When investors make profits on sale of assets like land, shares and mutual fund units, it is termed as capital gains. The investor has to pay tax on the resulting gains that is commonly referred to as capital gains tax. The amount of money outflow from your pocket depends on how long you held the property. If a residential property is hel...
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Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) Vs ACIT (Intl. Taxation) (ITAT Delhi) -
Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) A.O. as well as Ld. CIT(A) have taken a wrong view by holding that the assessee cannot grow tax-free income u/ss 10(34) and 10(35) of the Acts unless additional tax has been paid as per the provisions of Sections 115-0 and 115-R of the Act and […]...
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Taxation of Capital Gains on Sale of Equity Shares [SECTION 112A] TAX ON LONG TERM CAPITAL GAINS ON CERTAIN ASSETS Q.1 What type of assets are covered? Ans: an equity share in a company or a unit of an equity oriented fund or Q.2 What is the rate of tax under this section? Ans: A […]...
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Taxing the Profit from shares are always debateable issue, however CBDT issue circular No. 06/2016 dated 29/02/2016 wherein it provides option to taxpayer that to tax profit as Business Income or Capital Gain. This circular applicable for profit from listed shares only and option once exercised assesse will not allow to change his/her sta...
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Sec-54 EC – Exemption on Long Term Capital Gain on investment of Specified Bond Provisions under section 54EC provide exemption capital gain arisen on transfer of Long Term Capital Assets (whether land or building or both) when the amount is invested in specified bonds. This article discusses provisions of Sec 54EC of the Income Tax...
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Section 54EC of the Income Tax Act, 1961 provides exemption from long-term capital gains tax provided an assessee invests within six months after the sale of his property in long-term specified assets. The Finance Act 2007 limited such exemption to Rs 50 lakh in any financial year. Some overzealous tax assessing officers seem to interpret...
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Any Income derived from a Capital asset movable or immovable is taxable under the head Capital Gains under Income Tax Act 1961. The Capital Gains have been divided in two parts under Income Tax Act 1961. One is short term capital gain and other is long term capital gain....
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Dipesh Ramesh Vardhan Vs. DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) -
Dipesh Ramesh Vardhan Vs. DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) The perusal of record would reveal that the assessee purchased certain shares of an entity namely M/s STL as early as September, 2011. The shares were converted into demat form in assessee’s account during the month of March, 2012. The transactions took place through banking channels. The inv...
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Release ID: 1659412 -
(26/09/2020) -
There was a report in certain section of media that stock traders/day traders are required to furnish scrip wise details in the return of income for AY 2020-21. The gain from share trading in case of stock traders or day traders is generally categorised as short-term capital gains or business income....
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Introduction: ♦ As per Section 2 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 definition of Income includes losses also. ♦ Losses in the Income Tax Act, 1961 are dealt in accordance with Chapter VI of the Act which consist of Section 70 to Section 80. ♦ Assessee paid tax on Total Income. It might be possible […]...
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Govt. has imposed many restrictions on sale of property and has also allowed deductions and exemptions that can be claimed when someone sells his property. Some of the Considerations to be kept in mind while selling property are explained in this article....
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Dipesh Ramesh Vardhan Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) -
whether addition made by AO u/s 68 as Unaccounted/Unexplained Income by treating the Long Term Capital Gain as Manipulated Transaction is justified in Law?...
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Rajesh Kumar Adukia Vs DCIT (ITAT Ranchi) -
Whether A.O. is right in dismissing the claim of the assessee u/s. 54F of the Act on the ground that residential flat was not constructed after the date of transfer and they were constructed alongwith saleable flats?...
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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 […]...
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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 […]...
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Taxation of Long Term Capital Gain (LTCG) under section 112A vis a vis Taxation of Long term Capital Gain Prior to Finance Act, 2018 We all saw an Havoc amongst taxpayers when Finance Act, 2018 was announced in the union budget speech specifically among those assessees whose major part of their total income consisted of […]...
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SEC 112A- LTCG ON SALE OF CERTAIN ASSETS (Inserted by Finance Act 2018, w.e.f. 01.04.2019) Concessional rate of tax on transfer of Certain assets: (A) The above section 112A is applicable on the following circumstances (a) Long term capital gain arising from transfer of the following assets (i) an equity share in a company (ii) a [&hel...
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Mrs. Neelu Analjit Singh Vs The Addl. Commissioner of Income tax (ITAT Delhi) -
The issue under consideration is Unlisted shares sold after holding for 23 months considered as Long Term Capital Gains or Short Term Capital Gains?...
