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Interplay of Section 45(5A) (JDAs) with RERA & Capital Gains Timing Issues

Income Tax : The article explains how Section 45(5A) shifted the capital gains trigger for landowners from JDA execution to issuance of the com...

May 14, 2026 618 Views 0 comment Print

Unlisted Bonds Lose LTCG Benefit; No Capital Gains Exemption for Depreciable Assets under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The new law treats gains from depreciable assets as short-term capital gains for all purposes, not merely for computation. This ef...

May 6, 2026 654 Views 0 comment Print

Buyback Tax Reset: Promoter Penalty and New Capital Gains Framework

Income Tax : The reform replaces dividend-based taxation with capital gains to ensure only real income is taxed. It removes the distortion of t...

April 17, 2026 825 Views 0 comment Print

Buyback Tax Reset: Promoter Penalty and New Capital Gains Framework

Income Tax : Establishes that higher tax burdens on promoters under the new regime require companies to reassess payout strategies. The takeawa...

April 16, 2026 681 Views 0 comment Print

Slump Sale Taxation of Branch or Business Transfer: Section 50B, Rule 11UAE, Net Worth, Capital Gains & GST

Income Tax : The distinction between slump sale and itemised asset sale determines how capital gains are taxed. A true slump sale applies Secti...

April 14, 2026 996 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 1257 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 5127 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 6678 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 3057 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 3096 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bangalore ITAT Grants Relief in Section 50C Addition – DVO Valuation in Co-Owner’s Case Accepted Over Stamp Duty Value

Income Tax : The ITAT ruled that the Assessing Officer wrongly adopted the stamp duty valuation despite contrary valuation material on record. ...

May 20, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

Multiple Houses Eligible for Section 54 Relief Prior to 01.04.2015: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT held that before the amendment effective from 01.04.2015, exemption under Section 54 could be claimed for investment in...

May 19, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Exemption Allowed as Investment Was Made Within 2 Years Despite No CGDS Deposit

Income Tax : ITAT Indore held that Section 54 exemption cannot be denied merely for failure to deposit capital gains in the Capital Gain Deposi...

May 18, 2026 396 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai ITAT Grants Full Foreign Tax Credit Despite Lower FTC Claim in Form 67 – Procedural Lapse Cannot Defeat Substantive Relief

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that delayed filing or incorrect disclosure in Form 67 does not automatically disentitle an assessee from claim...

May 18, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

Agricultural Land Also Covered by Section 56(2)(x) – ITAT Upholds Addition Based on DVO Valuation

Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld tax addition where agricultural land was acquired below stamp duty valuation and DVO-determined fair market va...

May 16, 2026 465 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 1383 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 2943 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 1068 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 17457 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 56679 Views 0 comment Print


Section 50AA – Important Changes in Capital Gain with Effect from 1st April 2023

February 7, 2023 28248 Views 0 comment Print

As per the new section 50AA, the full value of the consideration received or accruing from the transfer, redemption, or maturity of a Market Linked Debenture will be deemed to be the capital gains arising from the transfer of a short-term capital asset.

Budget – 2023 Proposals Pertaining To Capital Gain

February 6, 2023 2730 Views 0 comment Print

Fifth continues budget by Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitaraman is record for current Government. Till now maximum budget, i.e. 10 times were given by Late Shri Morarji Desai, 9 times by P. Chidambaram and 8 times by Pranav Mukharaji. If the current Government will continue in 2024 election and Smt. Nirmala Sitaramn, become the Finance […]

Quantifying the unquantified Cost of acquisition – Budget 2023

February 6, 2023 3417 Views 0 comment Print

Intangibles have over the past couple of decades become an integral path for achieving accelerated business growth. A few decades ago, the valuation of a company was largely derived based on the tangible assets it owned, such as machinery, plant, raw material, etc. However, in recent times, intangibles such as software, data, intellectual property, etc. […]

Cost of acquisition/improvement shall not include interest claimed under section 24 

February 4, 2023 16323 Views 1 comment Print

Cost of acquisition or the cost of improvement shall not include the amount of interest claimed under section 24 or Chapter VIA.

Budget 2023: Cost of improvement/acquisition of intangible asset shall be Nil

February 4, 2023 8916 Views 0 comment Print

‘Cost of improvement’ or ‘cost of acquisition’ of a capital asset being any intangible asset or any other right ( other than those mentioned in the said sub-clause or clause, as the case may be) shall be ‘Nil’.

Foreign exchange fluctuation gain on redemption of shares at par is not taxable as capital gain

February 4, 2023 2433 Views 0 comment Print

It was an undisputed fact that investment made by the taxpayer in shares of its overseas subsidiary was made in Euro and redemption of such shares were also made in Euro. Thus, actual profit or loss on sale / redemption of such shares were to be computed in Euro only and thereafter, converted to INR for the purposes of Section 45 of the Income Tax Act.

Capital Gain Exemption under Section 54

February 4, 2023 36810 Views 2 comments Print

Take advantage of Section 54 of the Income Tax Act of India get tax exemptions on capital gains when you invest in a new residential property

Budget 2023: Taxation of capital gains in case of Market Linked Debentures

February 3, 2023 9294 Views 0 comment Print

It has been noticed that a variety of hybrid securities that combine features of plain vanilla debt securities and exchange traded derivatives are being issued through private placements and listed on stock exchanges. It is seen that such securities differ from plain vanilla debt securities.

Conversion of Gold to Electronic Gold Receipt & vice versa not transfer

February 3, 2023 2163 Views 0 comment Print

Transfer of physical gold to Electronic Gold Receipt issued by a Vault Manager or vice versa shall not be considered as ‘transfer’ Section 47

Capital Gain on Issue of Bonus Shares (The Nykaa Strategy)

January 13, 2023 3762 Views 1 comment Print

Find out how Nykaa issued Bonus Shares in the ratio of 5:1 to its existing shareholders & how to calculate Capital Gain on Issue of Bonus Shares (The Nykaa Strategy). Get the story of Nykaa and its IPO now!

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