• Sale of property on the basis of Agreement to Sale

I had been allotted a plot by Lucknow Development authorities in 2005 and I have deposited Rs. 462000.00
Due to non development of area LDA not registered sale deed in my favour so far.
Now I am going to sale the property to a person for Rs 3500000.00 on the basis of AGREEMENT OF SALE. And he is going to give full amount without SALE DEED of the plot.
My question is that
Whether I will be taxed this year OR when I will execute sale deed in favour of buyer which will take place at least two to three years.
Asked 5 years ago in Capital Gains Tax

Hi,

You will be taxed in this year (I.e. in the year when agreement to sell will be executed).

Further, you can claim exemption from capital gain if you invest the sale proceeds in another residential house or in eligible bonds subject to certain conditions.

Please let us know if you want more info about exemption.

Abhishek Dugar
CA, Mumbai
3576 Answers
183 Consultations

4.8 on 5.0

First of all since you are not the registered owner of the land how will you sell it as you have mentioned LDA has not registered a deed in your name?

However if you are going to sell the land based on the agreement between you and LDA i.e. you are going to transfer your rights in a property then such capital gain will be taxed in the year when you transfer your rights by making a sale agreement. I don't think you will be able to make a sale deed as you are not the registered owner of such land.

Therefore according to my observation you will be taxed this year and you can exempt yourself from capital gain by investing such money in bonds specified under 54EC or in a residential flat mentioned under 54F.

You can also ask further query or can schedule a consultation for any further information.

Hope you find the information helpful if you do please rate it 5 and provide your valuable feedback for my improvement.

Thank you

Naman Maloo
CA, Jaipur
4272 Answers
97 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Dear Sir,

Hope you are doing well !

Since sale deed will be executed in current year so it will taxed in this year only.

However, you can take the benefit of exemption u/s 54/54F/54EC.

Thanks & Regards,

Payal Chhajed

Payal Chhajed
CA, Mumbai
5188 Answers
289 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Hi,

It will be taxed in this year only.

Karishma Chhajer
CA, Jodhpur
2450 Answers
29 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Hi,

Since sale deed will be executed in current year so you will taxed in this year only. However, you can reinvest the capital gains in a residential house or in specified capital indexed bonds to save taxes. Hope that clarifies.

Regards,

Nikhil.

Nikhil Khanna
CA, Mumbai
1429 Answers
19 Consultations

4.8 on 5.0

Hi,

- You will be taxable in the year when agreement to sale will be executed.

- Invest either in bonds or in residential house to claim exemption and save tax.

Thanks

Vivek Kumar Arora
CA, Delhi
4840 Answers
1037 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

As per capital gain liability transfer complete when all payment made or willing to made & Possession given so as per our view tax liability arise when these two condition fulfill

Nitin Jain
CA, Jaipur
214 Answers

4.7 on 5.0

Hi

It will be taxed in year when Agreement to sale is executed.

Swati Agrawal
CA, Mumbai
1146 Answers
7 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

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