CBDT notifies procedure to make a reference to valuation officer during search in line with FA 2023

The Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) has notified procedure to make a reference to valuation officer during search in line with FA 2023 via issuing Notification.

The Notification, “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) and sub-section (9D) of section 132 read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962.”

These rules may be called the Income-tax (Ninteenth Amendment) Rules, 2023. They shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

In the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (hereinafter referred as the Principal Rules), after rule 12F, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:–

“13. Procedure to requisition services under sub-section (2) and to make a reference under sub-section (9D) of section 132.– (1) Every Principal Chief Commissioner or the Chief Commissioner or the Principal Director General or the Director General, as the case may be, may approve–

(i) any person or entity whose services may be requisitioned for the purposes of clause (ii) of sub-section (2) of section 132; or

(ii) any person or entity or registered valuer to whom reference may be made for the purposes of clause (ii) of sub-section (9D) of section 132,

on the basis of an application made by such person or entity or registered valuer, or on a reference made by Joint Director or Joint Commissioner or Additional Director or Additional Commissioner or Director or Commissioner or Principal Director or Principal Commissioner, or on his own motion.

(2) The authorised officer, as referred to in sub-section (2) or sub-section (9D) of section 132, may requisition the services of or make a reference to one or more of the persons approved under sub-rule (1), for the purposes of clause (ii) of sub-section (2) or sub-section (9D) of section 132.

(3) The application referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be made in Form No. 6C.

(4) The application referred to in sub-rule (3) shall be disposed of by the Principal Chief Commissioner or the Chief Commissioner or the Principal Director General or the Director General, as the case may be, within six months from the end of the month in which such application is made thereby granting approval or rejecting the same.

(5) The Principal Chief Commissioner or Principal Director General or Chief Commissioner or Director General may, on grant of approval to a person or entity or registered valuer as provided in sub-rule (1), shall issue a Designated Approval Number to such person or entity or registered valuer, as the case may be.

(6) For the purposes of clause (ii) of sub-section (2) or clause (ii) of sub-section (9D) of section 132, in a case where the authorised officer considers it necessary or expedient to do so, he may requisition the services of or make a reference to a person or entity or registered valuer who is not approved as per sub-rule (1), after recording reasons for the same, and within a period of thirty days of such requisition, obtain approval of the Principal Chief Commissioner or the Chief Commissioner or the Principal Director General or the Director General, as the case may be.

Explanation 1.- For the purposes of this rule, “registered valuer” means any valuer registered by or under any law for the time being in force.

Explanation 2.- For the purposes of sub-rule (5) of this rule, a “Designated Approval Number” means a number so issued, having alphanumeric characters.

13A. Valuation under sub-section (9D) of section 132.––(1) For the purpose of sub-section (9D) of section 132, the fair market value of the property shall be determined in the following manner, namely:–

(i) the value of an immovable property, being land or building or both, shall be in accordance with the value adopted or assessed or assessable by any authority of the Central Government or a State Government for the purpose of payment of stamp duty in respect of such immovable property, along with the cost of construction and improvements, if any, on the date(s) on which such property is required to be valued as per the reference made under sub-section (9D) of section 132;

(ii) the value of jewellery, archaeological collections, drawings, paintings, sculptures, any work of art, shares or securities referred to in rule 11UA, shall be the value determined in the manner provided in sub-rule (1) of rule 11UA and for this purpose the reference to the valuation date in the rule 11U and rule 11UA shall be the date(s) on which such property is required to be valued as per the reference made under sub-section (9D) of section 132;

(iii) the value of property,

(a) other than those covered in clause (i) and clause (ii), or

(b) where valuation as specified in clause (i) and clause (ii) is not feasible, shall be the price that such property would ordinarily fetch on sale in the open market on the date(s) on which such property is required to be valued as per the reference made under sub-section (9D) of section 132.

(2) The person or entity or registered valuer, to whom the reference for valuation has been made by the authorised officer under the provisions of sub-section (9D) of section 132 shall submit the report of valuation in Form No. 6CA to such authorised officer.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule, “registered valuer” means any valuer registered by or under any law for the time being in force.

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