Section 45(1) CHARGING SECTION FOR CAPITAL GAINS



Section 45(1)


CHARGING SECTION FOR CAPITAL GAINS


LANGUAGE OF SECTION 45(1)': Any profit's or gains arising from the transfer of a capital asset-effected in the previous -:year, shall be chargeable to income tax under the head capital gains and shall be deemed to be the income of the previous year in which the transfer took place unless such capital gain is exempt u/s 54, 54B, 54D, 54EC, 54EE, 54F, 546, 546A or 54GB.

 

The following are the essential conditions for taxing capital gains:

                   There must be a capital asset;

                   The capital asset must have been transferred;

                   There must be profits or gains on such transfer, which will be known as capital gains; and

                   Such capital gain should not be exempt u/s 54, 54B, 54b, 54EC, 54EE, 54F, 54G, 54GA or 54GB.

If all the above conditions are satisfied, the capital gains shall arise and taxed in the previous year in which the asset is transferred.

 

SHORT-TERM CAPITAL GAMS v/s LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS

                   Short-Term Capital Gains (Section 2(42B)}: Gains/losses arising on the transfer of a short-term capital asset are referred to as short-term Capital gains/losses.

                    Long-Term Capital Gains (Section 2(29b)}: Gains/losses arising on the transfer of a long-term capital asset are referred to as long-term capital gains/losses.

                   The  period of holding of a capital asset determines whether such capital asset would qualify as a short-term capital asset or a long-term capital asset.


                   Generally, a capital asset is said to be a short-term capital asset if its period of holding does not exceed 36 months (ie 3 years); if the capital asset is held for a period exceeding 36 months, it is said to be a long-term capital asset. However, there are certain exceptions to this general rule. The exceptions have been captured in the table given below (POH = Period of Holding):


Type of Capital Asset

Short-Term.

Long-Term

Listed Shares (Equity/Preference)

POH < 12 Months

POH > 12 Months

Unlisted Shares (Equity/Preference)

POH < 24 Months

POH > 24 Months

Months Listed Securities (Debentures, Bonds, etc)

POH < 12 Months

POH > 12 Months

Units of Unit Trust of India ('UTI') (Listed/Unlisted)

POH < 12 Months

POH > 12 Months

Units of Equity Oriented Mutual Fund (Listed/Unlisted) (in an equity oriented mutual fund, at least 65% of the total funds are

invested in equity shares)

POH < 12 Months

POH > 12 Months

Zero Coupon Bond (Listed/Unlisted)

POH < 12 Months

POH > 12 Months

Immovable Property (Land/Building/Both)

POH < 24 Months

POH > 24 Months

Any Other Capital Asset

POH < 36 Months

POH > 36 Months

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