Stamp duty valuation on the date of sale agreement- sub section (3) & (4) of section finace act 2013 S43CASub section (3) and sub section (4) of Section 43CA have further provided to adopt stamp duty value of the property assessable as on the date of entering into sale agreement instead of the value assessed as on the date of transfer of the property. Sub section (3) and sub section (4) of section 43CA read as under:
(3)Where the date of agreement fixing the value of consideration for transfer of the asset and the date of registration of such transfer of asset are not the same, the value referred to in sub section (1) may be taken as the value assessable by any authority of a state government for the purpose of payment of stamp duty in respect of such transfer on the date of the agreement.
(4)The provisions of sub section (3) shall apply only in a case where the amount of consideration or a part thereof has been received by any mode other than cash on or before the date of agreement for transfer of the asset.
expert advice stamp duty payble is at the time of agreement or on the date of registrtation