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This article is for better understanding of Treatment of Income from Sales of shares or other securities. Here I am explaining about the possibilities one can treat the income from sale of shares and what are the benefits of it. The article also comprises the corresponding guidelines from CBDT which are self explanatory and fiercest....
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Compulsory acquisition is the power of government to acquireprivate rights in land without the willing consent of its owner or occupant in order to benefit society. Compensation against such acquisition is provided to the assessee by the government....
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Shri Suresh Kumar Agarwal Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) -
Shri Suresh Kumar Agarwal Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) ITAT deleted addition made u/s 68 for alleged bogus LTCG of Rs.56,43,084/- on merits holding that Ld AO failed to bring any cogent material in addition to report of Directorate of Investigation Kolkata about Jamakharchi /Penny stock companies and convert its reasons into a fact , thereby [&he...
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After my article on tax implication of different treatments of profits on sale of shares, I have received unprecedented number of mails asking for clarification as to when it is to be treated as capital gains and when it can be treated as business income. So I decided to write an article on the subject proper as to when it can be treated ...
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CA Sudeep Chhallani Introduction Due to high-sky increase in land prices and avoiding outright purchase of land by making heavy investment today real estate developers often enter into the Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with the land owners wherein the real estate developers are entrusted with the task of developing land. Similarly the...
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In India, the income from long term capital gains on transfer of Shares and Mutual Funds on which security transaction tax (STT) has been paid, is exempt from levy of income tax under section 10(38) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’). This is a well known exemption amongst the tax payers and investors in India. ...
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Deepak Bhardwaj Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) -
Deepak Bhardwaj Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Only question that arises for our consideration is whether the unutilised portion of capital gains is liable for tax either in the year in which such long term capital gains arose or in the year in which the period of 3 years for such utilisation expires. Under identical facts […]...
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Capital Gains & Interest on compensation received on Compulsory acquisition of urban agricultural land Section 10(37) inserted by the Finance Act, 2004, with effect from 01.04.2005 (from assessment year 2005-06). Under Section 10(37) of the Income Tax Act, Capital Gains on compensation received on compulsory acquisition of urban...
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Notification No. 32/2020-Income Tax [S.O. 1879(E)] -
(12/06/2020) -
CBDT notifies Income Tax Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2020-21 or Assessment Year 2021-22 vide Notification No. 32/2020-Income Tax dated 12th June 2020 at 301. Cost Inflation Index helps taxpayer calculation his Long Term Capital Gain on sale of Long Term Capital Assets. Also Read-Cost Inflation Index – Meaning & Index f...
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A big question arise in the mind of every professional that whether benefit of Indexation can be claimed on Inherited Property ; if yes then second half thought is whether it can be claimed from the year in which it is first held by the assessee or from the year in which it is occupied by the Previous Owner or predecessor. ...
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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 […]...
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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, […]...
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Impact of tax on long-term capital gains (LTCGs) , grandfathering & assessment of revised / concessional tax rate The article illustrates taxation on long term capital gains of equity shares under the grandfathering provisions aligned with change in tax rate under the Taxation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019: I. Tax on Long-term capital g...
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The Articles discusses about Basic conditions, Exemption Under Section 54B of Income Tax Act, 1961 available to Individual and HUF against Capital Gain Arising from Transfer of Agricultural Land by investment of Capital Gain amount in another land or in Capital Gains Deposit Account Scheme....
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A person wanted to shift his residence due to certain reason, hence, he sold his old house and from the sale proceeds he purchased another house. In this case the objective of the seller was not to earn income by sale of old house but to acquire another suitable house....
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The Article Discusses about Tax Treatment of Long Term Capital Gain arising from Transfer of Capital Assets under Income Tax Act, 1961. Articles discusses Meaning of Capital Assets, What Constitutes a Capital and what is not a capital Asset, How to Apply Indexation Provisions, Period for Computation of Long Term Capital Asset, Tax on lon...
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Computation of capital gain depends upon the nature of the capital asset transferred during the previous year, vis-à-vis, short-term capital asset, long-term capital asset or depreciable asset. Capital gain arising on transfer of short-term capital asset or depreciable asset is considered as short-term capital gain, whereas transfer of l...
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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 […]...
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What incomes are charged to tax under the head Capital Gains? Ans: Any profit or gain arising from transfer of a capital asset during the year is charged to tax under the head Capital Gains....
