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Unlisted Bonds Lose LTCG Benefit; No Capital Gains Exemption for Depreciable Assets under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The new law treats gains from depreciable assets as short-term capital gains for all purposes, not merely for computation. This ef...

May 6, 2026 657 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of income under the head “Salaries”

Income Tax : The case explains how salary income is computed on a gross basis with only specific deductions permitted. It clarifies the scope o...

April 4, 2026 885 Views 0 comment Print

Capital Gains Taxability under Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The issue concerns when capital gains become taxable under the law. The framework clarifies that gains are taxed in the year of tr...

April 2, 2026 14607 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of 20% LTCG with Indexation vis-à-vis 12.5% Without Indexation

Income Tax : The Finance Act 2023 introduced a 12.5% LTCG tax without indexation as an alternative to 20% with indexation. Taxpayers must compa...

March 7, 2026 3336 Views 0 comment Print

Section 195 TDS on Share Purchase from Non-Resident: Complete LTCG Guide

Income Tax : When a resident buys unlisted shares from a non-resident, TDS must be deducted on gross consideration under Section 195, subject t...

February 23, 2026 3093 Views 0 comment Print


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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 5136 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024: Capital Gains Taxation Simplified And Rationalised

Corporate Law : Finance Ministry's new capital gains tax: Short-term gains at 20%, long-term at 12.5%. Exemption limit raised to ₹1.25 lakh for ...

July 23, 2024 4473 Views 0 comment Print

4 Major Tax Exemptions to Startups

Income Tax : 4 Major Tax Exemptions to Startups includes Income Tax Exemption on profits under Section 80-IAC of Income Tax (IT) Act, Tax Exemp...

December 11, 2019 6417 Views 0 comment Print

Scrip wise details of long term capital gains in ITR is Optional: CBDT

Income Tax : Schedule 112A and 115AD(1)(iii) of long term capital gain are provided in the Income Tax Return software as per the Instructions t...

July 19, 2019 7644 Views 4 comments Print

Draft Notification on Tax on Long Term Capital Gain on Shares

Income Tax : Finance Act, 2018 has withdrawn the exemption under clause (38) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) and has introd...

April 24, 2018 13197 Views 0 comment Print


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Capital Gains Cannot Become Business Income Merely Due to Borrowed Funds: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that delivery-based share transactions shown as investments in books could not be treated as business income w...

May 22, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

LTCG Benefit Allowed as Ownership Rights Passed Before Registration: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi ruled that the holding period for capital gains purposes began from the date of full payment and transfer of possession...

May 22, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Reassessment as AO Changed Reason from Fake Loan Entries to Penny Stock LTCG

Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad held that reassessment under Section 147 was invalid because the Assessing Officer reopened the case for fictit...

May 17, 2026 3189 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat Upholds Bogus LTCG Addition on Sunrise Asian Penny Stock, Applies ‘Human Probability’ Test

Income Tax : The ITAT Surat held that abnormal price rise in a penny stock and surrounding circumstances justified treating claimed LTCG as une...

May 15, 2026 303 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Section 54F Deduction as Demolished Property Was Not Habitable

Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad held that a demolished and uninhabitable structure could not be treated as a residential house for Section 54F ...

May 9, 2026 606 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 17457 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 56679 Views 0 comment Print

No requirement of scrip wise reporting for listed shares in ITR

Income Tax : There was a report in certain section of media that stock traders/day traders are required to furnish scrip wise details in the re...

September 26, 2020 12564 Views 0 comment Print

Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2020-21- CBDT Notifies

Income Tax : CBDT notifies Income Tax Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2020-21 or Assessment Year 2021-22 vide  Notification No. 32/202...

June 12, 2020 32256 Views 0 comment Print

24 FAQs on Taxation of Long Term Capital Gain on Shares

Income Tax : Since the introduction of the Finance Bill, 2018 on 1st February, 2018, several queries have been raised in different fora on vari...

