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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


Taxability of STCG on transfer of Equity Shares/Units of Equity Oriented Mutual Funds for Non-Resident Individuals

February 21, 2023 2154 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of STCG on Non-Resident Individuals Equity Shares/Units of Equity Oriented Mutual Funds. Basic exemption limit applies to dividend/interest income @ 15%. Income Tax Act, Sec. 111A

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

November 23, 2022 2247 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.

Section 54EC deduction on Short Term Capital Gain from depreciable assets

August 14, 2022 5988 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains How to claim deduction under section 54EC on Short Term Capital Gain on depreciable assets held for more than 36 Months. 

Disallowance of STCL was justified in case of drastic decrease in share rate

June 21, 2022 1002 Views 0 comment Print

Purchase and sale of shares were arranged transactions to create bogus capital short term capital loss in the garb of real transactions with the sole motive to claim short term capital loss so as to evade tax. Hence the same was not allowable under section 28.

Income Tax on Short Term Capital Gain with examples

June 10, 2022 271553 Views 26 comments Print

Gain arising on transfer of capital asset is charged to tax under the head Capital Gains. Income from capital gains is classified as Short Term Capital Gains and Long Term Capital Gains. In this part you can gain knowledge about the provisions relating to tax on Short Term Capital Gains.

Tax on Long Term Capital Gain under Income Tax Act, 1961

June 4, 2022 471615 Views 71 comments Print

The Article Discusses about Tax Treatment of Long Term Capital Gain arising from Transfer of Capital Assets under Income Tax Act, 1961. Articles discusses Meaning of Capital Assets, What Constitutes a Capital and what is not a capital Asset, How to Apply Indexation Provisions, Period for Computation of Long Term Capital Asset, Tax on long-term capital gain @ 10% in certain special cases, Adjustment of LTCG against the basic exemption limit and Deductions under sections 80C to 80U and LTCG.

Section 54B Exemption on Capital Gains from Transfer of Agricultural Land

June 4, 2022 395322 Views 17 comments Print

The Articles discusses about Basic conditions, Exemption Under Section 54B of Income Tax Act, 1961 available to Individual and HUF against Capital Gain Arising from Transfer of Agricultural Land by investment of Capital Gain amount in another land or in Capital Gains Deposit Account Scheme.

Gain from Sale of Car Parking Spaces Independent of Flat Sold is STCG if sold within 36 Month of Acquisition

April 3, 2022 6477 Views 2 comments Print

ITAT Mumbai rules in Anjan Shivraju Prakash vs. ITO case. Dispute over long-term capital gain on sale of car parking spaces. Details on judgment and impact.

Short Term Capital Gain Loss

November 30, 2021 103950 Views 2 comments Print

When the amount received from the sale of capital asset is less than cost of acquisition plus expenses on transfer can be termed as capital losses. The loss can be earned from any of the Short-Term Capital loss or Long Term Capital loss depending upon the period of holding. Capital Asset is an asset or property […]

Taxation of gold and gold products

November 2, 2021 118315 Views 7 comments Print

Profit on sale of your gold is taxable as Capital Gains unless you are a dealer in gold and jewellery in which case it becomes taxable as Business Income

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