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...
ITAT Mumbai held that re-computation of capital gains by considering the lower value of consideration for the sale of equity shares of the subsidiary company allowable as the genuineness of the same is proved.
Explore the nuances of Capital Gain Tax Exemption on jointly owned property in India. Understand statutory provisions under Section 54 and Section 54F, judicial pronouncements, and salient features for tax-savvy property transactions. Stay informed to optimize your tax benefits.
Assessees could not claim cost of improvement and indexation cost as assessee had to furnish some evidence and in the absence of any evidence or information, the information contained in the registered sale deed was required to be accepted.
Income-Tax Implications for the Sellers, if any Immovable Property is Sold for a consideration less than Stamp Duty Value
Inderjit Singh Mann Vs ACIT (ITAT Chandigarh) The assessee has filed copy of the sale deed dated 19.2.2009 in the paper book in which it is specifically mentioned that assessee received various advances from the purchasers on different dates in the year 2007 before execution of sale deed. According to the chart prepared by the […]
Understand the taxation of capital gains on shares and mutual funds for FY 2022-23 & 2023-24. Explore terms, holding periods, and tax rates. Learn the impact of amendments introduced by the Finance Act, 2023.
Madras High Court clarifies the non-applicability of capital gains tax on transactions through power of attorney, setting a precedent for future cases.
Assessee should be allowed benefit of deduction under section 54B of Act since purchase in new property has been made out of advances received towards sale of agricultural properties held by assessee.
Capital gain tax is a tax levied by the government on the profit earned from the sale or transfer of a capital asset. A capital asset refers to any property or asset that is owned by an individual or business, such as real estate, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and so on.
There are certain cases where the transaction in its entirety starting from the sale of the original asset till the purchase or construction of the new assets is called into question as a colourable transaction done with the sole purpose of evasion of capital gain tax.
