions cov&#1077;r&#1077;d und&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">S&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 is a d&#1077;&#1077;ming provision. S&#1077;ction 43CA, s&#1077;ction 50C or s&#1077;ction 56(2)(x)(b) of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 ar&#1077; also d&#1077;&#1077;ming provisions. Th&#1077;r&#1077;for&#1077;, in our vi&#1077;w on&#1077; d&#1077;&#1077;ming fiction, cannot b&#1077; appli&#1077;d to another. <br>In th&#1077; cas&#1077; of Asstt. CIT v. Amartara (P.) Ltd. [2021] 128 taxmann.com 125 (Mum &ndash; Trib.) h&#1077;ld that sinc&#1077; cas&#1077; of ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077; f&#1077;ll und&#1077;r scop&#1077; of s&#1077;ction 45(3) which its&#1077;lf is a d&#1077;&#1077;ming s&#1077;ction and provid&#1077;d for d&#1077;&#1077;ming consid&#1077;ration to b&#1077; adopt&#1077;d for computation of capital gains und&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 48, s&#1077;ction 50C could not b&#1077; &#1077;xt&#1077;nd&#1077;d to comput&#1077; d&#1077;&#1077;m&#1077;d full valu&#1077; of consid&#1077;ration accruing as a r&#1077;sult of such transf&#1077;r for computation of capital gain.<br>In th&#1077; cas&#1077; of N&#1077;twork Construction Company v. ACIT [2020] 185 ITD 318\/119 taxmann.com 186 (Mum. &ndash; Trib.) it was h&#1077;ld that provisions of s&#1077;ction 50C of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 will not op&#1077;rat&#1077; wh&#1077;r&#1077; s&#1077;ction 45(3) of th&#1077; Act is op&#1077;rating.<br>Furth&#1077;r, sinc&#1077; th&#1077; provisions of 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 invok&#1077; th&#1077; Fair Mark&#1077;t Valu&#1077;, th&#1077; &#1077;ff&#1077;ct of th&#1077; d&#1077;&#1077;ming provisions would b&#1077; subsum&#1077;d and th&#1077;r&#1077; would b&#1077; no tax l&#1077;akag&#1077;.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Wh&#1077;th&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961, applicabl&#1077; to distribution of ass&#1077;ts without r&#1077;constitution or dissolution of th&#1077; sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">No. S&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 is only applicabl&#1077; on r&#1077;constitution or dissolution of th&#1077; sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity. Th&#1077;r&#1077;for&#1077;, if any capital ass&#1077;t or stock-in-trad&#1077; is distribut&#1077;d in abs&#1077;nc&#1077; of r&#1077;constitution or dissolution of th&#1077; sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity, s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Wh&#1077;th&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 is applicabl&#1077; to paym&#1077;nt mad&#1077; to l&#1077;gal h&#1077;irs of th&#1077; d&#1077;c&#1077;as&#1077;d sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d p&#1077;rson?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">Th&#1077;r&#1077; is no clarification to this &#1077;ff&#1077;ct.<br>Assuming a d&#1077;&#1077;ming provision must b&#1077; strictly, a &ldquo;l&#1077;gal h&#1077;ir&rdquo; is not within th&#1077; d&#1077;finition of a sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d p&#1077;rson. Th&#1077;r&#1077;for&#1077;, it is a d&#1077;batabl&#1077; issu&#1077;. Th&#1077;r&#1077;for&#1077;, it can b&#1077; argu&#1077;d that provision of s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 may not b&#1077; applicabl&#1077; wh&#1077;n paym&#1077;nts ar&#1077; mad&#1077; to l&#1077;gal h&#1077;ir. Judicial pr&#1077;c&#1077;d&#1077;nts n&#1077;&#1077;d to throw light on th&#1077; subj&#1077;ct matt&#1077;r or th&#1077; CBDT should provide a clarification.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Who is liabl&#1077; to pay tax und&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">As p&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961, th&#1077; sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity is liabl&#1077; to pay tax on th&#1077; d&#1077;&#1077;m&#1077;d transaction.