https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=88781 ITAT held that short-term capital loss incurred from shares with paid Securities Transaction Tax (STT) can be set off against short-term capital gains, irrespective of whether STT was paid on the gains. Section 70(2) permits set-off of capital loss against gains from any capital asset without distinguishing between STT-paid and STT-unpaid transactions. Following precedents in iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF and Rungamatee Trexim, the tribunal directed the Assessing Officer to accept the assessee's computation methodology, allowing the set-off and consequently granting relief in the appeal. en-us Tue, 27 May 2025 08:32:47 +0530 Tue, 27 May 2025 08:32:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=88781 ITAT held that short-term capital loss incurred from shares with paid Securities Transaction Tax (STT) can be set off against short-term capital gains, irrespective of whether STT was paid on the gains. Section 70(2) permits set-off of capital loss against gains from any capital asset without distinguishing between STT-paid and STT-unpaid transactions. Following precedents in iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF and Rungamatee Trexim, the tribunal directed the Assessing Officer to accept the assessee's computation methodology, allowing the set-off and consequently granting relief in the appeal. Highlights Income Tax Tue, 27 May 2025 08:32:47 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=88781