https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103316 Section 90(2) permits a taxpayer to elect the more beneficial treatment available under domestic tax law or the India-Mauritius DTAA; treaty treatment cannot be imposed where the domestic-law position is more favourable. This principle supports setting off current and brought-forward long-term capital losses on shares acquired before 1 April 2017 against taxable capital gains from shares acquired thereafter. The claimed losses are to be considered in recomputing taxable income where the taxpayer validly exercises the beneficial statutory option. en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:30:15 +0530 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:30:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103316 Section 90(2) permits a taxpayer to elect the more beneficial treatment available under domestic tax law or the India-Mauritius DTAA; treaty treatment cannot be imposed where the domestic-law position is more favourable. This principle supports setting off current and brought-forward long-term capital losses on shares acquired before 1 April 2017 against taxable capital gains from shares acquired thereafter. The claimed losses are to be considered in recomputing taxable income where the taxpayer validly exercises the beneficial statutory option. Highlights Income Tax Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:30:15 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103316