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SECTION 50C – SPECIAL PROVISION FOR FULL VALUE OF CONSIDERATION IN CERTAIN CASES Applicability of Section 50C As per Sec 50C, where the consideration received or accruing as a result of the transfer of land and/or building is less than the value adopted or assessed or assessable by an authority of the state govt. for […]...
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When does income be taxed as Capital gain or Business income? When the transaction involves transfer of capital asset then that will constitute capital gain, whereas transaction which is entered into normal course of business shall constitute business income. Some Practical Issues Issue – 1 Where agreement for construction of hostel...
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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 […]...
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COMPUTATION OF CAPITAL GAIN IN CERTAIN CASES 1. Section 51 – Advance Money Received 2. Section 50D- Fair Market Value deemed to be full value of consideration in certain cases 3. Section 50B – Special provision for computation of capital gains in case of Slump Sale Section 51 – Advance Money Received Many times we […]...
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SECTION 45(5) – COMPULSORY ACQUISITION Compulsory Acquisition by the Central Government is always be a concern for many people as how it should be tax. Hence today I am writing this article to cover various aspects of this section in question answer form. 1. Do consideration received from Government against compulsory acquisition at...
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Capital gains is considered as one of the most crucial head of income. Since it is that crucial, everybody needs to be doubly sure at the time of computation of tax liability from capital gains. Many times, we observed that there is always a confusion regarding bifurcation of short term and long term capital asset […]...
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As of 1 April 2018, the long term capital gains (LTCG) on the sale of equity shares have been made taxable. In the case of equity, long-term refers to the holding period of more than a year from the date of purchasing. Simply put, long term capital gains are the profits that are earned on […]...
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Everyone in India invest in stock market. If people don’t invest then atleast they read about stock market. There are many full time investors and traders also in stock market. People earn, make losses have long term investments in market and many more. This blog comes with the intention of all the taxes applicable on […]...
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Mr. Sanghai had sold a commercial property, which was a long term asset and invested the same in purchase and construction of a flat in a apartment in Mumbai, within the one year of sale of asset and claimed deduction u/s 54F of income tax act, but later the builder has not completed the possession of the apartment within 3 years and the ...
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Bhagwatiben Vinodkumar Surani Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) -
Addition of long-term capital gain against an investor who invested in a penny stock company in connection with the penny stock scam involving Rs. 36,000 Crores was upheld as additions made on account of detailed enquiries being carried out by Kolkata Investigation Directorate with regard to 84 penny stocks company as well as SEBI and no ...
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Article explains What is meant by cost of acquisition (Section 55), Cost of Acquisition with Reference to Certain Modes of Acquisition (Section – 49), What is meant by cost of improvement, If the assessee acquires any asset by way of inheritance, partition of HUF or by any other mode specified in sec 49(1) and sec […]...
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Section 54G of the Income Tax Act provides exemption towards capital gain arisen on the transfer of capital assets like plant or machinery or land or building which is forming part of an industrial undertaking being situated in an urban area. Such transfer should be on account of shifting of industrial undertaking from the urban […...
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Article explains Circumstances to be fulfilled for availing exemption under section 54F, What ‘Net Consideration’ means for Section 54F, Non-availability of exemption under section 54F, Amount of exemption available under section 54F, Circumstances under which Section 54F exemption would be withdrawn and Synopsis of the entire provi...
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Amidst the current economic turmoil going on globally on account of the disruption in the supply chain and economic stillness for a period, there are certain inconspicuous benefits in terms of capital gains tax under the income tax provisions which if planned well may benefit to an extent depending on the income profile and the tax bracke...
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Neha Chowdhary Vs ITO (ITAT Kolkata) -
Neha Chowdhary Vs ITO (ITAT Kolkata) Bogus capital gains from penny stocks- It emerges that from a perusal of these case files that although the assessee has produced her documentary evidence before the lower authorities about the impugned sums to be in the nature of income derived from the sales of shares, the fact remains […]...
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Invest in the long term specified asset and get long term capital gain exempt under section 54EE of the Income Tax Act In case there is a long term capital gain, and the assessee invests the amount into a long term specified asset, then, such assessee would be eligible to avail exemption under section 54EE […]...
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Provisions of section 54EC provide exemption towards long term capital gain arisen on the transfer of land or building or both when the amount is invested into the specified bonds. The present article briefly explains the provisions of section 54EC of the Income Tax Act. Understanding basic provisions of section 54EC of the Income Tax [&h...
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Analysis of Section 111A, 112 and 112A of The Income Tax Act, 1961 In this Article we shall discuss only about Shares, Debentures, Units of MFs, Units of Business Trust only. Let us now analyse each section one by one: Section 111A (CG on transfer of Short Term Capital Assets) Applicable to: All Assesses CG: […]...
