14 May 2016
The Assessee Inherited land from his grandfather in 1979.the fair market value on April 1, 1981 is Rs 5000. In FY 2015-16 He sold the land for Rs 2,07,06,000/- after Plotting to various buyers. Expenses on development of Land for Building Road etc is Rs 20,00,000. The Assessee is a salaries employee by profession & not engaged in Business or Profession
Query Will the Income Be Assessed as Business income or Capital Gain ?Can we treat the land as Stock in trade?