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ITAT Mumbai held that in the present case there is a surrender of tenancy rights against which a new flat has been allotted. Thus, deduction u/s. 54F admissible against the capital gain so computed on surrender of tenancy right.
Madras High Court rules property transfer for capital gains is based on effective date, not registration date. Section 50C application is clarified where transfer conditions under Section 2(47)(v) are met in prior years.
ITAT Mumbai allows Section 54F deduction for Anant R Gawande, clarifying joint ownership and property acquisition for capital gains exemption.
Mumbai ITAT rules that Hardship Compensation from developers in redevelopment projects is a capital receipt, not taxable income or dividend. It reduces asset cost for future capital gains.
Punjab & Haryana High Court rules interest on land acquisition compensation is income from other sources, not capital gains, post-2010 IT Act amendments.
Understand capital gains tax on equity shares, including long-term and short-term classifications, and tax treatment for F&O and intraday trading. Learn about cost of acquisition, exemptions, and tax rates for different investment types.
ITAT Chennai ruled in Gokulakrishna’s favor, deleting capital gains tax on funds received from a profit-sharing realignment during an LLP’s reconstitution. The court determined that a reduction in profit share for existing partners upon new partner admission does not constitute a taxable transfer of capital assets.
Calcutta High Court held that reopening of assessment u/s. 147 for claim of bogus capital gain sustained fundamentals of company are very weak and abnormal price rise in share is artificially manipulated.
ITAT Cochin partially allowed an NRI assessee’s appeal, restricting the disallowance of construction costs to Rs. 10 lakhs from Rs. 1.3 crore and deleting the cost of improvement, citing lack of documentary evidence.
A key area of contention has been whether cost incurred for purchase of land or commencement of construction before date of transfer of original asset is eligible for section 54F exemption
