Income Tax : The Income-tax Act, 2025 replaces the dividend-based taxation of buy-backs with capital gains taxation for ordinary shareholders, ...
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In order to incentivize the equity markets Government has given various sops to this sector. Under Section 10(38) of Income Tax Act, exemption to long term capital gains arising from sale of equity shares in a company or unit of an equity oriented fund has been provided. Equity oriented fund is the one where the […]
Scrutiny Selection date is fast approaching for cases to be selected for the A.Y.2018-19 by 30th September, 2019. The Finance Act, 2017 has made a slew of changes in various heads of income. Though adequate care has been taken while filing return of income but the need arises to have a relook at the changes made […]
M/s. J.C. Bhalla & Co. Vs Addl. CIT (ITAT Delhi) Conclusion: Assessee-firm was entitled to claim deduction claim under Section 54EC as assessee had made an investment in the specified bonds and capital gain had arisen to the assessee from transfer of client relationship and goodwill which was long-term capital asset under section 2(14) chargeable […]
Retiring partners did not acquire any right in the revalued property and what they got on retirement was only money equivalent to enhanced portion of the assets re-valued which did not constitute capital asset under section 2(14) and payment of the said money by assessee-firm to retiring partners could not give rise to capital gain under section 45(4) read with section 2(14).
ITAT held that Stock- in-trade can be considered as transferred only in the year in which the assessee has executed the sale deed transferring the stock-in-trade and not when the assessee has given stock-in-trade for joint development to the builder. As already held in the above cases, the provisions of section 2(47)(v) would apply only to the capital asset and not to stock-in-trade.
Pr. CIT Vs M/s. Monsanto India Ltd. (Bombay High Court) Tribunal recorded that the Non Compete Agreement was part of the agreement for the sale of the business. Under this Agreement, the Assessee could be seen to have transferred the right to manufacture the product in question. The Tribunal, therefore, was of the opinion that […]
LTCG Tax on Equity Shares, Equity oriented Mutual Fund (MF) units Taxability upto F.Y. 2017-18/A.Y. 2018-19 Capital gains arising from sale of equity share/unit of equity oriented fund provided from tax, where the share/unit is held for a period of at least 12 months. The exemption is available if securities transaction tax (STT) is paid […]
Capital gain on transfer of agriculture land shall be chargeable to tax only if such agriculture land situated in an urban area. The land will be considered as agricultural land in an urban area if it satisfies the following conditions : ♦ Any area which is in the jurisdiction of a municipality or cantonment board […]
Amount paid to a partner upon retirement after taking accounts and upon deduction of liabilities did not involve an element of transfer within meaning of section 2(47) and not chargeable to income tax.
Understanding Capital Gains on Transfer of Immovable Property: 1. Capital Gains —taxable in the hands of the Seller i. Profits or gains arising from the transfer of an immovable property, held as a capital asset, are taxed under the head “Capital Gains”. ii. The incidence of tax on Capital Gains depends upon the period for […]