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Finance Act, 2017 amended section 10(38) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) stating that long term capital gains from transfer of listed equity shares acquired on or after 01 October, 2004, would be exempt from tax under section 10(38) of the Act only if the Securities transaction Tax (STT) was paid at the time of acquisition of such s...
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Hirsh Bracelet India Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) -
Hirsh Bracelet India Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) Section 50 of the Act is a special provision for computation of capital gains in case of depreciable assets and is applicable only to capital assets forming part of Block of Assets on which depreciation has been allowed under the Act. and also only for the […]...
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Rationalization of provisions of section 55 of the Act to compute cost of acquisition The existing provisions of section 55 of the Act provide that for computation of capital gains, an assessee shall be allowed deduction for cost of acquisition of the asset and also cost of improvement, if any. However, for computing capital gains [&helli...
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Rationalisation of the provisions of section 49 and clause (42A) of section 2 of the Act in respect of segregated portfolios Section 49 of the Act provides for cost of acquisition for the capital asset which became the property of the assessee under certain situations. Further, clause (42A) of section 2 of the Act provides […]...
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Article explains Eligibility For Startups In India, Tax exemptions allowable to eligible startups which includes 3 year tax holiday in a block of seven years, Exemption from tax on Long-term capital gains, Tax exemption on investments above the fair market value, Tax exemption to Individual/HUF on investment of long-term capital gain ...
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We know that making investment in securities/shares is one of the common investment avenue available to an individual in addition to making fixed deposits, purchasing land or building etc. In shares, bonus shares are often issued by the company. Bonus shares are used by the company as one of the method of capitalizing their profit [&helli...
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The Union Budget of 2018-19 has changed the tax treatment of all equity and equity-oriented mutual funds. This change was by way of a 10% tax imposed on any long-term capital gain (LTCG) exceeding Rs 1 lakh a year. Equity mutual funds were exempt from the LTCG tax earlier. Hence, this change has been viewed by investors with some worry....
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4 Major Tax Exemptions to Startups includes Income Tax Exemption on profits under Section 80-IAC of Income Tax (IT) Act, Tax Exemption on Investments above Fair Market Value, Introduction of Section 54EE in the Income Tax Act, 1961 and Amendment in Section 54GB of the Income-tax Act....
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Sri Suresh C. Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) -
Consideration of 14 flats for giving up related rights in favour of developer was received by assessee within a period of three years from the date of JDA. In such circumstances, concerned flats assumed the character of ‘short-term’ capital asset and gain on such transfer was rightly assessed by AO as STCG....
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Equity investors had a long tax holiday as the capital gains were not taxed and were exempt under section 10(38) until assessment year 2018-19. But Capital Gains on sale of equity shares in a listed company or unit of an equity oriented mutual fund (hereafter both are referred to as shares in this article) held […]...
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Suman Poddar Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) -
Suman Poddar Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) The evidences put forth by the Revenue regarding the entry operation fairly leads to a conclusion that the assessee is one of the beneficiaries of the accommodation entry receipts in the form of long-term capital gains. The assessee has failed to prove that the share transactions are genuine and […]...
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In the today scenario, you must have noticed, every one is thinking/taking about buying and selling the asset. But the question arises that, ‘Is every transaction of sale or purchase are taxable and exigible for Capital Gain Tax’. Hence, as a common person by listening the word Tax first question comes to in the mind […...
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Plea to the FM to withdraw Super Rich Surcharge on Long Term Capital Gains on sale of Immovable Property It is an accepted fact that the Economy is passing through acute recession. Every day we hear of lay off of employees in real estate, IT, automobile, manufacturing & practically in all sectors. The factories across […]...
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M/s. United Investments Vs ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) -
M/s. United Investments Vs ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) In this case the assessee had incurred loss on sale of shares after paying STT & these shares were held on investment a/c for period more than 12 months. The assessee claimed that the loss incurred was to be assessed under the head ‘capital gains’ and its set […]...
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ACIT Vs Shri Anil Gulabdas Shah (ITAT Mumbai) -
ACIT Vs Shri Anil Gulabdas Shah (ITAT Mumbai) The undisputed position that emerges is the fact that the property under consideration was subject matter of extensive litigation which ultimate got culminated into sale of the property by the assessee in terms of consent terms dated 03/01/2012 between the assessee and certain other parties....
