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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 3240 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


Taxability on Sale of Agriculture Land under Income Tax Law

August 26, 2020 558516 Views 23 comments Print

Any gain or loss arising from transfer of Capital Asset shall be considered as a Capital Gain or Loss as the case may be. Section 45(1) of the Income Tax, 1961, is charging section and provides that- ‘Any profits or gains arising from the transfer of a capital asset effected in the previous year shall, […]

Indexed cost of acquisition can be reduced to compute book profits U/s. 115JB

August 26, 2020 2997 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the indexed cost of acquisition can be reduced for the purpose of computing book profits under Section 115JB of the Act?

Capital gain on sale of shares- Taxation

August 14, 2020 46068 Views 6 comments Print

Capital gains in case of transfer of shares ♦ If any capital asset has been transferred like land, building, gold etc. profit shall be called capital gains and if the asset has been transferred within a period of three years, capital gains shall be short term and shall be taxable at the normal rate and […]

Section 54F exemption allowable before Intra Head Adjustment of Losses

August 11, 2020 6456 Views 0 comment Print

whether it is lawful to first compute capital gain after doing intra head adjustments and whether the deductions u/s 54F should be allowed from the net income computed after intra head adjustments?

Receipt on Surrender of Tenancy/Sub-tenancy Rights Not Taxable as Capital Gains

August 10, 2020 56424 Views 1 comment Print

Yogini Mohit Sahita Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) The issue under consideration is whether amount received on surrender of such tenancy/sub-tenancy rights would be taxable as capital gains? In the instant case, Smt. Saraswati Vithaldas Sahita occupied the said flat at 2nd floor of the building known as Gangasagar on license basis. This is crystal clear […]

Taxation Must-Knows If Selling House

August 9, 2020 6372 Views 4 comments Print

Buying a house is a dream for each one of us. There are various tax incentives offered by government towards stimulating individuals to buy house property under ‘Housing for All’ Mission. However it is of vital importance to keep an eye on calendar to time it well when we want to sell house property since […]

Major Change in Schedule CG (Capital Gain) for returns of AY 2020-2021

August 6, 2020 77706 Views 19 comments Print

Major Change in Schedule CG (Capital Gain) for returns of Assessment Year (AY) 2020-2021 Long term Capital Gain on Listed Securities on which STT has been paid was exempt under section 10 (38) of Income Tax Act (Up to Assessment Year 2018-2019) W.E.F. Assessment Year 2019-2020, Long term Capital Gain on Listed Securities on which […]

How to save Income tax on sale of residential property?

August 3, 2020 37284 Views 6 comments Print

Many taxpayers are not aware the provision of the income tax act on how to save the tax on the sale of residential property.  They earn profits on the sale of residential property and pay the taxes. They can save the tax. I have brief the methods from which the taxpayers can save the tax. […]

Set off of long term capital loss against STCG on depreciable assets sale

August 1, 2020 11100 Views 0 comment Print

The long term capital loss (LTCL) can be set off against the short term capital gain (STCG) arise on depreciable assets u/s 50 of income tax act, 1961 As per provisions of section 74(1)(b) loss related to a long term capital gain can be set off against the long term capital gain. Long Term Capital […]

Taxability of Joint Development Agreement under Income Tax Act, 1961

August 1, 2020 40425 Views 4 comments Print

Joint Development Arrangement (JDA) has always been an area of conflict between the assessee and the tax department. In real estate sector JDA i.e. Joint Development Agreement has emerged as most popular arrangement between land owner and developer. In this article I will explain taxability of JDA under Income tax law. Meaning of Joint Development […]

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