Portfolio Management Scheme (PMS) fees not deductible while computing capital gain

Mateen Pyarali Dholkia Vs. DCIT (ITAT Mumbai)

In the instant case, the profit arising from the sale of shares was received by the assessee directly which constituted its income at the point when it reached or accrued to the assessee. The fee for PMS on the other hand was paid separately by the assessee to discharge his contractual liability. It was thus a case of an obligation to apply income which had accrued or arisen to the assessee and the same amounted to a mere application of income. Therefore, it was to b

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