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ITO (International Taxation) Vs Monish Kaan Tahilramani (ITAT Mumbai) -
ITO (International Taxation) Vs Monish Kaan Tahilramani (ITAT Mumbai) The only surviving question that arise for consideration is manner of computation of the gains. It is noted that the assessee has paid upfront payment to the extent of 5% upon allotment and the balance payment has been spread over by way of installment during the [&hell...
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Chandra Prakash Jhunjhunwala Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) -
Chandra Prakash Jhunjhunwala Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) FULL TEXT OF THE ITAT JUDGEMENT The captioned appeal filed by the Assessee, pertaining to assessment year 2014-15, is directed against the order passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal)-21, Kolkata, which in turn arises out of an assessment order passed by the Assessing Officer ...
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Shri Sanat Kumar Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) -
No doubt assessee has meticulously completed the paper work by routing his entire investment through banking channel but the results thereof are altogether beyond human probabilities. Because neither in the past nor in the subsequent years, assessee has indulged into any such investment having huge windfall. Had the assessee been so intel...
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ACIT Vs Shri Finance (ITAT Delhi) -
Where the assessee had clear intention of being an investor and had held shares by way of investment, assessee was to be treated as investor and any gain arising out of transfer of shares was to be treated as ‘capital gain’ and not ‘business income’....
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Finance Act, 2018 inserted a new section 112A to provide for the rate of tax on long term capital gains arising on the transfer of certain assets. The capital assets on which the provisions of Section 112A applies include Equity Shares in a Company or unit of Equity oriented fund or units of a business […]...
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The Finance Bill 2018 reintroduced tax on LTCG made from listed shares and equity-oriented mutual funds. With Effective 1 April 2018, LTCG arising from the sale of these shares and equity oriented funds that are held for more than 12 months are taxable at the rate of 10% if such LTCG exceeds Rs.1 lakh in the given Financial […]...
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Prof. P.N. Shetty Vs ITO (Karnataka High Court) -
Unutilized capital gain amount under Section 54 F[4] had to be charged under Section 45 as income of the previous year, after the expiry of three years from the date of sale of the capital asset as per proviso appended to Section 54F[4] and withdrawal of amount was permitted subject to deduction of tax....
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Smt. Radhika Garg Vs Income Tax Officers (ITAT Delhi) -
Where the documentary evidences furnished by assessee clearly supported the claim of exemption under section 10(38) on account of sale of securities that assessee entered into genuine transaction of sale of shares through recognized exchange upon which STT had also been paid and there was no other evidence available on record against asse...
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ACIT Vs Ms. Shradha Sudhir Valia (ITAT Mumbai) -
Where allotment as well as execution of the agreement did not vest two different capital assets in the hands of the assessee which got exchanged with each other upon execution of the agreement rather the event of allotment as well as execution of agreement was part & parcel of the same transaction and only an improvement in ownership righ...
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Schedule 112A and 115AD(1)(iii) of long term capital gain are provided in the Income Tax Return software as per the Instructions to the Notified ITR form and based on taxpayer feedback. Taxpayers have an option to either enter the Scrip wise details of long term capital gains in Schedule 112A and 115AD(1)(iii) so that the […]...
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Shri Amar Nath Goenka Vs The ACIT (ITAT Delhi) -
Where assessee placed sufficient documentary evidences before A.O. to prove genuineness of the transaction of sale of shares such as copies of bank statement, Demat account, share purchase documents and share certificate., etc., and no material had been brought on record against assessee to disprove the claim of assessee, addition made un...
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The Start-ups were having high expectations from the first budget of Modi Govt. 2.0 and the Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman hasn’t let down their expectations. She proposed to start a television programme within the DD bouquet of channels exclusively for start-ups. Further, tax proposals made by Finance Minister were aimed...
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Smt. Tupel Raja Iyengar Shakuntala Vs ITO (ITAT Bangalore) -
Assessee was entitled to claim long term capital gain exemption under section 54 on sale of property and the same could not be denied on the ground that income tax return was not filed declaring such income....
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New Regime of Taxation of Long Term Capital Gains on sale of equity share, unit of equity oriented funds and unit of the business trust u/s 112A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 with effect from 01.04.2018 The Finance Act, 2018 has withdrawn the exemption under section 10(38) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and has […]...
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Mohit Hora (HUF) Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) -
Where sale and purchase of shares had taken place only through banking channel at Bombay Stock Exchange and were supported by contract note, income from long term capital gain (LTCG) on sale of listed equity shares after payment of STT were rightly claimed as exempt u/s 10(38) and AO was precluded in making addition of LTCG as unaccounted...
