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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 654 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 87A Rebate on STCG Under 111A: Tax Planning for FY 2025–26

Income Tax : Rebate under Section 87A includes STCG for eligibility but cannot be applied to such income. This creates a limitation in tax bene...

April 15, 2026 15459 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 882 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 14595 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Capital Gain in India – FAQs

Income Tax : Comprehensive summary of capital gains—definition, classification, computation, exemptions, reinvestment reliefs, and procedures...

November 3, 2025 494944 Views 165 comments Print


Latest News


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

DTC: Jewellery, works of art, property to qualify as long-term investments even if held for a year

Income Tax : The Supreme Court will hear on September 10 the impleadment petition filed by the Forex Derivatives Consumers Forum along with the...

September 1, 2010 2250 Views 0 comment Print

Shares Income: LTCG remains exempt and Short Term Capital Gain taxable at half the rate under DTC

Income Tax : DTC Billproposes to tax short-term capital gains arising from stocks and mutual funds at half the marginal rate.So, if your margin...

September 1, 2010 2753 Views 0 comment Print

Taxman gears up to move apex court on its tax claims of around Rs 2,000 crore

Income Tax : The Income Tax department is all set to move the Supreme Court for a final judgement on its tax claims of around Rs 2,000 crore (R...

February 26, 2009 555 Views 0 comment Print

Half-Yearly Audit Rule Puts Small Broking Companies in a Spot

Finance : The decision to make half-yearly internal audits obligatory for stock broking houses spells doom for smaller firms that are alread...

September 12, 2008 759 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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 117 Views 0 comment Print

Depreciation on Amalgamation Goodwill allowable for AYs prior to AY 2021-22

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that depreciation on goodwill arising from amalgamation was allowable for assessment years prior to AY 2021-22...

May 19, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

5-Day Share Trade Cannot Automatically Become ‘Bogus Penny Stock’: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that a genuine share transaction resulting in a short-term loss cannot automatically be treated as a make-belie...

May 16, 2026 1872 Views 0 comment Print

Penny Stock LTCG Cannot Be Treated as Bogus Without Independent Evidence: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that long-term capital gains cannot be disallowed solely on investigation reports and assumptions. It found that...

May 5, 2026 2421 Views 0 comment Print

Wrong Section, Wrong Valuation – ITAT Quashes Capital Gains Assessment

Income Tax : The dispute involved incorrect invocation of valuation provisions by the AO. The Tribunal ruled that using Section 142A instead of...

April 6, 2026 591 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


No capital Gain on Rollover/Extension of Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) in same scheme

Income Tax : CIRCULAR NO. 6/2015, Dated: April 9, 2015 no capital gains will arise at the time of exercise of the option in the case of Fixed M...

April 9, 2015 5456 Views 0 comment Print


Gains on sale of shares allotted under cashless ESOP plan not taxable as capital gains

December 16, 2009 5231 Views 0 comment Print

The Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai in the case of Mr. Bomi S. Billimoria vs. A.C Cir 23(1), Mumbai (ITA No.2120/Mum/1998) held that in case no payment has been made for acquiring shares under Employee Stock Option Plan, the gain on sale of said shares should not be liable to capital gains tax. As the date of exercise of options and date of sale is same and further, there is no difference between the sale price and the deemed cost of acquisition, in any case, it is not short term capital gains.

Short-term capital loss from a transaction can be set-off against short-term capital gain from any transaction at the option of the taxpayer

December 6, 2009 981 Views 0 comment Print

S. 70, 115AD; A/y 2005-06; in favor of taxpayer:- Taxpayer, a FII, earned short-term capital gains on sale of shares which it bifurcated as pre and post 30 September 2004 (pre and post STT), chargeable to tax at 30% and 10%, respectively under section 115AD. It also suffered short-term capital loss during both these periods. It set-off pre-STT short-term capital loss against pre-STT short-term capital gain and also post-STT short- term capital loss against left over balance of pre-STT short-term capital gain. The Revenue, however, al owed set-off of post-STT short-term capital loss only against post-STT short-term capital gain.

Penalty levied with reference to revised return is bad in law when the revised return has been treated as non-est

December 6, 2009 874 Views 0 comment Print

S. 271(1)(c); in favor of taxpayer : The taxpayer was a trust organized in the US and was a resident of the US. As regards India, it was registered with SEBI as a sub- account of M/s Fidelity Management Resources Co. It filed a return of income declaring short-term capital gains and dividend income. Thereafter, based on an AAR ruling in case of XZY/ABC Equity Fund (2005) (250 ITR 194), the taxpayer filed a revised return of income,

Reopening under section 147 by the AO on the same set of facts, without there being any additional information, can only be considered as change of opinion

November 1, 2009 589 Views 0 comment Print

As can be seen from the above the adjustment made by the assessee is according to the provisions of the Act. Since both the industrial galas fall within the block the WDV is increased by the actual cost of the asset falling within the block and reduced by the amount payable in respect of the asset sold. Accordingly we do not find any mistake in assessee’s working of the block of assets which is according to the provisions of section 43(6)(c). The A.O.’s action in denying the inclusion of asset within the block is on the condition that the asset was not put to use.

Cashless ESOP benefits are not taxable

September 14, 2009 2849 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee, an employee of Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) India, received from J&J, USA, on 12.7.1989 a “cashless” option to buy 2500 shares at the then prevailing market price of $ 57.88 per share. The options were exercisable in installments over 10 years starting 11.7.1991. On 13.8.1992 (AY 1993-94), the assessee ‘sold’ the options and made a gain of Rs. 5,44,925

Set-off of short-term capital losses, subject to STT, allowable against short-term capital gains not subject to STT

September 4, 2009 9819 Views 0 comment Print

The Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) , in the case of First State Investments (Hongkong) Ltd. A/c First State Asia Innovation and Technology Fund1 (“the assessee”), examined the manner of set-off of short- term capital loss suffered from sale transactions subject to Securities Transaction Tax (”STT”) against short- term capital gains arising prior to introduction of STT, during the financial year.

Set-off & Carry Forward of losses in direct tax code

August 15, 2009 2204 Views 0 comment Print

Set-off & Carry Forward of losses in direct tax code: Carry forward of loss permitted only if return filed within due date Set-off & Carry Forward of losses [Sections 58 to 60] Income from various sources falling within any head of income shall be set-off. Income / Loss from Capital Gains can be set-off against […]

Download Direct Tax Code 2009 and main highlights of the same

August 13, 2009 2218 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on August 10 released the New Draft Direct Tax Code. The draft, which is expected to radically change the tax structure, will now be open for discussion after which it will take the form of law. The finance minister had in his budget promised to deliver a new code within 45 […]

Mistakes people commit generally in filing income tax return

July 24, 2009 8107 Views 28 comments Print

Wrong selection of ITR :- One may sorely miss the old ‘one size fits all’ SARAL forms for the sheer ease and convenience of filling up the one page return, but they were not e-friendly. It was also cumbersome to attach a whole lot of supporting documents and spend a day away from the office […]

S.195 applicable even when deductee is foreign company & assessed in India due to its business presence

July 19, 2009 2386 Views 0 comment Print

12. We have heard both the parties. The first contention of the learned AR is that section 195 is not applicable because the deductee is a tax resident of India and is being assessed in India. This ground of appeal has been decided by the learned CIT (A) against the deductor and the deductor has not filed any cross objection. Therefore, it cannot be held that section 195 will not be applicable

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