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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


Latest Judiciary


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


Concept and Tax effect of Switching in Mutual Funds

June 6, 2020 105746 Views 10 comments Print

Article explains What is Switching, Benefits of Switching, Tax effect of Switching If the units are held as stock-in-trade and Tax effect of Switching  If the units are held as investments. Hi, almost all of us are aware of investing in Mutual Funds and their respective Tax effects. However, some areas still remain Grey for […]

Analysis of Exemptions Under Capital Gains

June 5, 2020 12639 Views 2 comments Print

Profit on transfer of a capital asset is chargeable under the head Capital Gains. Section 45 makes the gains arising out of the transfer of a capital asset chargeable to tax under the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. However, the chargeability has been subjected to the provisions of sections 54, 54B, 54D, 54E, […]

Consultation paper on proposed amendment to delisting regulations: Will it be a case of “many a slip between the cup and the lip”?

June 2, 2020 5364 Views 0 comment Print

Traditionally, a listed company (Parent Co) wishing to integrate the operations of its listed subsidiary (Sub Co), usually contemplates a merger. However, there may be instances in which a merger is unfeasible for a plethora of reasons, viz.,industry-specific constraints (e.g. licences or contracts with specific restrictions on transfer), cultural differences with an acquired entity, etc. […]

Assessee can claim Section 54F deduction during Section 147 Proceedings

June 2, 2020 5157 Views 0 comment Print

Whether AO is correct in rejecting the claim of assessee regarding the deduction u/s 54F, which was made first time during Reassessment Proceedings?

Capital Gain Tax on Dissolution/Reconstitution of Partnership Firms in the Hands of Partners & Firms

May 30, 2020 21822 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability in the event dissolution/reconstitution of Partnership Firms have always been point of contentions before various Judicial Forums and the provisions of Income Tax has been amended from time to time to address the ambiguity in taxing the same. Our article is limited to Taxation in following situations 1. Dissolution of Firms 2. Reconstitution of […]

FMV determination without giving opportunity of being heard to Assessee is Unjustified

May 29, 2020 1221 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether Fair Market Value of property determined without giving access to the DVO’s report to Assessee and without considering the Assessee’s objections is justified in law?

Date of possession as date of purchase of flat for Section 54F exemption allowed

May 29, 2020 10302 Views 0 comment Print

The contention of the assessee is that since final consideration was paid and the possession of flat was received within a period of one year prior to the date of transfer of capital asset, the same should be considered as the date of purchase. Whereas, the stand of Department is that the date of execution of agreement for purchase of flat should be considered as the date of purchase.

Deeming section 50C cannot override section 45(3)

May 29, 2020 7101 Views 0 comment Print

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?

Capital Gain Account Scheme

May 26, 2020 72408 Views 38 comments Print

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 […]

Nature of transaction depend upon facts & circumstances of case & not merely on rules or principle 

May 20, 2020 3645 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

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