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Similarity between Section 112 and Section 112A of Income Tax Act, 1961- 1. Both sections covers following Long Term Capital Asset. 2. Both sections determine tax on long term capital gains and falls under chapter XII of the Income Tax Act, 1961....
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ITO Vs M/s Smart Sensors & Transducers Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) -
ITO Vs M/s Smart Sensors & Transducers Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) As regards to set off of business loss against gain on sale of depreciable asset of factory building by the assessee, we find that the co-ordinate Bench of the Tribunal in the case of M/s. Raj Shree Roadlines vs ITO (ITA No.1627/Mum/2012) for A.Y . […]...
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Profit or gain arising on transfer of shares (considered as an investment not a business by assessee) is chargeable to tax under the head ‘Capital Gains’. Capital gains on shares are divided into two types : – ♣ Short Term Capital Gains ♣ Long Term Capital Gains CAPITAL ASSETS SHORT TERM CAPITAL ASSETS LONG TERM […]...
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Mutual Funds are like a department store where many products are on display and every one can get product suitable to his needs, risk appetite, investment horizon. From product for parking your overnight funds to investing for decades, mutual funds can cater to needs to all investors. As the products offered by mutual fund houses [&hell...
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Appasaheb Baburao Lonkar Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) -
Appasaheb Baburao Lonkar Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) Wherein the initial contract was between the parties on the ground that the assessee would get permission of other co-owners numbering about 13 so as to transfer immovable asset to the purchasers. This was the basic condition of the said agreement between the parties. Admittedly, the said permis...
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Are you an *NRI (defined at the end), then you should know few provisions of Indian Income Tax Act which treat NRIs differently from resident Indians. I have tried to articulate few provisions of Income Tax Act, which makes tax implication on residents Indian and NRIs different: 1.For Residents, their global income is taxable while [&hell...
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M/s. J.C. Bhalla & Co. Vs Addl. CIT (ITAT Delhi) -
M/s. J.C. Bhalla & Co. Vs Addl. CIT (ITAT Delhi) Conclusion: Assessee-firm was entitled to claim deduction claim under Section 54EC as assessee had made an investment in the specified bonds and capital gain had arisen to the assessee from transfer of client relationship and goodwill which was long-term capital asset under section 2(14...
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Sanjay Kumar Jain Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) -
Conclusion: Claim of assessee for long term capital gains arising on transfer of shares u/s.10(38) was real or sham, required a revisit by AO by considering all the evidences produced by assessee and also, AO should allow the opportunity of cross-examination to check the nature of transaction....
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Rajesh Singhvi and Sons (HUF) Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) -
Rajesh Singhvi and Sons (HUF) Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) Claim of the assessee for exemption u/s.10(38) of the Act, on alleged long term capital gains arising on sale of shares of M/s.Cresanda Commercial Solutions Ltd and M/s. Surabhi Chem & Investment Ltd were disallowed by the ld. Assessing Officer considering these to be penny stock co...
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Pr. CIT Vs M/s. Monsanto India Ltd. (Bombay High Court) -
Pr. CIT Vs M/s. Monsanto India Ltd. (Bombay High Court) Tribunal recorded that the Non Compete Agreement was part of the agreement for the sale of the business. Under this Agreement, the Assessee could be seen to have transferred the right to manufacture the product in question. The Tribunal, therefore, was of the opinion that […...
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LTCG Tax on Equity Shares, Equity oriented Mutual Fund (MF) units Taxability upto F.Y. 2017-18/A.Y. 2018-19 Capital gains arising from sale of equity share/unit of equity oriented fund provided from tax, where the share/unit is held for a period of at least 12 months. The exemption is available if securities transaction tax (STT) is paid ...
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Introduction: Computation of Capital gain has always been a complex provision under the Income-tax Act. New controversies are created dime a dozen merely because the amounts involved are usually large in case of capital gain assessments. A controversy arises where the purchaser of the land makes payment to seller for the land and furthe...
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Mukta Gupta Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) -
Mukta Gupta Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Conclusion: Long-term capital gains on sale of shares could not be treated as bogus on the reason that the price of these shares had risen manifolds and the reason for astronomical rise was not related to any fundamentals of market. Once the transactions were duly proved by trading from […]...
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N. R. Ravikrishnan Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) -
Gain arising on transfer of ESOP options should be taxed as long term capital gains where the holding period was more than 3 years as assessee acquired a valuable and transferable right and the right of share constituted capital assets from the date of grant....
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