Date: 2020-06-29Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause XI of the proviso to clause x of sub section 2 of section 56 read with section 295 of the Income tax Act, 1961 43 of 1961 the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income tax Rules 1962
Executive Summary:
This notification from the Central Board of Direct Taxes amends the Incometax Rules, 1962, effective April 1, 2020, and applicable for the assessment year 2020-21 onwards. It specifies the class of persons to whom clause x of subsection 2 of section 56 of the Incometax Act, 1961, shall not apply concerning certain property transactions. The amendment addresses immovable property in unauthorized colonies in Delhi, movable property related to companies under Tribunal suspension, and equity shares of reconstructed banks.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendment Overview:
* The Incometax Rules, 1962 are amended via the "Incometax 14th Amendment Rules, 2020".
* These rules come into force on April 1, 2020, and apply to the assessment year 2020-21 and subsequent years.
Exemption from Section 56(2)(x):
* Rule 11UAC specifies cases where the provisions of clause x of subsection 2 of section 56 of the Incometax Act, 1961, do not apply.
Immovable Property (Unauthorized Colonies in Delhi):
* Exemption applies to residents of unauthorized colonies in Delhi receiving land or buildings, provided the Central Government has regularized transactions based on specific documents (Power of Attorney, Agreement to Sale, Will, etc.).
* A "resident" is defined as someone with physical possession based on a registered sale deed or specified documents, including legal heirs, but excluding tenants, licensees, or permissive users.
* The definition of "unauthorized colony" refers to the National Capital Territory of Delhi Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies Act, 2019.
Movable Property (Unquoted Shares):
* Exemption applies to shareholders receiving unquoted shares of a company, its subsidiary, or the subsidiary of such subsidiary, under specific conditions.
* The Tribunal must have suspended the Board of Directors and appointed new directors nominated by the Central Government under sections 241 and 242 of the Companies Act, 2013.
* Shares must be received pursuant to a resolution plan approved by the Tribunal under section 242 of the Companies Act, 2013, after affording a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner or Commissioner.
* A company shall be a subsidiary of another company, if such other company holds more than half in nominal value of the equity share capital of the company.
Movable Property (Equity Shares of Reconstructed Bank):
* Exemption applies to investors or investor banks receiving equity shares of a reconstructed bank (Yes Bank Limited Reconstruction Scheme, 2020) at a price specified in the scheme.
Impact Analysis:
Residents of Unauthorized Colonies in Delhi:
* Impact: Exempted from income tax on the receipt of immovable property if transactions are regularized by the Central Government.
* Action Required: Ensure property transactions are compliant with the Central Government's regularization policies and maintain necessary documentation.
Shareholders of Companies with Suspended Boards:
* Impact: Exempted from income tax on the receipt of unquoted shares from companies with suspended boards, where shares were received under Tribunal-approved resolution plans.
* Action Required: Ensure share receipt aligns with Tribunal-approved resolution plans under the Companies Act, 2013.
Investors/Investor Banks in Reconstructed Banks (Yes Bank Limited Reconstruction Scheme, 2020):
* Impact: Exempted from income tax on the receipt of equity shares from the reconstructed bank under the specified scheme.
* Action Required: Ensure share allotment is under the Yes Bank Limited Reconstruction Scheme, 2020, and at the price specified in the scheme.
Central Board of Direct Taxes:
* Impact: Responsible for administering and implementing the amended rules.
* Action Required: Monitor the implementation of the amended rules and provide guidance as needed.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Board of Direct Taxes: An organization responsible for framing policies related to direct taxes in India.
Income-tax Act, 1961: A law governing income tax in India.
Incometax Rules, 1962: Rules pertaining to the Income-tax Act, 1961, providing detailed procedures and guidelines.
Incometax 14th Amendment Rules, 2020: An amendment to the Incometax Rules, 1962.
National Capital Territory of Delhi: A union territory and metropolitan region encompassing New Delhi.
National Capital Territory of Delhi Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies Act, 2019: A law concerning property rights in unauthorized colonies in Delhi.
Companies Act, 2013: A law that regulates incorporation, operation and winding up of companies in India.
