Section 50D of the Income Tax Act
Income-tax Act, 2025: s.80
Section 50D of the Income-tax Act, 1961 corresponds to section 80 (Fair market value deemed to be full value of consideration in certain cases) of the Income-tax Act, 2025.
Read section 80 of the 2025 Act
Correspondence checked against the ICAI tabular mapping of the two Acts and the BharatTax.co section commentary.
The decision most relied on for Section 50D is Sudhir Menon HUF v. ACIT (45 Taxmann.com 176), cited in 21 of the 32 judgments on BharatTax that turn on this section.
Leading authorities on Section 50D
Section 56(2)(vii)(c) does not apply to additional shares allotted pro rata to existing shareholders, as there is no scope for any property being received in such a situation.
Consideration paid to a retiring partner, even if it exceeds the balance in their capital account, is not chargeable to tax as it does not constitute a 'transfer'.
The term 'allotment of shares' signifies the appropriation of previously unappropriated capital, and shares only come into existence upon such allotment. This principle is relevant for understanding the issuance of bonus shares.
A Commissioner can revise an assessment under section 263 if the Assessing Officer failed to conduct an independent inquiry or made an error in the assessment order. The revision is not justified if the Assessing Officer considered the assessee's submissions and relied on relevant case laws.