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Clause 42 - Insertion of new section194-IA-Payment on transfer of certain immovable property other than agricultural land - FINANCE BILL, 2013

FINANCE BILL, 2013
Chapter III - Part I
DIRECT TAXES - Income-tax
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Insertion of new section194-IA.

     42. After section 194-I of the Income-tax Act, the following section shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of June, 2013, namely:––

Payment on transfer of certain immovable property other than agricultural land

          ‘194-IA. (1) Any person, being a transferee, responsible for paying (other than the person referred to in section 194LA) to a resident transfer or any sum by way of consideration for transfer of any immovable property (other than agricultural land), shall, at the time of credit of such sum to the account of the transfer or or at the time of payment of such sum in cash or by issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct an amount equal to one per cent. of such sum as income-tax thereon.

          (2) No deduction under sub-section (1) shall be made where the consideration for the transfer of an immovable property is less than fifty lakh rupees.

          Explanation.–– For the purposes of this section,––

               (a) “agricultural land” means agricultural land in India, not being a land situate in any area referred to in items (a) and (b) of sub-clause (iii) of clause (14) of section 2;

               (b) “immovable property” means any land (other than agricultural land) or any building or part of a building.’.

 



 

Notes on Clauses:

Clause 42 of the Bill seeks to insert a new section 194-IA in the Income-tax Act relating to payment on transfer of certain immovable property other than agricultural land.

    It is proposed to insert a new section 194-IA to provide that any person, being a transferee, responsible for paying (other than the person referred to in section 194LA) to a resident transferor any sum by way of consideration for transfer of any immovable property (other than agricultural land) shall deduct an amount equal to one per cent. of such sum as income-tax at the time of credit of such sum to the account of the transferor or at the time of payment of such sum in cash or by issue of cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier.

    It is further proposed to provide that no deduction shall be made where consideration for the transfer of an immovable property is less than fifty lakh rupees.

    It is also proposed to provide an Explanation defining the expressions “agricultural land” and “immovable property”.

    This amendment will take effect from 1st June, 2013.

 
 
 
 

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