Yes Bank Limited Reconstruction Scheme, 2020: A scheme for the reconstruction of Yes Bank.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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No. 319] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020/ASADHA 8, 1942
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
(केंद्रीय प्रत्यक्ष कर बोडड)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 29 िून, 2020
सा.का.जन. 421(अ).—केंद्रीय प्रत्यक्ष कर बोड,ड आयकर अजधजनयम, 1961 (1961 का 43) की धारा 295 के
साथ पठित धारा 56 की उपधारा (2) के खंड (x) के परंतुक के खंड (XI) द्वारा प्रित् त िजतत यक का प्रयोग करत े एए
आयकर जनयम 1962 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाता ह,ै अथाडत ् :-
1. संजक्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ – (1) इन जनयमक का संजक्षप्त नाम आयकर (चौदहव ां संिोधन) जनयम, 2020 ह ै।
(2) ये 1 अप्रलै , 2020 से प्रिृत्त हकगे और जनधारड ण िर् ड 2020-21 और पश् चातिती जनधारड ण िर्ों के जलए लागू
हकगे ।
2. आयकर जनयम, 1962 म,ें जनयम 11पकग के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाडत् :-
धारा 56 की उपधारा (2) के खडं (x) के परंतकु के खडं (XI) के प्रयोिन के जलए व्यजियक का जिजहत िग ड
11पकग. धारा 56 की उप-धारा (2) के खडं (x) के उपबंध जनम्नजलजखत पर लागू नहीं हकगे, –
(1) कोई स्ट्थािर संपजत्त, िो भूजम या भिन या िोनक हो, िहां केंद्रीय सरकार रािपत्र में अजधसूचना द्वारा, ऐसे
जनिासी के पक्ष में ऐसी स्ट्थािर संपजत्त के संबंध में स्ट्िाजमत्ि या अंतरण या बंधक का अजधकार प्रित्त करने या मान्यता
2885 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
िेने के जलए प्रजतफल के संिाय का साक्ष्य िेन े िाल े िस्ट्तािेिक सजहत निीनतम मुख्तारनामा, जिक्रय करने का करार,
जिल, कब्िा पत्र और अन्य िस्ट्तािेि, जिसे दिल्ली राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्यक्षेत्र में दकसी अप्राजधकृत कालोनी के जनिासी
द्वारा प्राप्त दकया गया ह;ै
स्ट्पष्टीकरण – इस उप-जनयम के प्रयोिन के जलए, -
(क) “जनिासी” स े ऐसा व्यजि अजभप्रेत ह,ै िो अप्राजधकृत कालोजनयक म ें दकसी संपजत्त के संबधं म ें प्रजतफल के संिाय का
साक्ष्य िेन े िाल े िस्ट्तािेिक सजहत रजिस्ट्रीकृत जिक्रय जिलेख या निीनतम मुख्तारनामा का संिग,ड जिक्रय करन े का
करार, जिल, कब्िा पत्र और अन्य िस्ट्तािेि के आधार पर संपजत्त का भौजतक कब्िा रखता ह ै और इसके अंतगडत उसके
जिजधक िाठरस भी ह,ै ककंतु दकराएिार, अनुज्ञजप्तधारी या अनज्ञु ेय उपभोिा सजममजलत नहीं ह;ै
(ख) “अप्राजधकृत कालोनी” का िही अथ ड होगा िो राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्यक्षेत्र दिल्ली (अप्राजधकृत कालोनी जनिासी
संपजत्त अजधकार मान्यता) अजधजनयम, 2019 (2019 का 45) म ें ह;ै
(2) दकसी कंपनी और उसकी समनुर्ंगी तथा दकसी िेयर धारक द्वारा ऐसे समनुर्गं ी की समनुर्ंगी की दकसी िंगम
समपजत िो कोट न दकए गय ेिये र ह,ैं िहां –
(i) कंपनी अजधजनयम, 2013 की धारा 241 के अधीन केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा दकए गए आिेिन पर अजधकरण
ने ऐस े कंपनी के जनिेिक बोड ड को जनलंजबत कर दिया ह ै और उि अजधजनयम की धारा 242 के अधीन
केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा नामजनर्िष्टड नए जनिेिक जनयिु कर दिया है; और
(ii) ऐसी कंपनी और उसके समनर्ु ंगी के िेयर तथा ऐसे समनर्ु ंगी के समनुर्गं ी अजधकाठरता का प्रधान
आयुि या आयिु के समक्ष युजियुि अिसर प्रिान करने के पश्चात् कंपनी अजधजनयम, 2013 की धारा
242 के अधीन अजधकरण द्वारा अनुमोदित एक संकल्प योिना के अनुसरण म ेंप्राप्त की गई ह ै।
स्ट्पष्टीकरण – इस उप-जनयम के प्रयोिनक के जलए, --
(क) कोई कंपनी अन्य कंपनी की समनुर्ंगी होगी, यदि ऐसी अन्य कंपनी, उस कंपनी के साधारण अंि
पूंिी के आधे स ेअजधक अजभजहत मूल्य धाठरत करती ह;ै
(ख) “अजधकरण” का िही अथड होगा, िो कंपनी अजधजनयम, 2013 की धारा 2 के खंड (90) म ेंह ै।
(3) कोई िगं म संपजत्त पनु जनर्मडत बैंक का साधारण िेयर जिजनधानकताड या जिजनधानकताड बैंक द्वारा, िैसी भी जस्ट्थजत
हो, प्राप्त दकया हो, िहां उि िये र स्ट्कीम के पैरा 3 के उप-पैरा (3) में जिजनर्िष्टड कीमत पर स्ट्कीम के अधीन पुनर्नडर्मडत
बैंक द्वारा आबंठटत दकया गया ह ै।
स्ट्पष्टीकरण – इस उप-जनयम के प्रयोिनक के जलए, --
(क) “जिजनधानकताड” का िही अथ ड होगा िो स्ट्कीम के परै ा 2 के खंड (1) के उप-खंड (ख) म ेंह;ै
(ख) “जिजनधानकताड बैंक” का िही अथ ड होगा िो स्ट्कीम के परै ा 2 के खडं (1) के उप-खंड (ग) म ें ह;ै
(ग) “पुनर्नडर्मडत बैंक” का िही अथ ड होगा िो स्ट्कीम के परै ा 2 के खंड (1) के उप-खंड (ग) म ें ह;ै
(घ) “स्ट्कीम” स े यस बैंक जलजमटेड ठरकंस्ट्रतसन स्ट्कीम, 2020 अजभप्रेत ह ै।
[अजधसचूना सं. 40 /2020/फा. सं. 370149/143/2019-टीपीएल]
अांकित जैन, अवर सचचव (िर नीचत और चवध न)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
स्ट्पष्टीकारक ज्ञापन :- यह प्रमाजणत दकया िाता ह ै दक इन जनयमक को भूतलक्षी प्रभाि िेन े स े दकसी व्यजि पर प्रजतकूल
प्रभाि नहीं पड़ रहा ह ै।
ठटप्पण : मूल जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3 उपखंड (ii) म ें संख्यांक का.आ. 969 (अ), तारीख
26 माच,ड 1962 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और अजधसूचना सं. सा.का.जन. 415 (अ), तारीख 26 जून 2020 द्वारा