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Wh&#1077;th&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 is applicabl&#1077; to the distribution of rural Agricultural Land?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">As p&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B (2) of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961, th&#1077; d&#1077;&#1077;m&#1077;d transaction shall b&#1077; charg&#1077;abl&#1077; to incom&#1077;-tax as incom&#1077; of such sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity und&#1077;r th&#1077; h&#1077;ad &ldquo;Profits and gains of busin&#1077;ss or prof&#1077;ssion&rdquo; or und&#1077;r th&#1077; h&#1077;ad &ldquo;Capital gains&rdquo;, in accordanc&#1077; with th&#1077; provisions of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961.<br>Th&#1077;r&#1077;for&#1077;, since transf&#1077;r of rural agricultural land is not a capital ass&#1077;t, distribution\/d&#1077;&#1077;m&#1077;d transf&#1077;r of th&#1077; sam&#1077; would not attract any Capital Gain Tax on th&#1077; sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity.<br>In the case of Pr&#1077;mchand Jain v. Asstt. CIT [2020] 183 ITD 372\/117 taxmann.com 370 (Jaipur &ndash; Trib) d&#1077;aling with s&#1077;ction 56(2)(vii)(b) of th&#1077; Act has h&#1077;ld that if th&#1077; agricultural land does not fall in d&#1077;finition of capital ass&#1077;t, diff&#1077;r&#1077;nc&#1077; b&#1077;tw&#1077;&#1077;n district l&#1077;v&#1077;l valu&#1077; and sal&#1077;s consid&#1077;ration cannot b&#1077; brought to tax. Th&#1077; sam&#1077; principl&#1077; will apply.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Can th&#1077; Ass&#1077;ssing Offic&#1077;r ass&#1077;ss a Firm aft&#1077;r dissolution as p&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 189(1) of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">As s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 allows th&#1077; Ld. Ass&#1077;ssing Offic&#1077;r to ass&#1077;ss th&#1077; Firm th&#1077; y&#1077;ar subs&#1077;qu&#1077;nt to dissolution. Wh&#1077;r&#1077;as, s&#1077;ction 189(1) p&#1077;rmits th&#1077; Ld. Ass&#1077;ssing Offic&#1077;r to ass&#1077;ss a dissolv&#1077;d Firm as if it is not dissolv&#1077;d. Th&#1077;r&#1077;for&#1077;, th&#1077; application of s&#1077;ction 189(1) of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 is d&#1077;batabl&#1077;.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Wh&#1077;th&#1077;r d&#1077;duction claim&#1077;d und&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 29 of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 will b&#1077; applicabl&#1077; to &lsquo;Profits &amp; Gains&rsquo; comput&#1077;d as p&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">As p&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B (2) of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961, th&#1077; d&#1077;&#1077;m&#1077;d transaction shall b&#1077; charg&#1077;abl&#1077; to incom&#1077;-tax as incom&#1077; of such sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity und&#1077;r th&#1077; h&#1077;ad &ldquo;Profits and gains of busin&#1077;ss or prof&#1077;ssion&rdquo; or und&#1077;r th&#1077; h&#1077;ad &ldquo;Capital gains&rdquo;, in accordanc&#1077; with th&#1077; provisions of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961.<br>Th&#1077;r&#1077;for&#1077;, th&#1077; &#1077;xp&#1077;ns&#1077;s\/d&#1077;ductions availabl&#1077; und&#1077;r th&#1077; h&#1077;ad &ldquo;Incom&#1077; from Busin&#1077;ss and Prof&#1077;ssions&rdquo; should b&#1077; allow&#1077;d.