Income Tax : The Income-tax Act, 2025 replaces the dividend-based taxation of buy-backs with capital gains taxation for ordinary shareholders, ...
Income Tax : Explore the latest exemptions, deductions and allowances available under the Income-tax Act for AY 2026-27. The guide covers salar...
Income Tax : ITAT held that Section 54 exemption must be examined separately for each residential house sold. Aggregating gains from multiple t...
Income Tax : The document provides a detailed summary of the special tax provisions applicable to different securities and classes of taxpayers...
Income Tax : Learn the exemptions available under Sections 54 to 54GB of the Income-tax Act, including eligible investments, timelines, exempti...
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 : ITAT held ₹33 crore settled rights over the entire land, allowing full indexed acquisition cost and rejecting proportionate rest...
Income Tax : The ITAT held that Section 54 exemption must be examined separately for each residential house sold. The benefit cannot be restric...
Income Tax : ITAT held that Section 54F deduction cannot be denied where capital gains are invested in a residential house within the prescribe...
Income Tax : ITAT held that agricultural land within the prescribed municipal distance is a capital asset and restricted the on-money addition ...
Income Tax : The ITAT held that a penalty under Section 271AAB cannot survive where the show cause notice fails to specify the exact statutory ...
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...
The present article briefly covers the exemption provisions of section 54GA of the Income Tax Act. As per provisions of section 54GA, any capital gain arisen on the transfer of the capital assets (being machinery or plant or building or land) of an industrial undertaking which is situated in an urban area would be exempt. […]
On agricultural Land no tax is payable when the compensation/enhanced compensation is received by the assessee as their land were agricultural land. The compensation was received in respect of agricultural land belonging to the assessee which had been acquired by the state government.
Section 54G of the Income Tax Act provides exemption towards capital gain arisen on the transfer of capital assets like plant or machinery or land or building which is forming part of an industrial undertaking being situated in an urban area. Such transfer should be on account of shifting of industrial undertaking from the urban […]
Article explains Circumstances to be fulfilled for availing exemption under section 54F, What ‘Net Consideration’ means for Section 54F, Non-availability of exemption under section 54F, Amount of exemption available under section 54F, Circumstances under which Section 54F exemption would be withdrawn and Synopsis of the entire provisions of section 54F of the Income Tax Act. […]
Amidst the current economic turmoil going on globally on account of the disruption in the supply chain and economic stillness for a period, there are certain inconspicuous benefits in terms of capital gains tax under the income tax provisions which if planned well may benefit to an extent depending on the income profile and the tax brackets of the person.
As is well-known in income-tax circles, there continues to be a lot of controversy about the interpretation of the provisions of section 45(4) of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act). Under section 45(4) of the Act, capital gains tax is sought to be charged on a firm in case of transfer of a capital asset and distribution of capital assets, on the dissolution of the firm or otherwise.
Invest in the long term specified asset and get long term capital gain exempt under section 54EE of the Income Tax Act In case there is a long term capital gain, and the assessee invests the amount into a long term specified asset, then, such assessee would be eligible to avail exemption under section 54EE […]
The exemption provisions of section 54D of the Income Tax Act comes into play only if the following norms are satisfied – 1. There is a capital gain on account of compulsory acquisition of land or building, forming part of the industrial undertaking; and 2. The assessee has re-invested the amount for acquiring new land […]
The Apex Court has finally provided closure to one of the most litigatious aspect of the Income Tax statute. While deciding the appeal in the case of Seshasayee Steels (P.) Ltd v. ACIT [2020] 115 taxmann.com 5 (SC), the Apex Court has interpreted section 2(47) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 which defines the term […]
Section 54B of the Income Tax Act provides an exemption from the capital gain arisen on the transfer of agricultural land by acquiring another agricultural land. The present article explains the provisions attached with the exemption available under section 54B of the Income Tax Act. However, before understanding the exemption available under section 54B, it […]
