short term capital gain

Bonus stripping – Way to Save tax

In bonus stripping, investors buy shares of companies which have announced bonus issues, and subsequently, sell the original holding at a loss once the stock becomes ex-bonus. This loss can be adjusted against their capital gains on other holdings.
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Rate of tax for short term capital gain under section 111A – Correction in proviso to section 111A

Under the provisions of section 111A tax on short-term capital gains, in the case of equity shares in a company or units of an equity oriented fund on which Securities Transaction Tax (STT) has been paid, is levied at the rate of 15%. This rate was increased from 10% to 15% vide Finance Act, 2008 with effect from 1.4.2009. However, in the proviso to this section while providing relief, the rate of short-term capital gains tax is still referred to as 10% which needs to be..
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Useful tips to save Income Tax for the Financial Year (FY) 2011-112

Income from Salary:-Section 17 of the Income Tax (IT) Act is all about taxation under the head 'salary'. In most of the cases, it is impossible for a salaried person to avoid tax on his income, except by way of deduction under chapter VI A of the IT Act.
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Capital gains under Income Tax Act 1961

Any Income derived from a Capital asset movable or immovable is taxable under the head Capital Gains under Income Tax Act 1961. The Capital Gains have been divided in two parts under Income Tax Act 1961. One is short term capital gain and other is long term capital gain.
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Authorised Dealer not liable to deduct tax on remittance to non-resident of sale proceeds representing short term capita

The decision is relevant to authorised dealers making remittance to non-residents. Though the decision is rendered in the context of remittance to individual’s resident in the UAE, all non-resident Indians can benefit from the principle laid down in
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An order executed in parts by exchange can not be considered as multiple transactions

The AO held the assessee to be a trader in shares & assessed the gains as business profits on the ground that (a) there was high frequency & sale transactions, (b) there were instances where delivery was not taken and shares were sold within a short period, (c) 88% of the shares sold were purchased during the year and (d) the available capital was turned over 85 times to make purchases of Rs.23 crores & sales of Rs. 29 crores. This was confirmed by the CIT..
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DTC: Jewellery, works of art, property to qualify as long-term investments even if held for a year

The Supreme Court will hear on September 10 the impleadment petition filed by the Forex Derivatives Consumers Forum along with the Special Leave Petition filed by Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA). Forex Derivatives Consumers Forum is a registered association of exporters from across the country, a majority of them from Tamil Nadu’s Tirpur district.
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Shares Income: LTCG remains exempt and Short Term Capital Gain taxable at half the rate under DTC

DTC Billproposes to tax short-term capital gains arising from stocks and mutual funds at half the marginal rate.So, if your marginal tax rate is 30 per cent, you will pay a short-term capital gains tax at 15 per cent. As far as long-term capital gains tax goes, it has been kept out of the tax net, subject to the payment of securities transaction tax (STT).
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