February 4, 2018 48423 Views 7 comments Print


Finer points of income tax laws affecting personal taxation

October 11, 2021 10377 Views 4 comments Print

Article discusses Provisions applicable in respect of Life insurance health insurance premium, Provision for deductions for home loan, Different holding periods for qualifying as long term capital asset and for indexation and Provisions of capital gains on listed shares. There are certain provisions under the income tax laws which generally go unnoticed and have huge […]

Reporting of Capital Gain on Sale of Equity – ITR 2

October 1, 2021 535737 Views 106 comments Print

1. An individual having Capital Gain on sale of Equity is required to file ITR 2. The article discusses the procedure to report Equity Capital Gain in Income Tax Return New Portal. 2. STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE (a) Login to www.incometax.gov.in (b) The path is: – e-file>Income Tax Return > File Income Tax Return. Select: […]

Common Error of Logic – Section 112 vs Section 111A vs Section 112A

October 1, 2021 27243 Views 3 comments Print

The Common Error of Logic – Section 112 vs Section 111A vs Section 112A of Income Tax Act, 1961. One may consider the following simple scenario of an income tax calculation. Resident Senior Citizen <- FY 2020-21 (AY 2021-22) Particulars Amount (Rs.) Pension Income 3,56,676 Interest Income from Bank FDRs 86,198 Section 111A Income 77,417 […]

ITAT deletes addition for alleged Bogus LTCG on Penny Stock

September 24, 2021 8145 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Sanjay Singal Vs DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) Addition of Rs. 61.86 Crore in 9 Appeals on Account of Bogus Long Term Capital Gain U/S 10(38) Claimed Deleted on Facts of Alleged Penny Scrip of PIL (Praneta Industries Ltd) and Revenue Rule 29 Application Containing Fir Filed by ED Against Companies of Bhushan Group & Statement […]

Share Capital Reduction – The Income Tax Angle

September 13, 2021 48891 Views 2 comments Print

In the recent past, a few companies like Syngenta India Limited, Atlas Copco, etc. have, after their delisting from the stock exchanges, followed the Sec 66 of Companies Act, 2013 route to selectively reduce their non-promoter capital and provide a means of exit to minority shareholders.[1] Sec 66 allows a company to distinguish between shareholders […]

Section 48 in summarized form – Reduction in case of Computation of Capital Gain

September 9, 2021 98901 Views 3 comments Print

Section 48 Mode of computation. The income chargeable under the head “Capital gains” shall be computed, by deducting from the full value of the consideration received or accruing as a result of the transfer of the capital asset the following amounts, namely :— (i) expenditure incurred wholly and exclusively in connection with such transfer; (ii) […]

LTCG on Sale of Shares : ITAT Grants stay to Mauritius based company

August 28, 2021 1554 Views 0 comment Print

Blackstone FP Capital Partners Mauritius V Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Undoubtedly, the core issue arising for consideration in the corresponding appeal of the assessee is, whether the long term capital gain arising out of sale of shares of an Indian company would be taxable in India. It is the stand of the assessee that […]

LTCG cannot be treated as Bogus merely on information from investigation wing

June 8, 2021 5496 Views 0 comment Print

Jayesh Shantilal Vira Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) Addition u/s 10(38) on alleged bogus Long Term Capital Gain (LTCG) deleted where no further verification made by AO except solely reliance on information from investigation wing. ITAT held that the long term capital gain on the sale of shares of M/s. Blue Circle Services Ltd. is not […]

ITAT deletes addition for LTCG made without Independent Verification

June 7, 2021 1647 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai ruling on Anusmriti Sarkar vs ITO case. Analysis of LTCG from Kailash Auto Finance Scrip, added without independent verification. Get insights into key decisions.

Deduction under section 54EC on Capital Gain

May 21, 2021 14046 Views 0 comment Print

54EC bonds, or capital gain bonds, are the best way to save long-term capital gain tax. 54EC bonds are specifically meant for investors earning capital gain and would like tax exemption on these gains. The tax deduction is available under section 54EC of the Income Tax Act. 54EC does not allow any tax exemption on […]

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