“Section 10(50)”
The decision most relied on for Section 10(50) is Shri Manjeet Singh HUF v. UOI & Others in CWP No. 15506 of 2013; Shri Puneet Singh vs. CIT (110 Taxmann.com 116), cited in 83 judgments on BharatTax.
Leading authorities on Section 10(50)
Interest received on compensation or enhanced compensation from compulsory acquisition of land is taxable under the head 'Income from other sources' in the year of receipt, as per the amended provisions, with a 50% deduction available under section 57(iv).
The Commissioner's revisional powers under Section 263, as clarified by Explanation (c) of Section 263(1) (retrospectively inserted by the Finance Act, 1989), extend to and are deemed always to have extended to matters that were not considered and decided in an appeal. This means the CIT can revise an order even if it was appealed, provided the specific issue under revision was not part of the appeal proceedings.
Capital gains arising on a depreciable asset, which are exempt under Section 50, are to be excluded from the calculation of deemed profits under Section 115JA, as the exemption is preserved by Section 115JA(4).
An expenditure not allowed as a specific deduction can still be considered an allowable business loss under the general principles of income computation, even if a specific condition for that deduction was not met.
Reopening of assessment beyond three years but not more than 10 years is permissible under section 149(1)(a) if the income escapement amounts to or is likely to amount to ₹50 lacs or more.
An assessee is entitled to claim the remaining 50% of depreciation in a subsequent year if the asset was put to use for less than 180 days in the year of addition, and the first 50% was not claimed. Capital investment subsidies received for setting up a project in a backward area are considered capital subsidies and do not require reduction from the cost of assets under Explanation 10 to Section 43(1).