Income Tax : The article explains how Section 45(5A) shifted the capital gains trigger for landowners from JDA execution to issuance of the com...
Income Tax : The new law treats gains from depreciable assets as short-term capital gains for all purposes, not merely for computation. This ef...
Income Tax : The reform replaces dividend-based taxation with capital gains to ensure only real income is taxed. It removes the distortion of t...
Income Tax : Establishes that higher tax burdens on promoters under the new regime require companies to reassess payout strategies. The takeawa...
Income Tax : The distinction between slump sale and itemised asset sale determines how capital gains are taxed. A true slump sale applies Secti...
Income Tax : India and France have signed a protocol granting full taxing rights on capital gains from share sales to the country of company re...
Income Tax : Govt rationalizes long-term capital gains tax, reducing rates to 12.5% and simplifying holding periods. Relief provided for pre-Ju...
Income Tax : Finance Bill 2024 amends Section 55 to include fair market value for unlisted shares in IPOs. Changes apply retroactively from Apr...
Income Tax : The Finance Bill 2024 proposes a streamlined and rationalized taxation system for capital gains, with changes including reduced ho...
Income Tax : From April 1, 2025, Section 47 will exclude transfers of capital assets under gifts or wills from capital gains tax, with specific...
Income Tax : The ITAT ruled that the Assessing Officer wrongly adopted the stamp duty valuation despite contrary valuation material on record. ...
Income Tax : Delhi ITAT held that before the amendment effective from 01.04.2015, exemption under Section 54 could be claimed for investment in...
Income Tax : ITAT Indore held that Section 54 exemption cannot be denied merely for failure to deposit capital gains in the Capital Gain Deposi...
Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that delayed filing or incorrect disclosure in Form 67 does not automatically disentitle an assessee from claim...
Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld tax addition where agricultural land was acquired below stamp duty valuation and DVO-determined fair market va...
Income Tax : The government has authorised all non-rural branches of 19 banks to operate Capital Gains Account Scheme accounts, enhancing taxpa...
Income Tax : The amendment introduces electronic payment modes for capital gains deposits and clarifies the effective date of deposit. It enhan...
Income Tax : Ministry of Finance notifies IREDA bonds issued post-July 9, 2025, as long-term specified assets under Section 54EC for income tax...
Income Tax : Ministry of Finance announces amendment to Section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, introducing a new cost inflation index effectiv...
Income Tax : The Ministry of Finance, through the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), issued Notification No. 44/2024-Income-Tax on May 24, 2...
Earlier to Finance Act 2017, section 10(38) of Income Tax Act provided opportunity to tax-evaders. It provided the exemption of tax on the capital gains arising on sale of equity shares after one year of its acquisition, if transaction was chargeable to securities transaction tax (STT).
Mr Chaudhury has just sold his old ancestral house for a lump sum consideration of Rs. 20,00,000. He has now set his eyes on a new apartment which is due for possession within the next two years. Mr. Chaudhury is in a dilemma, he is aware that the amount he has received is a Capital Gain in his hands and is liable to tax. His intention is to use this fund towards paying for his new abode. What are his options?
DCIT Vs Shri Ravjibhai Manibhai Patel (ITAT Ahmedabad) If an agriculture land is situated beyond 8 kms. from the local limit of any municipal or cantonment area, whose population is more than Rs.10 lakhs, then that would not fall within the ambit of definition ‘capital assets. This demarcation of the geographical situation of the land […]
The issue under consideration is whether the CIT(A) is correct in confirming the addition while treating the compensation received for relinquishment of right to sue as taxable business income & accordingly considered it as revenue receipt as against the capital receipt?
Assessee is entitled to include interest in the capital cost while computing capital gains U/s 48 of the Act. Judicial discipline requires us to follow the order of a co‑ordinate bench.
Sakharam Bhondve Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) The issue under consideration is whether the deduction u/s 54F for reinvestment against Capital gain in the name of wife and son will be allowed or not? As per the judgement of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of Kamal Wahal (supra): “It also noted that a […]
The LLP is one the popular mode of doing the business in India. The LLP Act has provided to convert a private limited company to LLP. The Income tax Act 1961 also has been amended by inserting the provisions related to such conversion. When there is transfer, from one person to another person, the transferor […]
The concept of joint development agreement is common now a days because of its advantage of bringing together of both landlords and the developer. The landlord who has land with insufficient funds to develop such land can reap the benefit of current market price after the development. Always the price for developed property is greater […]
The Income Tax law on capital gains on the transfer of movable and immovable assets is a much debated subject from its inception and a lot of clarity has emerged over a period of time through various amendments to the law, judicial decisions and clarificatory notifications/ circulars.The Entry 82 of List I to the Constitution […]
ITO Vs Sejal Gopalbhai Shah (ITAT Ahmedabad) The issue under consideration is whether capital gain will be taxed in the hands of general power of attorney holder with respect to land sold? ITAT states that, the assessee was just general Power of Attorney holder with respect to the lands in dispute. This fact has not […]
