Income chargeable under Which Head?

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....ncome chargeable under Which Head?<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Venkata krishna Dated:- 26-8-2011 Last Reply Date:- 27-8-2011 Income Tax<br>Got 1 Reply<br>Income Tax<br>The assesse is dealing in purchase and sale of shares of various companies. Under which head he is liable to Income tax? Whether he is liable under Capital gains or under Speculative Business.The Assesse is Individual and his m....

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....ain activity is only purchase and sale of Shares. Reply By DEV KUMAR KOTHARI: The Reply: The assesse is (a) dealing in purchase and sale of shares (b) of various companies (c) his main activity is only purchase and sale of Shares. Under which head he is liable to Income tax? Whether he is liable under Capital gains or under Speculative Business?. Ans.According to the facts given by you the ass....

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....essee is primarily engaged in share trading, and this is his business and vocation. He is dealing in shares of various companies. Under these circumstances he can be considered as engaged in share trading activity. Therefore, income falls under the head business income. Dependign on nature of transactions the income will be normal or speculative business income. However, even a sharetrader can ho....

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....ld share on investment a/c, if the intention is to hold shares some of shares as investment that is as capital asset, then the income from sale fo such investmetns shall be 'capital gains'. YOu can refer to various articles and judgments referred to therein on these issues.<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....