S. 56 : Income from other sources -Under valuation of shares -The “fair market value” of shares acquired has to be determined by the taking the book values of the underlying assets and not their market values [S. 56(2)(viia) R.11UA ]

S. 55 : Capital gains – Cost of improvement – Cost of acquisition – Approved valuer’s report itself is a piece of evidence and Act does not require that opinion of approved valuer should have been supported with further evidence in shape of circle rate or exemplar sale deeds etc, value as on 1-4-1981 on the basis of approved valuer was held to be valid [ S. 45, 55(2)(b)(ii) ]

S. 54B : Capital gains – Land used for agricultural purposes – Investment in the name of wife was held to be entitle to exemption .The word used are the assessee has to invest , it is not specified that it is to be in the name of assessee. Expenditure on bore wells and stamp duty to be taken in to consideration while considering the exemption [ S. 45, 263 ]

S. 54 : Capital gains – Profit on sale of property used for residence – Investment in residential house outside India was held eligible for exemption ( Prior to amendment with effect from 1-4-2015 by Finance (No. 2) ACT, 2014). [ S. 45, 54F ]

S. 54: Capital gains-Profit on sale of property used for residence –Cost included furniture and fixtures –Exemption cannot be denied only on the ground that no claim was made in the return , if he is otherwise entitle to it .[ S.45 ]

S. 54: Capital gains – Profit on sale of property used for residence – If entire consideration was paid with in three years the assessee is entitle to exemption [ S.45, 54F ]

S. 50C : Capital gains – Full value of consideration – Stamp valuation – Distress sale -Transactions between Government entities, provision cannot be applied . [ S. 45 ]

S. 50C : Capital gains – Full value of consideration – Stamp valuation -Assessee was not a real owner of property and he transferred same on representative basis, provisions of section 50C could not be applied to assessee’s case in order to compute capital gain arising from sale of said property [ S.45 ]

S. 50B : Capital gains – Slump sale –Transfer of individual assets to sister concern without transfer of undertaking or business activity as a whole cannot be considered as slump sale [ S. 2(19AA), 2(42C ) ]

S. 47(iv) : Capital gains – Transaction not regarded as transfer – Subsidiary – A subsidiary of a subsidiary (step-down subsidiary) is also a subsidiary of the parent. Consequently, transfers between the holding company and the step-down subsidiary are not “transfers” which can give rise to capital gains or loss. [ S.45 , 48, Companies Act , S. 4(1)( c ), 108 ]