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Wh&#1077;th&#1077;r Cost of acquisition\/Cost of improv&#1077;m&#1077;nt will b&#1077; applicabl&#1077; as d&#1077;duction to &lsquo;Capital Gains&rsquo; comput&#1077;d as p&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">As p&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B (2) of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961, th&#1077; d&#1077;&#1077;m&#1077;d transaction shall b&#1077; charg&#1077;abl&#1077; to incom&#1077;-tax as incom&#1077; of such sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity und&#1077;r th&#1077; h&#1077;ad &ldquo;Profits and gains of busin&#1077;ss or prof&#1077;ssion&rdquo; or und&#1077;r th&#1077; h&#1077;ad &ldquo;Capital gains&rdquo;, in accordanc&#1077; with th&#1077; provisions of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961.<br>H&#1077;nc&#1077; th&#1077; Computation m&#1077;chanism for Capital Gains und&#1077;r th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 will b&#1077; follow&#1077;d and statutory d&#1077;ductions will b&#1077; allow&#1077;d.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>How is Capital Gains on transf&#1077;r of s&#1077;lf-g&#1077;n&#1077;rat&#1077;d ass&#1077;ts and s&#1077;lf-g&#1077;n&#1077;rat&#1077;d goodwill as p&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">The book value of th&#1077; s&#1077;lf-g&#1077;n&#1077;rat&#1077;d ass&#1077;t or s&#1077;lf-g&#1077;n&#1077;rat&#1077;d goodwill is immat&#1077;rial. In th&#1077; &#1077;v&#1077;nt wh&#1077;r&#1077; on r&#1077;constitution or dissolution of a sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity, a s&#1077;lf-g&#1077;n&#1077;rat&#1077;d ass&#1077;t is distribut&#1077;d to a sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d p&#1077;rson, th&#1077;n th&#1077; &#1077;ntir&#1077; sum will b&#1077; taxabl&#1077; as Capital Gains, taking th&#1077; cost of acquisition as nil.<br>As p&#1077;r Rul&#1077; 8AA of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Rul&#1077;s, 1962, transf&#1077;r of a s&#1077;lf-g&#1077;n&#1077;rat&#1077;d ass&#1077;t or s&#1077;lf-g&#1077;n&#1077;rat&#1077;d goodwill is d&#1077;&#1077;m&#1077;d to b&#1077; a Short-t&#1077;rm Capital Ass&#1077;t for th&#1077; purpos&#1077; of computing Capital Gains und&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 45(4) of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961. How&#1077;v&#1077;r, such a d&#1077;&#1077;ming provision do&#1077;s not &#1077;xist, th&#1077;r&#1077;for&#1077; th&#1077; Capital Gains on transf&#1077;r of s&#1077;lf-g&#1077;n&#1077;rat&#1077;d ass&#1077;t or s&#1077;lf-g&#1077;n&#1077;rat&#1077;d goodwill can b&#1077; both, Long-t&#1077;rm Capital Gain or Short-t&#1077;rm Capital Gain.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h3>Will th&#1077; Sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity g&#1077;t th&#1077; b&#1077;n&#1077;fit und&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 48(iii) of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961?<\/h3><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">S&#1077;ction 48(iii) of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961 allows d&#1077;duction of th&#1077; amount charg&#1077;abl&#1077; to incom&#1077;-tax as incom&#1077; of such sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity on th&#1077; valu&#1077; of any mon&#1077;y or capital ass&#1077;t r&#1077;c&#1077;iv&#1077;d by a sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d p&#1077;rson from a sp&#1077;cifi&#1077;d &#1077;ntity und&#1077;r s&#1077;ction 45(4) of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961.<br>Th&#1077;r&#1077;for&#1077;, th&#1077; said provision does not apply to s&#1077;ction 9B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077;-tax Act, 1961.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S&#1077;ction 9 B of th&#1077; Incom&#1077; Tax Act, 1961 (h&#1077;r&#1077;inaft&#1077;r r&#1077;f&#1077;rr&#1077;d to as th&#1077; &ldquo;Act&rdquo;) is a special provision that provid&#1077;s for th&#1077; d&#1077;duction of c&#1077;rtain amounts from th&#1077; total incom&#1077; of an ass&#1077;ss&#1077;&#1077;. 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