Where assesse enters into agreement to sell agri land. There after makes an application to the authorities to permit to covert the land into farm houses and authority replies that no such conversion required for farm houses and there after the sale deed with buyer is registered. Whether the land ceases to be agricltual land on the date of registration of sale deed. What is the relevant date of transfer, the date of agreement or date of registration of sale deed?

As per Section 2(14)(iii), agricultural land outside specified limit is not capital asset and hence there can be no capital gain on transfer of such agricultural land. Hence it is important to determine whether land is agriculture land or not.

Where assesse enters into agreement to sell agri land. There after makes  an application to the authorities to permit to covert the land into farm houses  and authority replies that no such conversion required for farm houses and there after the sale deed with buyer is registered. Whether the land ceases to be agricltual land on the date of registration of sale deed. What is the relevant date of transfer, the date of agreement or date of registration of sale deed?

Held by Jaipur Tribunal in Megh Chand Meena, HUF [2016] 70 taxmann.com 374 (Jaipur - Trib.) MAY  17, 2016  that  it was clear that there was no conversion of agricultural land and what had been transferred by assessee continued to be agricultural land beyond 8 Kms. of municipal limits. it was not a capital asset under section 2(14)(iii) . therefore, sale consideration was not liable to capital gains tax under section 45.