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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 432 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 491665 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 4032 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 5394 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 1533 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 3237 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 17862 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 56862 Views 0 comment Print


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

February 7, 2023 28497 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 2766 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 3501 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 16602 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 9066 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 2526 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 36951 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 9387 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 2265 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 3843 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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