Mumbai ITAT ruled agreement registration does not mean property receipt. Tax cannot be levied on future property rights under anti-abuse provisions. The tribunal allowed a taxpayer's appeal against a ₹1.38 crore tax addition. Registration creates contractual rights, not actual property possession or receipt. This decision clarifies tax treatment for ongoing redevelopment projects in Mumbai.

Mumbai ITAT ruled agreement registration does not mean property receipt. Tax cannot be levied on future property rights under anti-abuse provisions. The tribunal allowed a…

Mumbai is witnessing a plethora of redevelopment projects, under which flat owners get new redeveloped flats. When this new flat is sold, litigation arises on whether the ‘new…