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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


All about Investment in Equity Shares & Tax planning !

October 19, 2021 41808 Views 2 comments Print

During the time slot of COVID-19 Pandemic record breaking Demat accounts and Trading accounts have been opened in Share Market in India. In the past more and more people use to invest their funds in FDs , Post Offices, Bonds etc. as a traditional method in search of some additional Income, due to increasing inflation […]

Reporting of Capital Gain on Sale of Equity – ITR 2

October 1, 2021 535737 Views 106 comments Print

1. An individual having Capital Gain on sale of Equity is required to file ITR 2. The article discusses the procedure to report Equity Capital Gain in Income Tax Return New Portal. 2. STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE (a) Login to www.incometax.gov.in (b) The path is: – e-file>Income Tax Return > File Income Tax Return. Select: […]

Rule-8AC | Computation of STCG & WDV | Depreciation on Goodwill Claimed

July 9, 2021 6360 Views 0 comment Print

Rule-8AC of Income Tax Rules, 1962- Computation of STCG And WDV U/S 50 Where Depreciation On Goodwill Has Been Claimed Section-50 of Income tax Act deals with computation of capital gain in case of depreciable assets. By introducing Notification No. 77/2021 dated 07.07.2021, CBDT inserted the rule no-8AC after rule 8AB by further amending the […]

Detailed Analysis of Section 9B, Section 48(III) & Section 45(4)

July 8, 2021 23874 Views 1 comment Print

Hello friends, here we discussed Section 9B, Section 45(4), & Section 48 of the Income Tax Act SECTION 9B OF INCOME TAX ACT Finance Act 2021, introduced a new section, section 9B under income tax act which specifies the provision related to transfer of Capital Assets or stock in trade on Reconstitution or Dissolution of […]

Depreciation and Short-term Capital Gain on Goodwill WEF AY 2021-22

July 8, 2021 20364 Views 2 comments Print

It was well settled position, before the amendments made by Finance Act 2021, that the depreciation can be claimed on ‘Purchased Goodwill’ under the Income tax Law and it was also supported by the decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Jogta Coal Co. Ltd. v. CIT 36 ITR 521 where the treatment […]

No Idea about Capital Gain Tax but Property Under Redevelopment? Here’s all you Need to Know!!

May 9, 2021 96735 Views 18 comments Print

No Idea about Capital Gain Tax but Property Under Re-Development? Here’s all you Need to Know!! The Finance Act, 2017 inserted a new sub-section 5A in section 45 which deals with the capital gain in case of re-development of any land or building or both. But first, let us understand the meaning of capital gain […]

Singapore Entity can carry forward short-term capital losses

April 9, 2021 5010 Views 0 comment Print

The provisions of the DTAA cannot be thrusted upon the Assessee simply because the Assessee is a tax resident of a country with which India has entered into a tax treaty or on account of the mere perception of the AO that the Assessee may claim benefits under the tax treaty in subsequent years. 2. Short term losses should be eligible to be carried forward.

Date of allotment relevant for determining STCG/LTCG & Section 54/54F exemption

March 16, 2021 5934 Views 0 comment Print

Mahendrasingh Ramsingh Jadav Vs. ITO (ITAT Bangalore) Assessee gets a right to the impugned property on the date of allotment letter, i.e., on 22.02.2006 and payment of instalment as per the terms is only a follow up action and taking delivery of possession is only a formality. Therefore, reckoning the period from 22.02.2006, i.e. the […]

Practical Intricacies under Capital Gain Account Scheme

February 22, 2021 99048 Views 23 comments Print

If a taxpayer earns any profit on sale of assets then such gain is taxable at special rates prescribed under income tax act 1961. The Income Tax Act, however provides options to save taxes on these capital gain by making investments under specified sections of income tax act. In order to save taxes on profits […]

Everything about Taxation on Sale of Securities with Examples

December 22, 2020 3753 Views 3 comments Print

Taxation on Sale of Shares or any other Securities Securities includes Listed Equity Shares, equity oriented units or units of business trust. Taxation of Securities are depends on the following- 1. Period of Holding of Security  12 Months or less- Tax as per Section 111A More than 12 Months- Tax as per Section 112 2. […]

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