Bajrang (Age 50 years) a resident is engaged in the business of textile at Chennai. His wife Usha is employed in ABC Ltd as Accounts Officer. She furnishes you the following details for the year ended 31st March, 2024: P

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Bajrang (Age 50 years) a resident is engaged in the business of textile at Chennai. His wife Usha is employed in ABC Ltd as Accounts Officer. She furnishes you the following details for the year ended 31st March, 2024: Particulars Amount (₹) Basic salary per month 1,20,000 Dearness allowance (50% eligible for retirement benefits) per month 60,000 Lunch allowance per month 10,000 Medical allowance per month 5,000 Children education allowance (₹ 2,000 per child for 2 children) per month 4,000 Health club membership fee provided similarly to all staff by ABC Ltd. paid for whole year 20,000 House Rent Allowance per month 30,000 Actual rent paid by her to Bajrang (husband) in Chennai per month 40,000 Contribution to public provident fund ₹ 1 lakh in her account and ₹ 40,000 each in the name of two minor children 1,80,000 Bank FD interest 50,000 Savings bank account interest 15,000 Bajrang furnishes you the following details of income for the year ended 31st March, 2024: Particulars Amount (₹) Turnover from retail trade of garments (He does not maintain books of account for this business, whole of the sale money is received in cash only) 1,20,00,000 Rent from vacant site at Chennai 96,000 Rent from house property at Chennai let out to wife Usha 4,80,000 Arrear salary received from Ex-employer 1,50,000 Gift received from relatives on the occasion of birthday 55,000 Gift of motor car from a friend outside India cost of motor car 5,10,000 Eligible amount of brought forward business loss relating to wholesale trade of the assessment year 2022-23. This business was discontinued w.e.f. 01-04-2023. 3,00,000 Sold a vacant land (whose value for stamp duty purposes is ₹ 15 lakh) on 04-03-2024 14,00,000 The vacant land was acquired by his late father on 01-09-2010 for ₹ 2 lakh. Bajrang inherited the land on 05-06-2022 as per father's Will. Deposited in capital gain bond of REC Ltd. u/s 54 EC on 10-05-2024 9,00,000 Cost inflation index for F.Y. 2010-11 = 167; F.Y. 2022-23 = 331; F.Y. 2023-24 = 348 Based on the facts of the above information, compute the taxable capital gain in the hands of Bajrang for the assessment year 2024-25.

Answer & Explanation:

Computation of Taxable Capital Gain in the hands of Mr. Bajrang for the AY 2024-25 Particulars Amount (₹) Actual Sale Consideration 14,00,000 Value of vacant land for stamp duty purposes 15,00,000 Since the difference between sale consideration and value of stamp duty purposes is less than 10% of the actual sale consideration, therefore, actual sale consideration is to be considered 14,00,000 Less: Indexed Cost of Acquisition (₹ 2,00,000 * 348/167) (4,16,766) Long Term Capital Gains 9,83,234 Less: Exemption u/s 54EC [Deposited in CG bond of REC Ltd.] (9,00,000) Taxable Long Term Capital Gains 83,234

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