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Buy-Back of Shares Taxation Before & After Income-tax Act, 2025: Complete Analysis

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act, 2025 replaces the dividend-based taxation of buy-backs with capital gains taxation for ordinary shareholders, ...

July 6, 2026 441 Views 0 comment Print

Allowances / Exemptions Under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Explore the latest exemptions, deductions and allowances available under the Income-tax Act for AY 2026-27. The guide covers salar...

July 4, 2026 491698 Views 40 comments Print

Section 54 Exemption Must Be Computed Asset-Wise as Each House Transfer Is a Separate Source of Capital Gain: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT held that Section 54 exemption must be examined separately for each residential house sold. Aggregating gains from multiple t...

July 2, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Special Tax Rates for Capital Gains/Incomes arising out of certain securities

Income Tax : The document provides a detailed summary of the special tax provisions applicable to different securities and classes of taxpayers...

June 30, 2026 4035 Views 0 comment Print

Various Income Tax exemptions available against Capital Gains

Income Tax : Learn the exemptions available under Sections 54 to 54GB of the Income-tax Act, including eligible investments, timelines, exempti...

June 30, 2026 7884 Views 0 comment Print


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India–France DTAA Amended to Grant Source Country Taxing Rights on Share Capital Gains

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...

February 24, 2026 1440 Views 0 comment Print

Indexation Removal on LTCG Tax: Govt Clarifies Impact

Income Tax : Govt rationalizes long-term capital gains tax, reducing rates to 12.5% and simplifying holding periods. Relief provided for pre-Ju...

December 27, 2024 5397 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024: Section 55 amendment- Cost of Acquisition for Unlisted Shares

Income Tax : Finance Bill 2024 amends Section 55 to include fair market value for unlisted shares in IPOs. Changes apply retroactively from Apr...

July 24, 2024 6840 Views 0 comment Print

Simplified Capital Gains Taxation Regime Introduced in Finance Bill 2024

Income Tax : The Finance Bill 2024 proposes a streamlined and rationalized taxation system for capital gains, with changes including reduced ho...

July 24, 2024 3264 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024: Amendment to Section 47 on Capital Asset Transfers

Income Tax : From April 1, 2025, Section 47 will exclude transfers of capital assets under gifts or wills from capital gains tax, with specific...

July 24, 2024 3600 Views 0 comment Print


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Indexed Cost Can’t Be Reduced When Entire Property Rights Are Surrendered: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : ITAT held ₹33 crore settled rights over the entire land, allowing full indexed acquisition cost and rejecting proportionate rest...

July 3, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Exemption Available for Every House Sold: Bengaluru ITAT

Income Tax : The ITAT held that Section 54 exemption must be examined separately for each residential house sold. The benefit cannot be restric...

June 30, 2026 735 Views 0 comment Print

Mere Non-Deposit in Capital Gains Account Scheme Not Fatal to Section 54F Claim

Income Tax : ITAT held that Section 54F deduction cannot be denied where capital gains are invested in a residential house within the prescribe...

June 30, 2026 795 Views 0 comment Print

Agricultural Land Taxable as Capital Asset as It Fell Within Statutory Distance from Municipality

Income Tax : ITAT held that agricultural land within the prescribed municipal distance is a capital asset and restricted the on-money addition ...

June 29, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Deletes Section 271AAB Penalty as SCN Did Not Specify Applicable Clause

Income Tax : The ITAT held that a penalty under Section 271AAB cannot survive where the show cause notice fails to specify the exact statutory ...

June 28, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print


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Government Expands Bank Network for Capital Gains Accounts

Income Tax : The government has authorised all non-rural branches of 19 banks to operate Capital Gains Account Scheme accounts, enhancing taxpa...

November 19, 2025 1536 Views 0 comment Print

Capital Gains Accounts (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2025

Income Tax : The amendment introduces electronic payment modes for capital gains deposits and clarifies the effective date of deposit. It enhan...

November 19, 2025 3240 Views 0 comment Print

IREDA Bonds: New Long-Term Asset for Section 54EC Tax Exemption

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance notifies IREDA bonds issued post-July 9, 2025, as long-term specified assets under Section 54EC for income tax...

July 9, 2025 1173 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies Cost Inflation Index for F.Y. 2025-26

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance announces amendment to Section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, introducing a new cost inflation index effectiv...

July 1, 2025 17868 Views 2 comments Print

CBDT notifies Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2024-25

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...

May 24, 2024 56865 Views 0 comment Print


Section 50 would apply only to cases where ‘assessee’ had obtained depreciation

March 6, 2012 816 Views 0 comment Print

the assessee had not obtained any depreciation after the asset became an asset of the partnership firm constituted under the deed dated June 16, 1977. In this context reference may usefully be made to the decision of the Calcutta High Court in the case of CIT v. Bhupender Singh Atwal [1983] 140 ITR 928, delivered by Sabyasachi Mukharji J., as he then was, who, speaking for the Bench, held that after an asset has become the property of a new firm the cost of acquisition by the firm is to be taken into account for computing the capital gains, and not the written down value of the asset on the date of dissolution of the old firm. Section 50 would only apply to the cases where the assessee had obtained the depreciation.

