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Whether TDS Is Required On Lump Sum Premium For Granting Lease?

QUERY: BIDCO which is a State Industrial Development Corporation grants a 99 year lease and collects a lump sum premium for granting the lease amounting to Rs. 40 crores. Yearly rent is Rs. 1,000/- . Whether section 194I is applicable on the lump sum amount?
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In ITO (TDS) v. Navi Mumbai SEZ (P) Ltd. [38 Taxmann.com 218] the Mumbai Tribunal has taken a view that lease premium paid by the assessee to BIDCO for acquiring leasehold land for a period of 60 years in order to develop a SEZ

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Whether Income From Sale Of Carbon Credit Is Taxable Under Capital Gains?

QUERY: A chemical company by installing sophisticated equipment for pollution control generates carbon credit. Carbon credit which is sold for Rs. 20/- crores. The Income tax Department is of the view that the proceeds are liable to tax under business income. The auditor is of the view that the income is taxable under capital gains.
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In My Home Power Ltd. v. DCIT [IT Appeal No. 1114 (Hyd.) of 2009 dt. Nov. 02, 2012] the Hyderabad Tribunal has held as under:

“Carbon credit is in the nature of an entitlement received to improve world atmosphere reducing carbon, heat and gas emissions.

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