अंजतम संिोधन दकए गए थे ।
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th June, 2020
G.S.R. 421(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (XI) of the proviso to clause (x) of sub-
section (2) of section 56 read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of
Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules,1962, namely:─
1. Short title and commencement.‒ (1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (14th Amendment) Rules,
2020.
(2) They shall come into force from the 1st day of April, 2020 and shall be applicable for assessment year
2020-21and subsequent assessment years.
2. In the Income-tax Rules, 1962, for rule 11UAC, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—
Prescribed class of persons for the purpose of clause (XI) of the proviso to clause (x) of sub-section (2)
of section 56.
11UAC. The provisions of clause (x) of sub-section (2) of section 56 shall not apply to,-
(1) any immovable property, being land or building or both, received by a resident of an unauthorised
colony in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, where the Central Government by notification in the
Official Gazettee, regularised the transactions of such immovable property based on the latest Power of
Attorney, Agreement to Sale, Will, possession letter and other documents including documents evidencing
payment of consideration for conferring or recognising right of ownership or transfer or mortgage in regard
to such immovable property in favour of such resident.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-rule,-
(a) "resident" means a person having physical possession of property on the basis of a registered sale deed
or latest set of Power of Attorney, Agreement to Sale, Will, possession letter and other documents including
documents evidencing payment of consideration in respect of a property in unauthorised colonies and
includes their legal heirs but does not include tenant, licensee or permissive user;
(b) “unauthorised colony” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (b) of section 2 of the
National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies)
Act, 2019 (45 of 2019).
(2) any movable property, being unquoted shares, of a company and its subsidiary and the subsidiary of
such subsidiary received by a shareholder, where,—
(i) the Tribunal, on an application moved by the Central Government under section 241 of the Companies
Act, 2013, has suspended the Board of Directors of such company and has appointed new directors
nominated by the Central Government under section 242 of the said Act; and
(ii) share of company and its subsidiary and the subsidiary of such subsidiary has been received pursuant to
a resolution plan approved by the Tribunal under section 242 of the Companies Act, 2013 after affording a
reasonable opportunity of being heard to the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner or Commissioner.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this sub-rule,-
(a) a company shall be a subsidiary of another company, if such other company holds more than half in
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(b) "Tribunal" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (90) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013
(18 of 2013).
(3) any movable property, being equity shares, of the reconstructed bank, received by the investor or the
investor bank, as the case may be, where the said share has been allotted by the reconstructed bank under
the scheme at a price specified in sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 3 of the scheme.
Explanation. — For the purposes of this sub-rule,-
(a) “investor” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in sub-clause (b) of clause (1) of paragraph 2
of the Scheme;
(b) “investor bank ” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in sub-clause (c) of clause (1) of
paragraph 2 of the Scheme;
(c) “reconstructed bank” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in sub-clause (d) of clause (1) of
paragraph 2 of the Scheme;
(d) “Scheme” means Yes Bank Limited Reconstruction Scheme, 2020.
[Notification No. 40 /2020/F. No.370149/143/2019-TPL]
ANKIT JAIN, Under Secy. (Tax Policy and Legislation)
Explanatory Memorandum: It is hereby certified that no person is being adversely affected by giving
retrospective effect to these rules.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-
section (ii) vide number S.O. 969 (E), dated the 26th March, 1962 and last amended vide notification
number G.S.R No. 415 (E) dated 26th June , 2020.
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