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...
The issue under consideration is whether A.O. is correct by adding long term capital gains by applying section 50C in case where land is transferred by the partner in his firm as capital contribution?
All about CGAS 1988 Sale of Long term capital assets will either result in loss or gain for the owner of such capital assets, if the transaction results in loss then such loss can be adjusted in current or future years with gains under the head capital gain. Whereas if the resultant figures of such […]
Haresh Khiamal Nanwani Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) The issue under consideration is whether ACIT is correct in treating the sale of investments in immovable properties as a business activity rather than considering it as capital gains, in spite of the appellant holding the flats for more than 36 months. Assessee state that, he had shown […]
Shri I. Seshagiri Rao Vs ITO (ITAT Hyderabad) The issue under consideration is whether the capital gains will be applicable where assessee signed a release deed waiving all his rights, title and interests in the property? During the assessment, the A.O. found that the assessee had entered into a release deed and also a supplementary […]
1. As per the section 2(14) a Perpetual Bond is a Capital Asset as the Assessee (i.e. your client in this case) is holding property in the bond. 2. As per the proviso to section 2(42A) a security (which also includes perpetual bond) listed on a recognised stock exchange will be treated as ‘Long Term […]
Taxability of Capital Gains in case of Specified Agreements. {Section 45 (5A) of Income Tax Act} Taxation of Specified Agreements Pre Introduction of Sec.45 (5A): – Transfer: Includes any arrangement or transaction where any rights are handed over in execution of part performance of contract, even though the legal title has not been transferred. Applying […]
A capital asset has been defined under section 2(14) of the Income Tax Act. Any gain arising from the transfer of the capital asset is termed as capital gain it can be short term or long term. And when there is a loss on the transfer of a capital asset, the loss termed as a […]
1. What is the test that determines land is agricultural land? The Gujrat HC in CIT v Siddhartha J. Desai 139 ITR 628 (Guj)(1983) has laid down the following tests for determining whether the land is agricultural or not: a) Whether, the land was classified in the revenue records as agricultural and whether it was subjected […]
As per Finance Act, 2020, there is an amendment in Section 6 of the Income tax Act, 1961, for determining the residential status of an individual. An individual, who is citizen of India, is said to be Non Resident if he doesn’t satisfy any of the below conditions: He is in India for a period […]
Section 54B of the Income Tax Act provides an exemption from the capital gain arisen on the transfer of agricultural land by acquiring another agricultural land. The present article explains the provisions attached with the exemption available under section 54B of the Income Tax Act. Some conditions to avail exemption under section 54B The assessee […]
