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Assessee is regularly in the business of purchase-sale of equity shares, share transactions entered during the year were in large number, funds were borrowed for the purpose of trading, no separate account has been maintained for the investment portfolio and all the transactions of purchase sale raised are only for one scrip namely Suraj Stainless Steel Ltd.
This appeal has been filed by the assessee against the order of the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-32 [hereinafter called CIT(A)]02-0-2015 passed against the assessment order of the AO u/s 143(3) dated 23-12-2013 for A.Y. 201-12 on the following grounds
ITAT held that holding period should be computed from the date of issue of allotment If we do so, the holding period becomes more than 36 months and consequently, the property sold by the assessee would be long term capital asset in the hands of the assessee and the gain on sale of the same would be taxable in the hands of the assessee as Long Term Capital Gain
Finance Act, 2012 with effect from 1st April, 2013 amended the provisions of section 112(1)(c) to provide concessional rate of taxation of ten per cent for long-term capital gains arising from the transfer of unlisted securities in case of non-resident.
Since common man is directly affected by the income tax provisions every budget raises expectation levels of common man on this front. What the common man is expecting from finance minister this time?
It has been a constant tug of war between assessee and tax authorities on the classification of gains arising on the transfer of shares/securities as ‘capital gains’ or ‘business income’. Due to the lower tax incidence on ‘capital gains’, taxpayers prefer a ‘capital gains’ classification, while tax authorities usually attempt to tax these gains as ‘business income’.
I have prepared a chart on the subject matter of Capital Gain for FY 2014-15 on Shares and Mutual Funds after considering the recent amendments related to changes in taxation of shares and Mutual fund and Considering the complexity involved in the matter. I have tabulated information for quick reference and the same are self explanatory :-
Background-: 1. This is in relation to FY 2014-15. One may be aware that, there is a change in the law relating to taxation of Capital arising out of sale of soft assets like shares. Securities, mutual funds etc. Audience-: 2. Especially for those who handle their investment portfolio and tax matters themselves and visit […]
Some Important Case Laws From INCOME FROM SALARIES :- 1. Whether the amount received by the employee on cessation of employment with his Employer will be exempted from tax under section 17(3)(i) of the Income-tax Act?
