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Section 50AA: Why Long-Held Assets Can Still Be Taxed as Short-Term Gains

Income Tax : Section 50AA overrides the normal holding period rules and deems gains from specified assets as short-term capital gains, even if ...

June 29, 2026 1326 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Capital Gain in India – FAQs

Income Tax : This guide explains the taxation of capital gains, computation methods, capital assets, and transfer provisions under the Income-t...

June 24, 2026 496456 Views 165 comments Print

FAQs on Exemption available from Capital gains under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the eligibility, investment conditions, exemption limits, timelines, and withdrawal provisions for capital gains exemptions ...

June 22, 2026 7467 Views 0 comment Print

Nil LTCG Tax or Higher Demand? Section 112 Utility Computation Sparks Legal Debate

Income Tax : The article explains how different interpretations of Section 112 may produce either nil tax or a positive tax liability for the s...

June 20, 2026 3273 Views 1 comment Print

I Sold Listed Shares & Made INR 3 Lakh Profit – How Is LTCG Taxed Now?

Income Tax : Learn how the increased Rs. 1.25 lakh exemption and 12.5% LTCG tax rate apply to listed shares and equity mutual funds. The guide ...

June 19, 2026 3939 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 5403 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 4590 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 6450 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 7764 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Income Tax : Finance Act, 2018 has withdrawn the exemption under clause (38) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) and has introd...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 13224 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


1439-day delay in Filing Appeal Condoned & Matter Remanded for Fresh Assessment: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata condoned appeal delay, set aside the CIT(A)'s order, and remanded the assessment for fresh adjudication after grantin...

July 5, 2026 273 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Unsustainable When Section 148 Returned Income Accepted Without Addition: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai held that penalty under Section 271(1)(c) cannot survive when the AO accepts the income declared in the return filed ...

July 4, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

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 195 Views 0 comment Print

Section 87A Rebate Available Despite LTCG at Special Rates: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai held that inclusion of taxable long-term capital gains in total income does not disentitle an assessee from claiming ...

July 2, 2026 516 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 741 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 17871 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 56868 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 12621 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 32355 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 48546 Views 7 comments Print


Taxation of Income from Sale of Shares

March 31, 2023 35646 Views 6 comments Print

If equity shares listed on a stock exchange are held and sold after 12 months of purchase, the seller may make a long-term capital gain (LTCG) or incur a Long-term capital loss (LTCL).

LTCG on Sale of Listed Equity Shares/Equity oriented Mutual Fund Units

March 26, 2023 9471 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the taxation of Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) on the sale of listed equity shares or units of equity-oriented mutual funds under Section 112A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Explore the tax rate of 10%, exemptions up to Rs 1,00,000, and the calculation of the cost of acquisition. Learn about the basic exemption limit benefit, treatment of deductions and investments, and the rebate on tax for residents earning total income up to Rs 5,00,000. Note that this information is for informational purposes and not solicitation.

Long Term Tax benefits removed from Debt Mutual Funds & its consequences

March 25, 2023 10656 Views 0 comment Print

It has been proposed that investments in mutual funds on or after 01/04/2023 where not more than 35% is invested in equity shares of an domestic companies (i.e. debt funds, international funds and gold funds) will now be deemed to be short term capital gains like Market Linked Debentures i.e. it will be liable to be taxed as per slab rate.

Assessee cannot claim Section 54F exemption based on unregistered Banakhat agreement

February 22, 2023 4203 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that, transfer of property only takes place when either possession of property is transferred or sale deed is executed and documents like unregistered ‘Banakhat’ or power of attorney are not substitute of sale deed.

LTCG on sale of equity shares of Lifeline Drugs and Pharma Ltd. is not genuine: ITAT Indore

February 10, 2023 2289 Views 0 comment Print

Rupesh Vyas Vs ACIT (ITAT Indore) Feeling aggrieved by appeal-order dated 20.09.2018 passed by learned Commissioner of Income-Tax (Appeals)-1, Indore [“Ld. CIT(A)”], which in turn arises out of assessment-order dated 15.12.2016 passed by the learned ACIT-3(1), Indore [“Ld. AO”] u/s 143(3) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 [the Act] for Assessment-Year 2014-15, the assessee has filed […]

Capital loss on sale of STT paid shares/mutual fund cannot be set off against LTCG on sale of land

January 25, 2023 3600 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that long term capital loss arising out of the sale of shares and units of mutual funds on which STT was paid and covered under section 10(38) could not be set off against long-term capital gain arising out of the sale of land as per section 70(3) of the Act.

Exemption u/s 10(38) not available in case of LTCG for sale of bogus equity shares

December 16, 2022 7116 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held Long Term Capital Gain (LTCG) for sale of equity shares as bogus and accordingly not eligible to exemption u/s. 10(38) of Income Tax Act, 1961.

LTCG exemption claimed by one co-owner is eligible to another

December 5, 2022 3546 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that once similar Long Term Capital Gain offered and exemption claimed by the co-owner is already accepted by the revenue, another co-owner (assessee) entitled for similar relief.

Article 13(4) of DTAA benefit is available on entire STCG/ LTCG before setting off brought forward STCG/LTCG

November 23, 2022 2277 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that assessee is entitled to claim benefit of Article 13(4) of DTAA in respect of entire current year Short/Long Term Capital Gains, without setting of the Brought Forward Short/Long Term Capital Gains.

LTCG on land co-owned cannot be assessed in the hands of single owner

November 16, 2022 2046 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that assessment of Long Term Capital Gain entirely in the hands of assessee instead of all the co-owners of the land is unsustainable in law. LTCG should be assessed in the exact proportion to the extent the land belongs to each such co-owners.

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