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...
Finance Minister, in his budget speech, has proposed many incentives to encourage entrepreneurship in India. Some of the tax measures which will be beneficial for new start-ups are as follows- Optional lower tax rate of 25% for newly setup manufacturing companies. Hundred percent deduction of profits for three years (Proposed new Section 80-IAC of the Income-tax Act, 1961):
The provisions of Finance Bill, 2016 relating to direct taxes seeks to amend the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) , the Finance (No.2) Act, 2004, Finance Act, 2013 and Finance Act 2015, in order to provide for – Rates of Income-tax, Additional Resource Mobilisation, Widening of Tax Base and Anti-Abuse Measures, Measures to Phase Out Deductions, Measures to Promote Socio-economic Growth
Mr. P. Chidambaram, plugged one of the most common tool of profit distribution used by unlisted companies. Finance Act 2013, introduced Sections 115-QA to 115-QC in the Income Tax Act — effective from June 1, 2013 — to tax income distribution by unlisted companies through buyback of shares u/s 77A of the Companies Act 1956.
As regards shares and other securities, the same can be held either as capital asset or stock-in-trade / trading asset or both. However, the Act does not contain any specific guidelines as to the characterisation of any particular investment as capital asset or stock-in-trade / trading asset. While this characterisation is essentially a facts-specific determination, the absence of legislative guidance has resulted in a lot of uncertainty and avoidable litigation.
Delhi High Court held In the case of Raj Dulari Bhasin vs. CIT that merely because the Assessee approached the builder for constructing the flats on the portion apart from the already constructed portion, would not make the transaction an ‘adventure in the nature of trade’.
Delhi High Court held In the case of: CIT vs. Suman Dhamija that in the present case the Assessee is justified in contending that although award has been made and the compensation payable has been enhanced, the amount itself is in dispute, that dispute is pending in the Court.
The facts of the case are that the Assessee, (who died during the pendency of this appeal and is substituted by her legal representatives) was a housewife, having no source of income other than the pension of her deceased husband. The Assessee was the owner of property No. F-23, Hauz Khas, New Delhi wherein she was residing since 1956.
Primary Education has a considerable emphasis in India. Whether it is the high level International schools in urban areas or the simple small schools in the rural areas. Primary schools are now a necessity in India as people are realizing the importance of education in our country.
ITAT Lucknow held In the case of M/s Clara Swain Hospital vs. ITO that no capital gain liability can be imposed on the assessee where he does not own the asset and more ever he has not received any payment for such transfer.
With lots of confusion regarding Capital Market likes how to tax income from capital market, how to compute turnover for tax audit u/s 44AB and what are the compliances to be fulfilled for income tax. Frequent ask question regarding capital market. Question 1. What are segments of Capital Market? Answer1. Capital market is to be divided into two parts: a. Cash Market, which further be divided into two parts: i. Delivery Based ii. Intraday (No Delivery)
