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Sri.V.Pushparaj,BangalorevsAssesseeon5June,2012
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This appeal by the assessee is directed against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax
(Appeals)I,Bangaloredated15.2.2011forAssessmentYear200708.
2.Thefactsofthecase,inbrief,areasunder:
2.1TheassesseefiledhisreturnofincomeforAssessmentYear200708on22.6.2007admitting
total income of Rs. 2,66,127. The return of income was processed under section 143(1) of the
IncomeTaxAct,1961(hereinafterreferredas'theAct')andthecasewastakenupforscrutinyby
issue of notice under section 143(2) on 25.8.2008. The Assessing Officer completed the
assessmentbyanorderundersection143(3)oftheActon30.12.2009determiningtheincomeof
the assessee at Rs. 20,94,883. This was ITA No.686/Bang/11 inclusive of Short Term Capital
Gains (STCG) attributable to the share of the assessee, being 50% arising out of the Joint
DevelopmentAgreement(JDA)dt.2.6.2006enteredintobyandbetweentheassesseeandthe
Developers M/s. S.V. Developers in respect of land bearing Survey No.115/2, B. Narayana Pura
Village, K.R. Hobli, Bangalore East Taluk measuring 10 guntas, equivalent to 10,890 sq. ft.
AccordingtothetermsoftheJDA,theassesseewasentitledto12flatswithcorresponding12car
parkingslots,being45%ofthebuiltupareainlieuoftransferof55%oftheundividedportionof
thevacantlandinfavourofthedevelopersforconstructionof16flatswithanequalnumberof
parkingslots.Thusthetotalnumberofflatsagreedtobeconstructedwere28outofwhichthe
assessee was entitled to get 12 flats with equal number of parking slots and the developer was
entitled to the remaining 16 flats with equal number of parking slots. The assessee received a
nonrefundabledepositofRs.15lakhs.Apartfromthisdeposit,theassesseehadnotreceivedany
otherconsiderationintherelevantperiod.TheAssessingOfficerheldthatthetransferof55%of
thelandinfavourofthedeveloperwasadeemedtransferundersection53A of the Transfer of
PropertyAct,1882rws2(47)(v)oftheActandthesamewasexigibletolevyofCapitalGainsTax
intheyearinwhichtheJDAwasenteredinto.AccordingtotheAssessingOfficer,astheJDAwas
entered into on 2.6.2006, accordingly the assessee was liable for levy of Capital Gains in the
period relevant to Assessment Year 200708. In support of his finding, the Assessing Officer
placedrelianceonthedecisionoftheHon'bleHighCourtofBombayinthecaseofChaturbhuj
Dwaraka Das Kapadia V. CIT (2003) 260 ITR 491. In order to quantify the amount of
considerationforthepurposeofCapitalGains,theAssessingOfficerreliedontheguidancevalue
prescribed by the State Government authorities as communicated by the SubRegistrar in
responsetoinformationcalledforbytheAssessingOfficerundersection133(6)oftheActandon
the basis of the value of Rs. 400 per sq. ft. communicated by the Sub Registrar valued the
deemedconsiderationoftheundividedportionoflandatRs.23,96,000aspersection50Cofthe
Act.

2.3ThelearnedCIT(A)didnotacceptthecontentionsoftheassesseeandheldthattheCapital
GainsarisingoutoftheJointDevelopmentAgreementarechargeabletotaxinview of the
decisionoftheHon'bleHighCourtofBombayinthecaseofChaturbhujDwarakaDasKapadia
(supra). The learned CIT(A) also held that the nonrefundable deposit of Rs. 15 lakhs is
chargeabletotaxforthereasonthatthecostof12flatsand12parkingslotsconstructedon45%

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ofthelandbythedeveloperisnotcommensuratewith16flatsand16parkingslotsconstructed
on55%ofthelandoftheJointDeveloperandthatitmaythereforeindirectlybesaidthatRs.15
lakhs represented the cost of sale of 4 flats with 4 parking slots by the assessee to the
developer/builder.Theassessee'sappealwasdisposedoffallowingtheassesseemarginalreliefof
Rs.5,21,433onaccountofrecomputationofcapitalgainsbytakingthecostofacquisitionofthe
propertyatRs.

ITANo.686/Bang/1113,62,800 as per the purchase deed in place of Rs. 4,33,614 estimated by


theAssessingOfficer.
3.1AggrievedbytheorderofthelearnedCIT(A),theassesseeisbeforeus.Thegroundsofappeal
raisedareasunder:
"1.Theappellateorderdt.15.2.2011isopposedtolawandfactsofthecaseinsofaras
itisopposedtotheinterestoftheappellant.
2.ThelearnedCommissionerofIncomeTax(Appeals)I,Bangaloreoughttohavenot
heldthattheShortCapitalGainsarechargeabletotaxfortheAssessmentYear2007
08 within the ambit of section 45(1) of the Act in respect of the deemed transfer of
55% of the land in favour of the Developer in the Scheme of Joint Development
Agreement,dated2.6.2006.

5.ThelearnedCommissionerofIncomeTax(Appeals)I,Bangaloreoughttohavenot
heldthatthecasefortheAssessmentYear200708wasselectedforscrutinymerely
on the submission of the Assessing Officer without any corresponding evidence on
record to justify the selection for scrutiny within the parameters of the scrutiny
guidelines.
6.Theappellantcravesleavetoadd,alter,amendanddeleteanyofthegroundsatthe
timeofhearing.
Fortheseandothergroundsthatmaybeurgedatthetimeofhearing,itisrespectfully
prayedthatyourHon'bleAuthoritybepleasedtopassordersdirectingtheAssessing
Officertodeletetheadditionsmadeintheassessmentorderandtorestoretheincome
declaredbytheappellantandfurtherbepleasedtopassordersthattheappellantwas
liableforShortTermCapitalGainsTaxonthestrengthoftheJointDevelopment
Agreement and further be pleased to pass such other orders granting such other
reliefthatyourHon'bleAuthoritymaydeemfitintheinterestofequityandjustice."

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