Land Conversion to Stock-In-Trade: Revenue Neutrality in Long-Term Capital Gain Claims on Plotted Land Sales.

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....Assessment of Long Term Capital Gain U/sec 45(2) - conversion of land as stock-in-trade - sale of land after plotting - The assessee’s claim to compute long term capital gain with reference to saleable plot is revenue neutral in as much as on the sale of plots as business income the resultant income would be much higher and would be taxed at a higher rate. - when on an issue the tax effect is neutral, the same should not be agitated. - AT....