Income Tax - Securities Transaction Tax (STT), is the tax deduction that is applied to all your equity transactions. Introduced in the 2004 Union Budget by the then Finance Minister Mr. P Chidambaram, the deduction is to ensure that gains arising from securities transaction are taxed at source, thus preventing individuals from evading capital gains ta...
Read MoreIncome Tax - For an investor, brokerage charges form a large part of his share trading experience and as an investor one must be vigilant about the amount being charged in the form of brokerage. Depending on the sum of money invested, brokerage fees could play a big role in the overall trading experience. The brokerage cost is […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - This article summarises the amendment brought in Section 10(38) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the exemptions provided under the section through notification issued by the central government and discusses few situations where exemption may not be available. ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on transactions in specified securities was introduced vide Finance (No.2) Act, 2004. It is proposed to reduce STT in Cash Delivery segment from the existing 0.125% to 0.1%. The proposed new rates along with details of old rates are given in the following table. ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Securities Transaction Tax (STT) was introduced into the income-tax code by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004, taking effect from April 1, 2005. It was expected to give a major boost to both the income-tax department in terms of revenue and the equity market. When STT was paid on share transactions, no liability for long-term capital gain...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Finance Ministry is likely to reduce Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on equity trade in the forthcoming Budget in a bid to boost the capital market despite pressure to improve revenue collection. The ministry, however, may not revisit the issue of Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT), which was aborted in 2009 after protests by industry...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Income Tax department is learnt to have sent notices to over a dozen proprietary stock trading firms and corporate investors, for alleged ‘under-reporting’ of taxable income for assessment years 2006-07 and 2007-08 ....
Read MoreIncome Tax - During the period April-November 2010, net direct tax collections stood at Rs.2,16,628 crore, up from Rs.1,83,822 crore during the same period last fiscal, registering a growth of 17.85 percent and crossing 50 percent of the BE target of Rs.4,30,000 crore for fiscal 2010-11....
Read MoreIncome Tax - Net direct tax collections during the period April-September 2010 stood at Rs.1,81,758 crore, up from Rs.1,52,625 crore in the same period last fiscal, registering a growth of 19.09 percent in H-1 against the Budgeted annual growth target of 13.67 pe...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The securities transaction tax (STT) is here to stay even under the proposed new regime for direct taxes slated to come into force from April 1 next year. But the rate of STT now hinges on the firming up of a revised taxation regime for capital gains and the flow of funds to the capital market, a senior Finance Ministry official said....
Read MoreAssociation of National Exchanges Members of India Vs SEBI (Bombay High Court) - Association of National Exchanges Members of India Vs SEBI (Bombay High Court) CBDT has clarified that where a derivative contract is being settled by physical delivery of shares, the transaction would not be any different from transaction in equity share where the contract is settled by actual deli...
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Association of National Exchanges Members of India Vs SEBI (Bombay High Court) -