Income from Share Sales: Capital or Business? Depends on Intent and Transaction Nature, Not Just Resale Plans.

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....Correct head of income - gain on sale and purchase of shares - a transaction is not necessarily in the nature of trade because the purchase was made with the intention of resale - as pointed out where the purchase of any article or of any capital investment, for instance shares is made without the intention to resell it at a profit, the resale under such changed circumstances would only be realization of capital and would not stamp the transaction with a business character. - HC....