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Merely change in the flat without determining any consideration for the old flat cancelled and new flat transferred, it cannot be said that the old flat was sold and new flat was purchased on the date of change.
The ld. Counsel for the assessee has furnished before us the details of transactions in shares made by the assessee in the year under consideration as well as in the immediately preceding year i.e. A.Y. 2006-07 to show that the nature of transactions including their frequency
Capital Gain as defined u/s 45 Any profit or gain on transfer of a capital asset effected in the previous year (1) Receipt of insurance amount for capital assets in the year of receipt damage due to flood, riot, accident fire and action by enemy (1A) Any gain on transfer of capital assets by way of conversion in to stock in trade of business at fair market price (2) Any gain to beneficial owner in case of transfer of security by depository (2A)
No stone is left unhurt when the law makers are Indians. In the sense that no kind of income goes untaxed under the Indian Income Tax law. The Income Tax Act, 1961 is a freakish machine with 5 eyes, no income goes unnoticed from these eyes.
First of all it is to be mentioned that the rate of tax at what rate long term capital gains is to be charged, the assessee has declared long term capital gain and charged tax on the same at 20% as is evident from the acknowledgment of return filed before us.
The introduction of the Real Estate Regulation Bill, which foretells the government’s desire to promote the real estate sector, will abort the torment of Indian real estate. Globally REIT is well developed phenomena, serving dual purpose of providing investor with alternative investment avenue. Initially it was introduced in the US in the 1960s.
it is proposed to amend the aforesaid clause (42A) of section 2 so as to provide that an unlisted security and a unit of a mutual fund (other than an equity oriented mutual fund) shall be a short-term capital asset if it is held for not more than thirty-six months.
The issue before us is whether the transfer of the shares of Nestle India Ltd and Hindustan Lever Ltd held by the members of Bilakhia family as investment by them to the assessee-company as per family arrangement dated 16-02-2001 claimed to have been transferred without
a. The PMS Agreement in this case was a mere agreement of agency and cannot be used to infer any intention to make profit. b. The intention of an assessee must be inferred holistically, from the conduct of the assessee, the circumstances of the transactions, and not just from the seeming motive at the time of depositing the money
Confused about taxation of any income arising in respect of shares, be it capital gains on sale of such shares or dividends received? There is general perception that any income received in respect of shares is exempt from tax, be it capital gains or dividends.
