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...
The Reserve Bank of India has recently permitted Indian corporates to issue rupee denominated bonds outside India. The matter of taxation of income from such bonds under Income-tax Act, 1961 has been considered by the Government. In so far as taxation of interest income from these INR off-shore bonds in the case of non-resident investors is concerned, it is clarified that withholding tax at the rate of 5 percent, which is in the nature of final tax, would be applicable in the same way as it is applicable for off-shore dollar denominated bonds.
The Supreme Court in the case of CIT v. B. C. Srinivasa Setty, 128 ITR 294, held that no capital gains tax is payable by an assessee where it was not possible to compute the capital gains u/s.48 of the Act. It held that capital gains could not be computed in cases where the cost of acquisition could not be conceived at all.
Madras High Court held in CIT Vs Ms Vidya Thangakumar that it would vary from case to case that whether the land in the hand of assessee is a capital asset or business stock. In the present case the assessee had got the land under settlement and it had to sell the land
Punjab & Haryana High Court held In the case of Bikramjit Singh Gill vs. CIT that no possession had been given by the transferor to the transferee of the entire land in part performance of Joint development Agreement (JDA) dated 25.2.2007.
Investments are made in the secondary share markets with a view to capturing gains. In this market, out of nearly 8,000 listed companies, several scrips are not traded regularly. With the collusion of promoters, some brokers arrange for price(s) with purchase of such scrips at nominal costs, and sales at exorbitant prices, with a view to receiving money on sale as ‘capital gain’ when the long term gain is subjected to a ‘nil’ or nominal rate of tax.
Notification No. 60/2015 – Income Tax S.O. (E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by clause(v) of the Explanation to section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the
The word income has a special significance in Income-tax machinery as the income-tax is a tax upon the ‘income’. Section 2 (24) of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1961 [which corresponds to section 2 (6C) of the Income-tax Act, 1922] contains the inclusive definition of income.
I have prepared a chart on the subject matter of Capital Gain for FY 2014-15 on Shares and Mutual Funds after considering the recent amendments related to changes in taxation of shares and Mutual fund and Considering the complexity involved in the matter. I have tabulated information for quick reference and the same are self explanatory :-
The facts in that case were that the assessee had booked a flat, and was recipient of a provisional allotment letter. The Court held importantly that even booking rights or rights to purchase the apartment or to obtain its letter was also capital asset
Background-: 1. This is in relation to FY 2014-15. One may be aware that, there is a change in the law relating to taxation of Capital arising out of sale of soft assets like shares. Securities, mutual funds etc. Audience-: 2. Especially for those who handle their investment portfolio and tax matters themselves and visit […]