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Friday 28 December 2012

Capital Gain on Development Agreements

Where  assessee enters into agreement with developer to surrender his plot or building in consideration of receiving back cash and/or constructed flat/building, the transaction becomes exigible to capital gain.But the moot point is point of taxation of transaction as to whether it is:
i) Point of entering into agreement
ii) registration of plot/building in favor of developer
iii) when new plot/flat/ building is allotted
iv) when possession of plot/flat/ building is  handed over.