S. 54F not require construction to complete within specified period

March 1, 2012 3771 Views 0 comment Print

If after making the entire payment, merely because a registered sale deed had not been executed and registered in favour of the assessee before the period stipulated, he cannot be denied the benefit of section 54F of the Act. Similarly, if he has invested the money in construction of a residential house, merely because the construction was not complete in all respects and it was not in a fit condition to be occupied within the period stipulated, that would not disentitle the assessee from claiming the benefit under section 54F of the Act.

How To Compute ‘Indexed Cost of Acquisition’ For Gifted Assets

February 18, 2012 4737 Views 0 comment Print

There is no reason and justification to hold that clause (iii) of the Explanation intents to reduce or restrict the indexed cost of acquisition’ to the period during which the assessee has held the property and not the period during which the property was held by the previous owner.

Capital Gain Calculator for Shares – Long Term and Short term gain

January 29, 2012 19564 Views 0 comment Print

In this calculator which is in excel format you only have to mention the Date of Purchase, Date of sales, Purchase Value, Sales Value, Number of Shares and name of the script. The calculator will calculate the Long Term and Short term Capital gain on Sale of Shares automatically and provides a total at the bottom of Total Short Term Capital Gain, Total Long term Capital Gain and Total Capital Gain on Sale of Shares.

Income arising from sale of shares to be taxed as ‘Long term capital gain’ and not as ‘Income from other sources’

January 23, 2012 1453 Views 0 comment Print

Smt. Amita Agarwal v. ACIT (ITAT Agra) -Assessee filed her return wherein income arising from sale of shares was shown as ‘Long-term Capital gain’ – Assessing Officer, however, brought said amount to tax under head ‘Income from other sources’ – On appeal before Tribunal, Judicial Member, allowed assessee’s claim in light of overwhelming evidences produced by her to prove genuineness of transaction – Accountant Member, however, in view of order passed in case of Baijnath Agarwal v. Asstt. CIT [2010] 40 SOT 475 (Agra)(TM) took a different view

Overview of Capital Gains

January 23, 2012 6762 Views 0 comment Print

Profits or gains arising from the transfer of a capital asset during the previous year are taxable as Capital Gains under section 45(1) of the Income Tax Act. The taxability of capital gains is in the year of transfer of the capital asset.

Download Calculator for Emi, ROC Fees, NSC, KVP, Post Office R.D. Interest, TDS, Income Tax, Service Tax, VAT, Custom Duty, HRA, Home Loan, TDS on Salary, Wealth Tax, 234ABC Interest etc

November 22, 2011 143925 Views 110 comments Print

Download Emi Calculator, ROC Fees Calculator, NSC Interest Calculator, KVP Interest Calculator, Post Office R.D. Interest Calculator, TDS Calculator For A.Y. 2009-10 &n 2010-11 , Income Tax Calculator For A.Y. 2009-10 & 2010-11, Short Term Capital Gain Calculator, Service Tax Calculator, VAT Calculator, Custom Duty Calculator, HRA Calculator, Home Loan Calculator, TDS on Salary Calculator, Deferred Tax Calculator, Wealth Tax Calculator, Fund Flow Statement Calculator, Automatic Due Date Reminder, Life Time Calculator, Day Count Calculator, Interest U/s. 234A , Interest U/s. 234B, Interest U/s. 234C and other useful calculators.

Cost Inflation Indexed Cost Calculator

November 20, 2011 43240 Views 9 comments Print

Calculate Long term capital gain on sale of capital Assets other then shares with the help of Indexation.- We have given below the Cost Inflation (CII) Index calculator which automatically calculates Indexed cost of your asset. In the calculator You just have to fill the Year of Sale, Year of Purchase , Cost of Purchase/Acquisition/Improvement and Index if sale is made in financial year 2011-12 or later. Cost Inflation Index for financial Year 2011-12 is 785 and for financial year 2012-13 the Index will be announced somewhere in August 2012.

Tax Benefits / Consequences to Mutual Fund Unit holders

October 6, 2011 2018 Views 0 comment Print

Income received, otherwise than on transfer (subject to the exemption of long-term capital gains provided for in section 10(38) of the Act, discussed elsewhere in this Statement), in respect of units of a mutual fund would be exempt from tax under Section 10(35) of the Act.

Beginners Guide to Income Tax with FAQ

August 21, 2011 20736 Views 19 comments Print

In this Article we are discussing below the frequently asked question by taxpayers on Income Tax related to Taxable Income, General Question, Tax on Income, Return of income, PAN, Salary Income, Income from House property, Income from business and Profession, Capital Gains, Tax Deduction at Source and Assessment which will provide an insight to the laymen on income tax provisions.

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