Gain on shares held for more than 12 months is long-term capital gain

PCIT Vs Hardik Bharat Patel (Bombay High Court) CBDT Circular No. 6 of 2016 dated 29.2.2016 with regard to the issue of taxability of surplus on sale of shares and securities, – whether as capital gain or business income in case of long term holdings of shares and securities i.e in excess of 12 months. It has clarified therein that with a view to reduce litigation and uncertainty in the matter of taxibility, as long term capital gains or business income – the assess has an option to treat the income from sale of listed shares and securities as income arising under the head ‘L...