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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 435 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 491686 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 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 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 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 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


Short Notes on Section 45(1) of Income Tax Act 1961

May 7, 2021 28464 Views 0 comment Print

1. Ingredients of Section 45(1). Section 45(1) of the Income tax Act.1961 provides than any profit and gains arising from the transfer of a capital assets effected in previous year shall be chargeable to tax under the head of capital gain and shall be deemed to be the income of the previous year in which […]

Tax implications on Sale of Shares

May 1, 2021 22548 Views 4 comments Print

Do you invest or planning to invest in Equity shares? If Yes, then should have a understanding of the tax implications on sale of shares. For better understanding, first we need to know about the following two types of capital gains/losses on which taxes are levied. 1. Short-term capital gains and losses If equity shares […]

Interest on Enhanced Compensation from Govt for compulsory Land Acquisition is exempt from tax

April 24, 2021 2277 Views 0 comment Print

Paramjeeet Singh Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) It is pertinent to note that the assessee’s land was acquired by the Government and he received total compensation of Rs. 2,56,29,932/- from land acquisition officer Panchkula which include interest on enhanced compensation of Rs. 1,08,62,416/- and assessee claimed this interest received on enhanced compensation exempt under Section 10(37) […]

Loss arising from exempt source income u/s 10(38) held allowable to be set-off or carried forward

April 24, 2021 9024 Views 0 comment Print

The main issue in this appeal is whether loss from sale of long term capital share on which security transaction tax has been paid should be allowed to be carried forward for set off even though the income from such transfer of long term capital asset is exempt u/ s 10 (38).

Taxation on Transfer of Capital Asset by Partner or by member of AOP/BOI & vice-se-versa

April 15, 2021 10866 Views 2 comments Print

To understand the provision of taxation of capital gain on transfer of capital assets by the partner or by the member if the AOP/BOI and vice-se-versa, we need to understand the section 45(3) and 45(4) brought by the finance act 1987. The section 45(4) got substituted by the new section 45(4) and 9B by the finance act 2021.

No Tax on Compensation for Acquisition of Agricultural Land by State Government

April 12, 2021 6522 Views 0 comment Print

Nariender Kumar Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) It is pertinent to note that the assessee had received Rs. 1.42 crore on account of enhanced compensation of land acquisition, which included compensation of Rs. 56.90 lakhs and interest of Rs. 85.32 Lakhs. The Assessing Office had made addition of Rs. 42.66 Lakhs being 50% of interest of […]

Whether the gains or losses from sale of securities shall be treated as ‘Income from Business’ or ‘Capital Gain’

April 7, 2021 18255 Views 0 comment Print

Today’s question is very crucial and need to clarify whether the gains or losses from sale of securities shall be treated as ‘Income from Business’ or ‘Capital Gain’. In this concern, it is notable that when an assessee wants to treat the sale of securities as ‘business income’, he is allowed to reduce expenses incurred […]

Indexed Long-Term Capital Loss from Sale of Government Securities allowable

March 19, 2021 1929 Views 0 comment Print

Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) It is observed that the issue relating to the assessee’s claim for Long-Term Capital Loss arising from the sale of Government Securities by applying the Cost Inflation Index was disallowed by the Assessing Officer in the assessment completed under section 143(3). However, the set […]

Tax Planning & steps to take before 31st March 2021 – Capital gain tax perspective

March 18, 2021 28818 Views 9 comments Print

My objective is to brief on existing capital gain tax structure on short term and long term transactions and to give ‘To do list before March end’ which helps to minimize the tax.

Date of allotment relevant for determining STCG/LTCG & Section 54/54F exemption

March 16, 2021 6003 Views 0 comment Print

Mahendrasingh Ramsingh Jadav Vs. ITO (ITAT Bangalore) Assessee gets a right to the impugned property on the date of allotment letter, i.e., on 22.02.2006 and payment of instalment as per the terms is only a follow up action and taking delivery of possession is only a formality. Therefore, reckoning the period from 22.02.2006, i.e. the […]

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